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Getting Started
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What Is Workium?
Workium is an immigration technology platform headquartered in London, United Kingdom. We provide end-to-end migration support for individuals seeking to work and live in Europe and the UK through employer-sponsored work permits and relocation packages.
How the Relocation Process Works
A complete step-by-step guide to the Workium relocation process, from your initial eligibility assessment through to arriving at your destination country and settling in.
Nexus Community
Join the Workium Nexus Community to connect with fellow applicants, share experiences, get tips, and build your network before you even arrive.
Webinars and Events
Workium hosts regular webinars and in-person events covering relocation topics, country spotlights, document workshops, and Q&A sessions.
Guides and Resources
Access free country-specific guides, relocation resources, and educational materials to help you prepare for your journey.
Eligibility & Assessment
Check if you qualify
How to Take the Eligibility Assessment
Our free eligibility assessment takes about 2 minutes and shows you which relocation programmes you qualify for across 24 countries.
Understanding Your Assessment Results
Learn how to interpret your eligibility assessment results, understand your recommended programmes, and choose the right path forward.
Minimum Requirements
General minimum requirements for Workium relocation programmes, including age, education, documentation, and health requirements.
Countries & Destinations
Explore 22+ countries
Countries We Support
Workium supports relocation to 24 countries across Europe and the UK, each with specific visa types, timelines, and requirements.
Program Timelines
Processing timelines vary by country and visa type. This guide provides estimated timeframes for each stage of the relocation process across all 24 supported countries.
Spain Seasonal Work Permit (2026 reopen)
Spain has reopened with a peak-season Seasonal Work Permit at €1,950 total / €700 advance. 10-15 day processing, 6-month contract, salary €1,200/month, accommodation included. Apply now while seats last.
Germany Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)
Germany's points-based job-search visa. NO job offer required. Package €1,200. Score yourself on 6 official criteria with our free assessment before signing up.
German Language Visa — how the configurator works
Configure your German Language Visa in 3 steps: duration → campus → add-ons. From €1,900 upfront. Accommodation is billed monthly, NOT charged upfront.
Luxembourg is open — waitlist priority + €100 off
Luxembourg is officially OPEN at €1,850 total / €850 advance. Waitlist members get 7-day early access and a single-use €100 off coupon (LUX-WAITLIST-100).
Visa Process by Country
Step-by-step visa guides
United Kingdom Visa Process
Complete guide to the UK visa process including Skilled Worker, Global Talent, Health & Care Worker, and Graduate visa routes with Workium.
Germany Visa Process
Complete guide to the Germany visa process including EU Blue Card, Work Permit with ZAV, and Standard Work Permit routes.
Poland Visa Process
Complete guide to the Poland visa process including Work Permit Type A and Seasonal Work Permit, one of the fastest-processing destinations.
Portugal Visa Process
Complete guide to Portugal visa routes including D1 Work Visa, Seasonal Work Visa, and D7 Passive Income Visa.
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania Visa Process
Visa process guide for Czech Republic (Employee Card), Slovakia (Work Permit + Resident Card), Hungary (Seasonal Permits), and Romania (Work Permit).
Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and Croatia Visa Process
Visa process guide for Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and Croatia including work permits, registration support, and current availability status.
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Belarus Visa Process
Visa process guide for Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Armenia including work permits and current programme status.
Bulgaria Visa Process
Complete guide to Bulgaria's work permit process, one of the most affordable European destinations for international workers.
Documentation
Prepare your documents
Passport Requirements
Your passport must meet specific requirements for visa applications. Learn about validity, condition, biometric requirements, and common issues.
CV Format and Requirements
How to prepare your CV for international job applications. Different countries have different CV standards and Workium helps you get it right.
Educational Documents and Work Experience Proof
Required educational certificates, transcripts, credential evaluation, and work experience documentation for visa applications.
Fees & Payments
Pricing and payment info
What Fees Cover and What They Do Not
A complete breakdown of what is included in Workium package fees, what additional costs you should expect, and where every pound goes.
Why Upfront Payment Is Required
Understanding why Workium requires advance payment before processing begins, what happens after you pay, and how your investment is protected.
Payment Methods and Refund Policy
Accepted payment methods, payment schedule, and detailed refund policy for Workium services.
Lithuania pricing — updated Feb 2026
Lithuania prices changed on 18 Feb 2026: Seasonal Work Permit is now €1,750 (was €1,500), Long-term Work Permit is now €2,000 (was €1,800).
Paying your second installment
If you chose the 2-installment payment plan, the second installment becomes payable as soon as Workium activates your move (your application is officially under management). The second-installment button appears automatically on My Applications and on the Payments tab — no need to chase support.
Requesting an invoice from Workium
If you would like Workium to send you an invoice for any amount due — your second installment, an outstanding balance, or a custom amount agreed offline — submit a request directly from the Payments tab. We email you confirmation, our billing team is notified instantly, and you will receive your invoice within 1 working day.
Process & Support
Track your journey
Job Matching Timeline and Visa Processing Steps
How Workium's job matching works in detail, what to expect during the visa processing stage, and how to track your progress.
After Relocation: Accommodation, Arrival, and Settlement
What to expect after arriving at your destination country, including accommodation, registration, banking, health insurance, and settlement support.
How to Contact Support
All the ways you can reach Workium support, including Luna AI assistant, email, help center, and ticket system.
Booking a Consultation and Reporting Issues
How to book expert consultations with immigration specialists and report issues through the Workium platform.
Account & Dashboard
Manage your account
Setting Up Your Dashboard
Complete guide to setting up and navigating your Workium individual dashboard, including profile setup, My Dossier, milestone tracker, and all key features.
Document Upload Guide
Step-by-step guide for uploading documents to My Dossier, including file requirements, tips for successful uploads, and what to do if revision is needed.
Luna AI — voice mode, multilingual, and agentic tools
Luna now speaks 19 languages, supports voice in/out via Whisper + OpenAI TTS, and runs structured tools — show your status, latest invoice, referral balance, coupons, escalations, and consultation booking.
For Agencies
Agency partner resources
Agency Partner Programme: How It Works
Learn about Workium's Agency Partner Programme, how to become a partner, and the benefits of joining our global network of 200+ immigration agencies.
Using the Agency Dashboard
A comprehensive guide to using the Workium Agency Dashboard, including all features, candidate management, assessments, and profile setup.
How to Submit an Agency Assessment
Step-by-step instructions for submitting candidate assessments through the Agency Dashboard with tips for best results.
Understanding Agency Assessment Reports
How to read and interpret the assessment reports generated for your candidates, including eligibility results, recommendations, and next steps.
Managing Candidates on the Agency Dashboard
How to add, track, and manage your candidates through the Agency Dashboard pipeline from assessment to successful relocation.
Agency Payments, Invoices, and Fees
Understanding the agency payment structure, markup model, invoice management, and fee breakdown for agency partners.
Agency MOU and Partnership Terms
Overview of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that governs the Workium Agency Partnership, including KYC requirements and mutual responsibilities.
Agency Cashback Programme
Earn cashback on every payment you make. Learn about our tiered cashback rates, how to view your balance, and how to apply cashback at checkout.
Agency: Adding a Finland candidate (Action Required flow)
Add a Finland candidate via the standard Add Candidate form — same as every other country. After saving, an 'Action Required' badge appears so you can sign the Pre-Application Agreement on the candidate's behalf.
Zero Deposit Program for Agencies
The Zero Deposit Program lets KYC-approved partner agencies place candidates with €0 upfront. Payment 1 is due only after the candidate's employment documents and work permit authorisations are received and confirmed — and you can review the documents and verify their authenticity yourself before paying. Payment 2 is due only after the visa is issued. Programmes cover Germany, Serbia, Bulgaria and Hungary, with Finland Seasonal Work on the same tab.
Agency Payment Policies: Invoices, Due Dates and Late Fees
All agency invoices must be honoured on or before the due date shown on the invoice, which is usually 5 days from issue. Overdue invoices accrue a 5% late fee for every week they remain unpaid. Agencies remain responsible for payments due on their candidates even if a candidate voluntarily withdraws from the process.
Partner Network · Overview (Start Here)
The Partner Network connects verified Workium partner agencies with individual candidates who want to apply for the Zero Deposit Program. This is the hub for every Partner Network guide.
Partner Network · Setting Your Service Fees and Jurisdictions
Before leads can be routed to your agency, you must declare which countries you cover and how much you charge for each Zero Deposit programme. This guide walks you through the inputs and what each field controls.
Partner Network · Receiving and Responding to Leads
When Workium routes a candidate to your agency, you have 48 hours to accept or reject. This guide explains what information is shared, what is hidden, and how to make a confident decision quickly.
Partner Network · Accepting a Lead - What Happens Next
You accepted a Zero Deposit lead. Here is exactly what you should do in the next 24 hours, and what Workium does automatically on your behalf.
Partner Network · Adding a Lead as a Candidate
The 'Add as candidate' button on an accepted lead skips most of the manual data entry: name, email, phone, nationality, and documents are auto-filled from the candidate's personal profile. Here is how to use it confidently.
Partner Network · Rejecting a Candidate After Acceptance
Sometimes things change after you have accepted a lead and started representing a candidate. This guide explains when to use the 'Reject candidate' action, what happens to the candidate, and how it impacts your agency.
Transferring a candidate from General Applications to Zero Deposit
How agencies move an agency-added general candidate into the Zero Deposit programme — single or bulk, with the standard Zero Deposit agreement signed once on the candidate's behalf.
Admin · Transferring an agency candidate to Zero Deposit
Workium ops can transfer an agency-added candidate into a Zero Deposit programme on behalf of the owning agency. Used to fix agency mistakes or accelerate priority cases.
Zero Deposit Agency Fee Floor — your fees cannot be below Workium's minimum
Every partner agency must charge candidates AT LEAST the Workium reference fee (P1 + P2 combined, in EUR) for each Zero Deposit country programme. You can mark up freely above that floor — the markup is yours to keep. Falling below the floor pauses your visibility in candidate matching until you fix it.
Short-Term Visas
Tourist and business visas
Seasonal Work
Temporary work programmes
How Seasonal Jobs Work
Complete guide to seasonal work programmes including available sectors, countries, benefits, and application process.
Finland Seasonal Work (no-advance flow)
Finland Seasonal Work Permit — €4,400 total with NO advance fee. Pay €1,600 after the contract is verified, then €2,800 after your Temporary Residence Card arrives. Rovaniemi hospitality + shipyard welder roles.
Referrals
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Security & Privacy
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Workium for Business
Introduction to Workium for Business
Workium for Business is the operations dashboard for HR, mobility, legal and founder teams. Pick one workspace at signup — Global Mobility, Company Formation, or Alumni Job Placement — and run the entire workflow inside Workium.
How to Sign Up for Workium Business
A step-by-step walkthrough of the Workium Business signup flow including service selection, company details, KYC checks and what happens after your first login.
Choosing Between Global Mobility, Company Formation and Alumni Placement
Each Workium Business workspace solves a different problem. This guide explains who each one is for, the typical use-cases, and how to decide which to start with.
Global Mobility Workspace — Complete Guide
A walkthrough of every tab inside the Global Mobility workspace: Overview, Cases, Assessments, Documents, Compliance, Sponsor Licences, Permits/CoS, Eligibility, Renewals, Salary Checker, Team, and Analytics.
Sponsor Licences and CoS Workflow
Register your sponsor licence per country, track CoS / permit allocation, and move sponsorship documents through the full status pipeline. Covers UK A/B ratings, allocation auto-decrement and country-specific extras.
Visa Eligibility Wizard
Score one employee profile against every supported visa route across 15 countries in seconds. Use the wizard for hiring decisions, salary benchmarking and shortlisting destination countries.
Renewal Scheduler and Salary-Threshold Checker
Two power tools inside Global Mobility — Renewal Scheduler tracks visas approaching expiry with country-specific lead-times, and the Salary Checker confirms whether a salary clears a specific route's threshold.
Company Formation 4-Step Wizard
The Company Formation workspace incorporates entities across the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Estonia using a 4-step wizard. Drafts auto-save, payment is via Stripe or Paystack, and you receive a branded PDF receipt.
Country-Specific Company Formation Notes
Each supported jurisdiction has its own quirks — minimum capital, residency rules, banking, tax registration. This is the field guide for incorporating in the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Lithuania, Bulgaria or Estonia.
Alumni Job Placement Workspace
Hand your IT/tech alumni to a dedicated Workium caseworker. We evaluate eligibility for UK Skilled Worker or Germany EU Blue Card, build their CV, match them to employers, and support them to an accepted offer.
Payments, Invoices and Receipts
Every transaction across your three Workium Business workspaces lands in the Payments tab. View paid receipts, resume pending payments, and download branded PDFs for your finance team.
Compliance, RTW Checks and Document Alerts
The Compliance tab inside the Mobility workspace centralises visa-expiry alerts, document-expiry alerts and right-to-work check status — so you can see your compliance posture at a glance.
Account Settings, Team Members and Access Levels
How to manage your company profile, branding, password and team members in your Workium for Business workspace — including a full explanation of the Owner / Admin / Member access levels.
Zero Deposit Program
Zero Deposit Program — what it is and how it works for you
The Workium Zero Deposit Program lets you start an overseas relocation with €0 upfront. You only pay once your employment documents are verified (Payment 1) and once your visa is issued (Payment 2). This article walks you through the model, the protections, and where to start.
Who is eligible for the Zero Deposit Program?
The Zero Deposit Program is open to applicants who meet five baseline criteria: age 18+, valid passport, clean police record for the destination country, fitness for the role, and ability to pay the milestone fees when due. Country-specific eligibility (language, vaccinations, qualifications) is layered on top.
Required documents for the Zero Deposit Program
Every Zero Deposit applicant uploads the same baseline document pack: passport bio page, passport photo, CV, proof of financial means, civil-status proof, police clearance, and a basic medical certificate. Some programmes layer on extras (e.g. proof of trade qualification). All documents are reviewed by a Workium caseworker before matching.
Payment milestones, fees and how billing works
Zero Deposit pricing is structured into two milestone-linked payments: Payment 1 is due 5 days after your employment documents and work-permit authorisations are issued and verified; Payment 2 is due 5 days after your visa is issued. The exact amounts depend on the destination programme and the matched Partner Agency. Government, embassy, courier and translation fees are extra.
The Zero Deposit Service Agreement, cooling-off window, and what happens if you change your mind
Every Zero Deposit applicant signs the Workium Service Agreement at submission — before matching. You have 3 calendar days to withdraw at no cost. After the 3-day window, milestone fees become payable as work progresses. The signed agreement is available for download as a PDF from your dashboard.
After you submit — matching, dashboard timeline and how Workium notifies you
After submission, your application moves through Review → Matching → Awaiting Agency → Accepted. You are notified at every transition by both email and iOS-style toast on your dashboard. Most candidates are matched within 5–10 business days of all documents being approved.
Zero Deposit FAQ — answers to the most common questions
Quick answers to the questions Workium support is asked most often about the Zero Deposit Program — from 'can I really apply with no money?' through to 'what happens if my visa is refused?'.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions
Still have questions?
Luna, our AI assistant, is available 24/7 to answer your questions about visas, relocation, and everything in between.
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