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.
Baseline eligibility for every Zero Deposit programme
To be considered for the Workium Zero Deposit Program you must:
• Be at least 18 years of age on the date of submission. • Hold a passport that is valid for at least 12 months from the planned travel date. • Have no pending criminal proceedings and no entry refusal or deportation history against the destination country. • Be in fitness suitable for the chosen role (e.g. physical work, food handling) — confirmed via the medical certificate uploaded into your dashboard. • Demonstrate the ability and willingness to pay the published milestone fees when each milestone is reached. Payment 1 falls due 5 calendar days after your employer documents are issued, and Payment 2 falls due 5 calendar days after your visa is issued. Workium recommends having access to the full Payment 1 amount in cleared funds before submitting. • Sign the Workium Service Agreement at submission. The agreement is signed electronically and a copy is available for download as a PDF immediately afterwards.
Country-specific eligibility layers
Germany — ZAV / Work Permit. No German language requirement (Workium obtains the language-exemption letter as part of the package). Warehouse and construction roles. Salary €1,800–€2,000/month. Employer provides accommodation, health insurance, free meals.
Serbia — Work Permit. Construction worker (€700/month) and kitchen assistant (€750/month) roles. Free accommodation, meals, local transport, health insurance and paid leave provided by the employer. No Serbian language requirement.
Bulgaria — 3-Month Seasonal Work Permit. Hospitality (kitchen assistant, waiter/waitress, housekeeping) and agriculture (fruit-and-vegetable picking, greenhouse work, packing and sorting). Salary €900–€1,500/month. Suitable for physically capable seasonal workers.
Hungary — Work Visa D. Warehouse and fruit/vegetable sorting. Salary from €800/month. Accommodation provided. Renewable contract.
Finland — Work Permit. Skilled welding placements at Finnish shipyards and seasonal hospitality placements in Rovaniemi. Premium programme with €1,600 (P1) + €2,800 (P2) milestone fee structure.
Vacancy mix and seat availability vary by season; the Zero Deposit tab on your dashboard always shows the live list.
Dual nationality and prior visa refusals
If you hold dual nationality, you should apply with the passport that gives you the best route to the destination country (Workium's intake form lets you select which passport will be used). If you have had a previous visa refusal — for any country — you must disclose it in writing at submission. Failure to disclose is grounds for immediate termination of the programme with all milestones already due becoming immediately payable.
Who is NOT eligible
• Anyone under 18. • Anyone whose passport expires within 12 months of the planned travel date. • Anyone with an unresolved entry refusal or deportation order against the destination country. • Anyone unable to provide the required documents in the formats requested. • Anyone unable to commit to paying milestone fees when due — the programme is built on milestones, not deposits, so candidates who cannot pay at milestone are not eligible.
Not sure if you qualify? Take Workium's free 2-minute eligibility assessment at workium.co.uk/assessment or book a free 30-minute consultation at calendly.com/hello-workium/30min.
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