Your visa journey, from any African country, to anywhere in the world

It depends on your occupation: the Critical Skills Employment Permit covers in-demand roles (IT, engineering, healthcare) and offers a faster path to residency, while the General Employment Permit covers a broader range of jobs but requires a Labour Market Needs Test in most cases. Both require a valid job offer from an Irish employer first.

The Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte) is a points-based, one-year job-seeker visa introduced in 2024. You need at least 6 points from a combination of qualifications, work experience, age, German or English language skills, and prior ties to Germany. It's open to applicants from any country, including all African nations, provided you meet the points threshold.

Yes. A Schengen tourist (Type C) visa only permits short visits and does not allow employment. A Schengen work visa is a national (Type D) visa issued by the specific member state where you have a job offer — for example Greece or Romania — and it's tied to that employer and role, with its own separate application and document requirements.

The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) typically takes several weeks to a few months once you have a job offer from an accredited employer, though processing times vary by application volume and how complete your documents are. TMS Visa tracks current Immigration New Zealand processing times and flags anything likely to cause delays before you submit.