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Work Permit during the Job-Seeking Period

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

For holders of a 6-month or 3-year job-seeking residence permit (with a limited work permit of 90 hours/month and full-time June-August) who want to work more hours: this route is a work permit without limitations.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A job offer is not required to apply for a work permit without limitations under this route.

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  • The applicant must still meet the qualifying study and job-seeking conditions.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The applicant must have been granted or be eligible for a 3-year job-seeking period (or a 6-month period linked to a master’s programme for working professionals) and have completed a state-approved programme with a professional bachelor’s, bachelor’s, part-time master’s, master’s or PhD degree. Academy Profession (AP) graduates and graduates of non-state-approved programmes cannot apply.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The permit allows work beyond 90 hours per month, full time from the day the application is submitted while SIRI processes it. The holder can be self-employed or work for any employer, change employer or work for several employers without a new work permit. The official source does not state whether family can accompany.

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How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The work permit is valid for the same period as the job-seeking residence permit and is automatically extended if the job-seeking permit is extended, without a separate application; holders of a 6-month period linked to a master’s for working professionals can get it for that 6-month period. The official source does not state any longer-term residence direction.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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