Immigration applications can be a headache. Numerous government offices, embassies and consulates to contend with, documents to be gathered and legalisations to be made. Not to mention sudden changes to legislation and risks of rejection. But visa processes can become stress-free with the expert support of Whitefin Solutions.

Providing professional, friendly and personal support, our knowledge gives us the ability to bring information to you in a timely and comprehensive manner, meaning that we can take the worry out of your work permit needs.

Many employers rely on the ability to hire people from overseas to ensure that their workforce has the best skills, experience and qualifications suitable for the work required. When recruiting foreign national personnel (often essential for positions where there is a skills shortage or where specialist language skills are needed), we can step in and assist you in placing non-EU nationals “on-the-ground” allowing them to work within the EU.

Immigration and citizenship matters have become increasingly complex and rules often change with little notice to the public.

The below list is not final, as we are continuing to expand our specialised services, therefore should you have a European country requirement that does not currently appear below, please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

WORK VISAS/PERMITS 

Spain:

• Fast track – highly skilled migrant – Approved in approximately 20 working days from the time of the official application submission.
• Fast track is specific to highly skilled migrants. A degree is preferred but not mandatory. With no degree they will need to have a senior role (technician, engineer, director etc…) 
• Minimum Gross Employee salary a year must be above 41,000 EUR.

Denmark:

• Fast Track – 1- 2 weeks.
• Must be highly skilled with Minimum Gross Employee salary amount 445, 000 DKK per year.
• Biometrics appointment – We will book the appointment at the Biometrics office ( biometrics appointment takes 1-2 weeks).
• Provisional work permit approved once leaving the Biometrics office.

Sweden:

• Approximately 4 weeks (2 of these weeks are required for advertising the job locally).
• Must be highly skilled with Minimum Gross Employee salary amount per year.
• We have a specific and dedicated person in in the Swedish Immigration Department for all our applications.

Belgium:

• Fast Track – Highly Skilled Migrant application with degree.
• Approval in 4-6 weeks.
• A minimum gross employee salary requirement of 45,100 € a year.
• Normal Work Permit application (no degree) normally taking an additional 2 weeks.
• The minimum gross employee salary required is 73,750 € a year.

A work visa typically enables lawful employment in the host country. A work visa is usually issued by the host country’s immigration or labour authority, but may also be issued by the host country’s overseas mission (i.e. embassy or consulate) which is normally located in the home country. 

A work visa usually enables an individual to enter the host country to perform permitted work-related activities for a specified period of time. 

Boost the chances of approval and improve process efficiency as our Immigration experts prepare and submit applications with the applicant. We have dedicated people in some of the Immigration Departments, that know us well and process our applications.

Many countries require official certifications to establish the authenticity of documents that are submitted with immigration applications. Arranging and authenticating the obligatory documents can be a stressful and time-consuming process; In some cases we can assist with these services.

All costs can be provided upon request as services can vary from region to region and are tailored specifically to the individual’s request.

Immigration risk and assessment:

Each country defines permissible working activities and these can differ greatly, often having several categories of visas that permit work. These can vary in type and duration. In some cases, additional and special clearances or conditions may apply. 

Check your existing or prospective workers’ immigration status with our Immigration Risk Assessments for the European countries we cover. We will raise red flags and make improvement recommendations for compliance. This is a cost free service to you.

At this point is it not worth contacting Whitefin Solutions for your work permit requirements?