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Countries with a highly skilled work route

Current highly skilled migration routes by destination, preserving the official route name and source locator.

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12 destinations have a current sourced route in this family. The table now shows the main conditions available in the route registry and links directly to each authority.

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12
Countries represented
12
Last checked
2026-07-16

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CountryRoute and main conditionsOfficial source
CanadaHighly Skilled route — Canada’s Express Entry manages skilled-worker permanent-residence programs; eligibility may require language testing, education, work experience, funds and a job offer where applicable.2026-07-14Official source
EstoniaTop specialist employment under temporary residence permit — An alien with appropriate professional training may obtain Estonia’s temporary residence permit for employment as a top specialist when an Estonian-registered employer undertakes to pay at least 1.5 times the latest Estonian annual average gross monthly salary. The permit is tied to the employment conditions set in the permit.2026-07-16Official source
FranceHighly Skilled route — France’s Talent–EU Blue Card subroute is for a non-EU applicant with a higher-education diploma of at least three years or comparable experience, a work contract of at least six months and gross annual pay of at least €59,373.2026-07-16Official source
GermanyHighly Skilled route — Germany’s EU Blue Card requires a university degree or comparable qualification and a concrete matching job offer; the job must meet the applicable salary threshold.2026-07-15Official source
IcelandResidence permit for work requiring expert knowledge — The Iceland highly skilled route is for a qualified professional with eligible employment or activity; the applicant must meet qualification and job conditions.2026-07-14Official source
NorwayNorway skilled worker residence permit — Norway’s skilled-worker residence permit is for someone with completed vocational training or higher education whose proposed work requires skilled-worker qualifications. Normally the person must have a job offer in advance from one employer in Norway; a self-employed applicant must run a Norwegian sole proprietorship.2026-07-16Official source
PortugalHighly Skilled route — Portugal’s Tech Visa route is for an adult highly qualified worker employed by an IAPMEI-certified company; it requires a qualifying degree or equivalent experience and a contract of at least 12 months.2026-07-13Official source
Saudi ArabiaSpecial Talent Residency — Special Talent Residency is category-based. Official Premium Residency rules require, for health/scientific specialists, a bachelor's degree or higher, a contract with an approved entity in a priority high-skill field, and salary of at least SAR 35,000; researchers require at least SAR 14,000. Executive criteria are separate.2026-07-13Official source
South KoreaHighly Skilled route — The Korea Immigration Service describes the E-7-4 Skilled Worker Points System and allows eligible foreign employees to change status to E-7-4 for extended stay when the requirements are met.2026-07-13Official source
SpainHighly Skilled route — Spain offers temporary residence and work authorization for highly qualified professionals, with EU Blue Card and national modalities, based on higher-education qualification or qualifying equivalent experience and a qualifying job.2026-07-15Official source
United Arab EmiratesGolden visa for exceptional talent and rare specialisations — The the United Arab Emirates highly skilled route is for a qualified professional with eligible employment or activity; the applicant must meet qualification and job conditions.2026-07-14Official source
United StatesHighly Skilled route — The EB-1 route covers extraordinary ability (a major award or at least three of ten criteria and continued work), outstanding professors or researchers (three years' experience, a qualifying job and two of six criteria), and certain multinational managers or executives with one year abroad and a qualifying U.S. employer.2026-07-16Official source

What this measures

Select current sourced routes in the highly_skilled family, keep one route per destination, publish available conditions and link the responsible authority.

  • A listed route confirms an official pathway exists; it does not establish that a specific applicant qualifies.
Rows
12 places
Geographic grain
country legal route
Observation period
2026-07-13
Last checked
2026-07-16
With an official source link
12 of 12

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Countries with a highly skilled work route [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/highly-skilled-work-visa-countries/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Countries with a highly skilled work route},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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