Work visas abroad, checked against the official rules.
We help qualified candidates from India apply for lawful work in Eastern Europe, Japan and Russia, with more destinations to come.
Two minutes. You see your result before we ask how to reach you.
Where each destination stands today
For candidates applying from India. Every status links to the official pages behind it.
Europe
Poland
Open. Visa dates by drawAn employer in Poland can hire you at any skill level. The employer gets the work permit online; you then register on e-Konsulat, where work-visa appointment dates in India are given by an electronic draw. Poland issued 16,000 work visas in the first quarter of 2026, 87% fewer than in the same quarter of 2022.
Latvia
Open. Stricter from 1 Jan 2027A Latvian employer can hire you after testing the local market. Short-term work uses a D visa filed at VFS in India after a Hello Verify document check; longer work uses a residence permit filed at the Embassy in New Delhi. A new Immigration Law takes effect mainly on 1 January 2027; a law-firm summary says it shortens employment permits to one year and refuses invitations from recruiters for elementary jobs.
Romania
Shortage-job route pausedSince 11 September 2026 the D/AM2 visa for shortage occupations, such as cooks, drivers, carpenters and electricians, cannot be applied for: a court suspended the shortage-occupation list and the WorkinRomania platform disabled those applications. It was still blocked on 12 October 2026. The D/AM1 visa for highly qualified workers is not affected.
Croatia
Open. Stricter for employersA Croatian employer can hire you at any skill level: the employer gets the stay and work permit in Croatia, then you apply for a D visa. Since the Aliens Act amendment NN 55/26, employers must meet stricter conditions, including a minimum share of domestic staff, before the employment service gives a positive opinion. There is no annual quota.
Slovakia
Unclear for non-graduate jobsThe Slovak Embassy in New Delhi suspended its regular online appointments for national D visas for low- and medium-skilled jobs; the notice was last updated in March 2024 and we have not confirmed whether it still applies. Highly qualified workers and some listed categories have their own D visa routes. The embassy does not accept appointment requests from agencies for more than one applicant.
Czechia
Government programmes onlyIn New Delhi, Czech Employee Card applications are accepted only through government programmes: 600 a year for qualified workers and 960 for highly qualified, key and scientific staff. Your employer must be accepted into a programme, and the embassy gives you your application date through the employer.
Bulgaria
Open. Employer tests the marketA Bulgarian employer can hire you after a 15-day search for local candidates, within a cap on non-EU staff (20% of its workforce, or 35% for small and medium firms according to secondary sources). Since November 2025, VFS Global accepts Bulgarian D visa applications in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.
Estonia
Open. High salary floorAn Estonian employer can hire you, but most employment permits need pay of at least €2,092 a month (from 5 March 2026), and the employer needs permission from the Unemployment Insurance Fund. You apply at the Embassy of Estonia in New Delhi, by appointment.
Lithuania
EU Blue Card only from IndiaSince 1 March 2024, Lithuanian residence permits can be applied for in India only for highly skilled work and a few other grounds, and national D visas cannot be filed in India. The 2026 work-permit quota was used up in early September 2026. For most candidates in India the realistic route is the EU Blue Card.
Hungary
Mostly graduate routesHungary is effectively closed to Indian candidates for low- and medium-skilled jobs: no country is currently designated for the guest-worker permit, and the permit for non-graduate work is listed only for Georgia, Armenia and the Philippines. Graduates can use the EU Blue Card, the Hungarian Card for listed fields, or work on approved priority investments.
Outside the EU
Russia
Quota permits. MEA safety warningSafety warning from the Government of India
The Government of India warns Indians not to accept offers to join the Russian armed forces. On 30 September 2026 the Ministry of External Affairs called this “a dangerous path” and advised people not to be lured by job offers from unverified individuals or agents not registered with the Ministry. We only recruit for civilian employers with a work permit, never for military, security, defence-industry or conflict-zone work. A tourist, business or e-visa never allows work in Russia.
Read the full warningA Russian employer can hire you mainly through the annual quota for workers who need a visa (278,940 places in 2026, for all nationalities): the employer gets permission from the Interior Ministry (MVD), an invitation and your work permit, and you then apply for a work visa. Read the Ministry of External Affairs safety warning first: we never recruit for military, security or conflict-zone work.
khaleejtimes.comchecked 24 Oct 2026(secondary)cgivladi.gov.inchecked 24 Oct 2026
Asia
Japan
Open with skills and Japanese testsWhat is changing
Japan is changing its entry-level route. The Technical Intern Training Program closes to new trainees and is replaced by Employment for Skill Development (ESD) from 1 April 2027 (Act No. 60 of 2024). ESD takes workers, in principle, only from countries that have signed an ESD Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan; we found none signed with India as of 24 Oct 2026 (Thailand and Uzbekistan signed in mid-2026). For Indians today the main routes are Specified Skilled Worker (i), which needs a skills test and a Japanese test, and Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services. Under Japanese rules no one may take a deposit from an SSW worker or make them sign a penalty contract. Residence-permit fees rose on 1 Oct 2026.
A Japanese employer can hire you in 16 listed fields as a Specified Skilled Worker (i) once you pass the field’s skills test and a Japanese test (JFT-Basic or JLPT N4), or as an engineer or specialist with a relevant degree or long experience. The employer gets your Certificate of Eligibility in Japan; you then apply for the visa through VFS in India. For most candidates the honest first step is Japanese, to JFT-Basic or JLPT N4 level.
When a rule changes, we log it on rule changes. New destinations are added here once their rules have been checked against official sources.
See your result before you give us your number
Most agencies ask for your phone number first. We show you where you stand first: a plain result, the reasons behind it, and the one gap worth closing. Then you decide whether a consultant should call.
- Seven questions, one per screen on your phone.
- The same scoring our consultants use, published in full.
- In English for now. Hindi and Malayalam follow once a person has checked the translations.
Strong profile: a consultant will call you.
88/100
- Qualification
- 35 of 35
- Experience
- 20 of 25
- Language
- 10 of 15
- Passport
- 10 of 10
- Where you are now
- 10 of 10
- Ready to move
- 3 of 5
The gap worth closing: English at B2 would add 5 points.
Who does what
A work permit is a decision between you, an employer and a government. Here is each step, who takes it, and the part we play.
How we work, in fullYou
Check your profile against the rules
Seven questions about your work, qualification, experience, languages and passport. You see the result and the reasons straight away.
Our part: A consultant reviews every result and tells you plainly whether a route is realistic now.
An employer in the country
An employer offers you a job
Every route here starts with a real employer. A genuine offer names the employer, the job, the pay and the contract terms.
Our part: When an employer we work with is hiring for your occupation, we put your profile forward. We publish a vacancy only when we hold the employer’s demand letter and power of attorney.
The employer
The employer applies for your work permit
In most destinations the employer files first, in its own country: for example on praca.gov.pl in Poland or WorkinRomania in Romania.
Our part: We check the permit details match your contract before you go further.
You
You apply for the visa
You apply in person at the embassy or its visa centre, with your passport and documents. Some countries give appointment dates by draw or only through programmes.
Our part: We help you prepare a complete file. No one, including us, can get you an appointment sooner or influence the decision.
The destination country
The consulate or immigration office decides
The decision belongs to the destination country alone. Official decision times are listed on each country page where the government publishes one.
Our part: We tell you what the official time is, and when it is not published, we say so.
You and the employer
You travel, sign and register
You sign a written contract in a language you understand, register your address and collect your residence card.
Our part: We stay in touch after you arrive. If something goes wrong, you also have the Government of India helpline.
Check us before you trust us
Indian law lets only registered recruiting agents recruit for jobs abroad. Checking any agent takes a minute, and you should.
Look up any agent
Ask for the agent’s MEA registration number and find it in the Government of India’s list of active recruiting agents on emigrate.gov.in.
How to verify an agentWhat we will never do
Promise a visa or a job. Take cash. Ask for your documents on WhatsApp. Suggest working on a visit visa. Claim we can speed up an embassy.
Our rulesIf something goes wrong
You can complain to us in writing. The Government of India helpline for emigrants is free and open around the clock: 1800 11 3090.
Complaints and helpSources: mea.gov.inchecked 24 Oct 2026 eoivilnius.gov.inchecked 24 Oct 2026
Living abroad on a temporary visa?
If you are in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, Ireland or New Zealand and your visa has an end date, some EU countries in Eastern Europe take work-visa applications where you live. Others do not.
We do not advise on your current visa. For that, we will point you to a licensed adviser where you live.
- From CanadaOn a study permit, a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) or another work permit
- From the United StatesOn an H-1B, F-1 with OPT, or another temporary visa
- From the United KingdomOn a Graduate visa, a Skilled Worker visa or another temporary visa
- From AustraliaOn a temporary graduate visa (subclass 485) or another temporary visa
- From IrelandOn a Stamp 1G, a work permit or a study permission
- From New ZealandOn a post-study work visa or another temporary visa
Start with the facts
- Europe work permits for IndiansAll ten EU countries side by side: who applies, where, and what is open now.
- The EU Blue Card in Eastern EuropeSalary thresholds and rules for graduates, country by country.
- Official processing timesOnly the times governments publish, with blanks where they publish none.
- How to spot a fake job offerWhat the Ministry of External Affairs and the embassies warn about.
- ECR passport? Emigration clearance explainedWhy none of the countries we cover needs it, from MEA’s own list.
- Is there a Schengen work visa?Why a short-stay visa never lets you work, and what does.