Yes. Each of the six works independently. Document support is the one people most often take separately, usually when they are filing themselves but want the file checked and the translations arranged properly. Please tell us what you want covered, and the written scope will reflect exactly that, rather than bundling in work you haven’t asked for.

Either. Some clients want the case end-to-end. Others want us on eligibility and document preparation only, then take the filing themselves. Both are normal. What we cannot do is submit on your behalf in countries where national law reserves representation to a professional admitted there, and we will tell you when that applies.

Most people need two or three rather than one. A single employee move usually combines work permit support, post-arrival residence support, and document support throughout. You do not need to work it out in advance. Send us your destination, nationality, current country of residence and what you intend to do there.

What we will do, what it costs, and what sits outside it. Government fees, certified translation charges, legalisation costs, and consular appointment fees are listed separately because third parties set them. You receive the scope before any chargeable work starts, so nothing is agreed on a conversation alone.

Anything charged by someone else. Government and authority fees, certified translation, notarisation, legalisation and apostille charges, consular appointment fees, courier costs and travel. These appear as separate lines in your quote because we neither set them nor keep them. We cannot discount or waive a fee that belongs to another organisation.

Often yes, though it depends on how far it has gone and what was submitted. The first step is reviewing what has already been filed, because an application in progress constrains what can be changed. Bring us the full file, including any correspondence from the authority, before you decide what to do next.

We review the reasons given and explain what they mean and what options remain. Some refusals can be addressed with a fresh application and stronger evidence. Others require a formal appeal, which in most countries must be handled by a professional admitted there. We will clearly explain your situation rather than taking on work we cannot complete.

Yes, and your position is usually better than an applicant abroad. Many procedures can only be completed from inside the country, and some routes are open only to people already lawfully resident. If your current permit is approaching expiry, contact us before that date. Several countries treat a late renewal as an entirely new application.

Yes. A large share of cases start with an applicant living entirely outside Europe. Several routes actually require the application to be made from outside, and seasonal work is the clearest example. Where you live now changes which route is available and where you file the application, so tell us at the start.

Yes. Employers often keep a law firm for regulated matters and use us for the preparation and coordination that sits underneath. We will say plainly which parts of a case belong with an admitted professional and which do not, so there is no confusion about who is responsible for what and no duplicated work.

Not to talk to us, but usually yes, before you can make an application. Most European work routes require a named employer and a defined role. A few allow qualified people to enter and look for work first. We can tell you at the assessment stage whether any of those apply to your profile.

Yes, and this is worth raising early. Some routes accept documented professional experience in place of a formal qualification. Others require the qualification itself, and some require it to be formally recognised by a national body. That recognition process is separate from immigration and is often the longest part of the overall timeline.

We flag when recognition is required, explain how it interacts with the immigration timeline, and coordinate the document submission. Recognition decisions are made by national authorities, not by us. Keep the two questions apart in your own planning. Immigration permission lets you enter and work. Recognition lets you practise a regulated profession.

A check by the national employment authority on whether the role could be filled from the local or European labour market before a third country national is permitted to take it. Where a route requires one, it is run against criteria we do not control,l and it adds time. Not every route includes one.

They can. Some countries cap the number of permits issued in a category or sector within a given period. Once a cap is reached,  the strength of an individual application makes no difference. Liechtenstein operates quotas that apply even to nationals. We will tell you if a cap applies to your route.

It depends entirely on the permit. Some residence titles tie the holder to the employer named in the application, so changing employers requires a new application or an amendment. Others carry unrestricted labour market access. Check before you accept a new role, because working outside your permit conditions puts your status at risk.

Earlier than feels necessary. The realistic lead time depends on the route and the country, and document collection is usually the slow part, not the authority. Ask us for the lead time on your specific permit as soon as you hold it, then work backwards from the expiry date rather than forwards from today.

In many countries, filing a renewal before the expiry date keeps you lawfully present while it is considered, often evidenced by a certificate or receipt. That protection usually depends on having filed in time, and it is not universal. This is one of the questions where the national answer matters most, so confirm it for your country.

Ask before you book anything. The answer is national, and getting it wrong is expensive. In some countries you hold a document that permits return; in others you do not, and in a few systems leaving can cause a pending application to be treated as abandoned. We will tell you the position for your destination.

Usually yes, often within a short window after arrival. Depending on the country, this can include address registration, a local identification number, and collection of the residence card itself. These steps are easy to miss because they happen after the part everyone focuses on. Where we are engaged for arrival support, we handle them.

Sometimes. Which relationships a country recognises varies considerably, and some destinations recognise registered partnerships or long-term unmarried relationships, while others recognise marriage only. Where an unmarried relationship is accepted, the evidence requirements are usually heavier. We check the position for your specific destination rather than applying a general rule.

It depends on the destination and the main applicant’s permit type. Some dependent permits carry full labour market access, some require a separate work authorisation, and some carry no work rights at all. This often matters more to a family’s decision than the main permit does, so raise it early rather than after arrival.

Usually yes, though it is simpler and often cheaper to run the family applications alongside the main one. A later application is treated on its own merits and against the rules in force at that time, which may have changed. If you know family will follow, please tell us at the start so we can plan the sequencing.

No. Some routes allow family, and some do not. Seasonal work permits are the clearest example of a category that does not allow the holder to bring family. Permit duration also matters, because shorter permits more often exclude dependants. Check the family position before accepting a role if family are part of the plan.

Yes, and it usually works better than instructing us case by case. A corporate engagement gives you one point of contact, one shared record of permits and expiry dates, and company documents coordinated across all the applications rather than requested repeatedly. The scope, including any reporting, is agreed in writing before work begins.

Whatever the engagement agreement sets. That commonly covers case status across the group, upcoming expiry dates, and outstanding documents by case. The point is that someone in your organisation can answer who holds what permission and until when, without asking us. We agree the format and the interval before work starts rather than afterwards.

Under a corporate engagement, we maintain the record and prompt you ahead of the dates. The legal obligation to employ people only within their permitted conditions stays with the employer throughout. Our record is a working tool to help you meet that obligation, not a transfer of it away from your organisation.

Typically,y meetings, negotiations, conferences and training count, and the permitted list is defined nationally rather than across Europe. Attending a meeting and signing a contract is usually allowed. Delivering the contracted work is usually not. Tell us in detail what the traveller will actually be doing, because that detail decides which application is correct.

Yes. Since April 2026, the system has replaced passport stamping at the external borders of 29 European countries, recording travel document data, fingerprints, a facial image, entries, exits and refusals. Overstays are detected automatically now. For anyone travelling regularly on short stays, this makes accurate day-by-day tracking much more important.

ETIAS is expected in the last quarter of 2026 as a travel authorisation for visa-exempt short-stay travellers. Timings have moved before, so treat any date as provisional. It is not a work permit, and it does not change what a visitor may do. Check the position for residence permit holders closer to launch.

Yes. Review against the specific route requirements, certified translation, legalisation and apostille coordination, and appointment scheduling. It is available whether or not we are handling the rest of the case. Be aware that translation agencies, notaries and legalisation offices set their own turnaround times, which is often the longest part of a timeline.

Usually, though, the requirement varies. Some authorities accept translations by any qualified translator;r, others require a sworn court-appointed translator registered in that country, and a few accept documents in a second language without translation. We confirm the standard for your destination before commissioning anything, so you don’t have to redo the work.

An apostille is a certificate confirming that a public document is genuine, accepted between countries party to the relevant convention. Whether you need one, or full consular legalisation instead, depends on where the document was issued and where it is going. We identify which of your documents need it and coordinate the process.

Many authorities require certain documents to be recent, and criminal record extracts and medical certificates are common examples. The acceptable age is set nationally and is often measured in a few months. Order them at the right point in the sequence, not first, or you may have to order them again.

You get a named contact and updates as the case moves, including when there is nothing to report, because silence is the part people find hardest. We will tell you what stage the file is at and what is outstanding. We can’t predict a decision date, because that sits with the authority.