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Looking to start or join a company in Europe? Here's a list of 40+ European visas for tech founders and employees 🇪🇺

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1. Tech Nation Visa 🇬🇧

A UK visa for technology workers or founders with demonstrated exceptional talent and/or promise.

🗓5 years
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

technation.io/visa/

2. Entrepreneurial Visa 🇬🇧

Visa for founders looking to start a company in the UK.

🗓3 years and 4 months
📄 Req: £50,000 from UK investors or £200,000 from any party.
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

gov.uk/tier-1-entrepr…

3. Tier 2 Work Visa 🇬🇧

For foreign employees with a standing job offer from a company in the UK.

👩‍💼 Recipient: Employee
🗓 5 years
📄 Req: Standing job offer
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

gov.uk/tier-2-general

4. French Tech Visa 🇫🇷

4-Year visa for highly-skilled workers in Tech.

🗓4 years
💰Free
⏳Process in days
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓No diploma needed
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

medium.com/frenchtech/fra…

5. French Tech Visa for Founders 🇫🇷

For founders looking to start a company in France.

🗓4 years
📄 Req: Financial resources at least equal to the French annual minimum wage
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓No diploma needed
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

visa.lafrenchtech.com/3/french-tech-…

6. Estonia Startup Visa 🇪🇪

Visa for Non-EU founders wanting to grow their startup in Estonia.

🗓 1.5 years
📄 Req: €140 for every month you want to spend in Estonia
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓No diploma needed
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

startupestonia.ee/visa

7. Estonia's Work & Residence Permit 🇪🇪

A simple visa for highly-skilled employees in Estonia.

🗓 2 years
📄 Req: Standing Employment Offer
⏳Processing Time: Not Specified
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓No diploma needed
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

workinestonia.com/working-in-est…

8. Spanish Startup Visa 🇪🇸

Visa for founders looking to start up in Spain.

🗓 1 year
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

extranjeros.mitramiss.gob.es/es/UnidadGrand…

9. Spain's Work Permit for Highly Skilled Professionals 🇪🇸

Visa for highly-skilled employees. This is how most tech companies in Spain hire foreign talent.

🗓 2 years
📄 Req: minimum salary levels
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓Diploma needed
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/CIU…

10. Startup Portugal Visa 🇵🇹

Visa for founders who wish to either launch in or expand their start-ups to Portugal.

🗓 2 years
📄 Req: Potential to generate a turnover of 325k/year
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

startupportugal.com/startup-visa/

11. Dutch Startup Visa 🇳🇱

Visa for non-EU founders who wish to start a startup in The Netherlands.

🗓 1 year
📄 Some requirements (see link)
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family not specified

business.gov.nl/coming-to-the-…

12. Dutch Visa for Highly-Skilled Migrants 🇳🇱

Visa aimed at highly skilled professionals who meet necessary salary requirements.

🗓 Duration of contract
📄 Salary requirements go up with age
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma needed
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

ind.nl/en/work/Pages/…

13. Startup Visa Lithuania 🇱🇹

Short-term visa for non-EU founders who wish to start up in the country.

🗓 1 year
💰Free
📄 Req: Startup must operate in one of the eligible fields.
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

startupvisalithuania.com

14. Startup Latvia Visa 🇱🇻

Visa for founders (up to 5!) who wish to move to Latvia and start a company.

🗓 3 years
📄 Req: Raise 30k w/6 months and 30k w/18 months,
🔄 Not renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

startuplatvia.eu/startup-visa

15. Startup Denmark Visa 🇩🇰

The Danish version of the startup visa for founders –– 2-Years at a time (+ possible extension).

🗓 2 years
📄 No specific funding requirement.
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

startupdenmark.info

16. Denmark's Pay Limit Scheme 🇩🇰

Long-term visa for workers who have been offered a job in Denmark with a high salary.

🗓 2 years
📄 Req: Get a job for more than DKK 375k/year
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓No diploma needed
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/Applying…

17. Sweden's Work Permit 🇸🇪

A contract-long permit for foreign workers. It applies to tech workers.

🗓 Duration of contract
📄 Req: SEK 13k/month & standing job offer
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

migrationsverket.se/English/Privat…

18. Residence Permit for the Self-Employed 🇸🇪

For highly skilled founders with a company involved in the Swedish Economy (or be willing to start one).

🗓 2 years
📄 Req: SEK 200,000
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

migrationsverket.se/English/Privat…

19. German Blue Card 🇩🇪

For highly-skilled employees. This is how many tech companies in Germany hire.

🗓4 years
📄 Req: Some level of German, €50k+/year salary
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓Diploma needed
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

berlinstartupjobs.com/guide-working-…

20. Finnish Startup Permit 🇫🇮

Permit for Non-EU founders who want to build their start up in Finland.

🗓 2 years
📄No specific funding requirement.
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

businessfinland.fi/en/do-business…

21. Finland's Work Permit 🇫🇮

Long-Term Permit for workers granted “on the basis of either temporary work or work of a continuous nature."

🗓 Duration of contract
📄 Req: depend on Job
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

businessfinland.fi/en/do-business…

22. Italian Startup Visa 🇮🇹

For non-EU founders who wish to start up in Italy.

🗓 1 year
📄 Req: €50k in funding.
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it/#ISVhome

23. Ireland's Startup Visa 🇮🇪

An amazing visa for founders –– perhaps the best among all ‘Startup Visas’ in Europe.

🗓 Indefinite
📄 Requirement: €75k in funding
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/…

24. Ireland's Highly Skilled Occupations Regime 🇮🇪

For highly skilled employees.

🗓2 Years
📄 Req: job falls under "Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List"
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓 No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

dbei.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/…

25. Norway's Work Immigration Permit

Permit for foreign workers w/standing job offer.

🗓 Duration of Contract
📄 Job offer needed
🔄 Renewable
👨‍🎓No diploma requirement specified
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family allowed

udi.no/en/want-to-app…

Full list in this spreadsheet.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

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