VISA APPLICATION; Work Visa and Apply to Work Visa

What is a visa?

The main difference between a visa & a passport card is that a visa is an endorsement placed within a passport card that grants the visa holder official permission to enter; leave a country for a specified time period.

 

The most common visa types are tourist, student, work & transit visas.

 

you are traveling, a visa can be valid for single/multiple visits.Some visas require an application to be filed prior to entering the country & other visas are granted upon entering the country.

 

Certain countries require an interview / medical screening prior to applying for a visa.

 

What is a work visa?

 

It’s a kind of work allow that enables you to enter into a foreign country & work there for a particular period of time. Without a work visa, you can’t work in an overseas country. Different countries may have different procedures & criteria for issuing work visa permit. Work permit visas are issued either on temporary/permanent basis. A temporary or permanent work visa remains valid for a particular period of time after which the visa holder needs to renew if his employer wants to extend his i.e. employee’s stay.

 

Normally, it’s the employer who applies for a work visa on your behalf. Work visas require an employer to contact the immigration authority of a particular country & get approval.

 

How to apply for a work visa?

 

Different countries may have different procedures & criteria for issuing work permission visas to employees. You can apply for a work visa by using both online & offline modes of application.

 

Online application: You can apply for a work visa online by visiting the embassy website of an individual country. What you have to do is to fill in all information online & pay the visa application fees. The visa application pay can also be transferred online.

 

Offline application: If it’s an offline work visa application, you need to download the application form, fill in all required details, & send it to the concerned embassy of your destination country located in your country. But all countries may not accept online visa appeal.

 

All your visa application needs to be supported by the proof of your education & work experience to support the fact that you meet the requirements for the job.

 

Steps to follow applying for a work visa

 

Decide whether you are applying online/offline.

Get all the necessary documents from your current & previous employers.

You should don’t any other work except the kind of job for which you have received permits.

You should apply for extension/work permit renewal if needed before the permit expires.

In case, you resign during your stay in foreign countries, you must return to the country of your residence within seven days.

 

Visa eligibility and Work visa denial

Work visa eligibility

 

The following common eligibility conditions apply when you apply for a work allow visa:

You need to prove that you’ll leave the country once your work is done & the length of stay is over.

Should have enough money to take care of you & your dependents.

Having no record of criminal activities.

You wouldn’t take up any other work, apart from the work allotted by your employer.

 

 

Documents required

 

Your work visa application needs to be supported by the following c documents.

• • Copies of all academic qualifications.
  • Copies of professional qualifications.
  • Work experience certificates from previous employers.
  • Employer’s reference letter.
  • Signed client contract (if any).

Apart from the following documents, you may request to furnish further information or documents as per the requirement of the immigration authority of a particular country.

 

Work visa denial

 

A work visa may be rejected under the following circumstances;

• • • Your employer’s failure to meet the requirements made by the immigration authority of a particular country.
    • If the job does not need that specialized skill or knowledge.
    • Because of some important document or information missing.
    • If you have a history of violating laws.
    • If the immigration thinks that you do not have the intention of coming back.