Looking to move abroad but don’t have an employment offer letter yet? That doesn’t have to mean delaying your plans. A job seeker visa works as a temporary residence permit and allows you to look for employment—without a sponsor or an offer letter—while living in the country for a specified period of time. In most countries, once you find employment and meet the requirements, you can receive permanent residence in the country. Here are seven countries that offer job seeker visas.

Austria

Austria offers a job-seeker visa to “very highly qualified workers (experienced top-level personnel, such as scientists and senior-level top-managers).
Duration: Six months
Eligibility criteria: You need to have a minimum score of 70 on Austria’s 100-point list of criteria for very highly qualified workers. The list includes skills and qualifications like awards, research and innovation, academic degrees, gross salary and language proficiency, among others.
Documents: Your valid passport, photo, proof of local accommodation, health insurance and proof of adequate means of subsistence, along with documents that support the individual criteria you tick off in the points list.

Sweden

If you have completed studies corresponding to an advanced level degree, you can obtain a residence permit to go to Sweden and look for work or explore the possibilities for starting your own business.
Duration: Three to Nine months
Eligibility criteria: You need to have completed your studies corresponding to an advanced level degree. This means your degree must correspond to a 60-credit Master’s degree, a 120-credit Master’s degree, a professional degree worth 60-330 credits, or a postgraduate/PhD-level degree. You must be able to support yourself financially during this period.
Documents: A valid passport, academic transcripts, proof of sufficient funds, health insurance and a digital copy of a signed letter of consent that gives the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) the right to contact higher education institutions in your home country to verify your educational documents.

United arab amirates

Duration: 60, 90 or 120 days
Eligibility criteria: You must be a legislator, manager, business executive, or a professional or technician in scientific, technical or humanitarian fields i.e. in the first, second or third skill level as per the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) professional levels of jobs. Alternatively, you must be a graduate from one of the best 500 universities in the world according to the classification approved by the Ministry of Education and must have graduated within the last 2 years. You must have a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and should be able to fulfil the prescribed financial guarantee.
Documents: A valid passport, colour photographs and attested qualification certificates.

Portugal

Duration: 120 days (renewable for another 60 days)
Eligibility criteria: While information about eligibility is not available on the official website, write to the Diplomatic Portal of the Portuguese Government for more details.
Documents: A completed visa application, a passport with three months’ validity, two photos, criminal record certificate, travel insurance and proof of financial resources equivalent to at least three months’ salary.

Spain

If you have completed your university-level education in Spain, the country lets you obtain a job-seeker visa to seek employment or execute a business project.
Duration: 12 to 24 months
Eligibility Criteria: You need to have completed your higher education in Spain. You must have a private or public medical insurance and sufficient funds to sustain your residency. You must have obtained Level 6 or above in your university education as per the European Qualifications Framework.
Documents: A valid passport, a filled EX01 form (for details such as passport specifics, purpose of your application, et cetera), health insurance certificate and academic certificate with your qualifications or diploma.

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