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PermitLink Route Library

Selected routes.Clearly organised.

We publish a focused portfolio of current government visa and residence routes. The public library introduces each route and key administrative considerations; PermitLink’s service turns that information into a structured document and milestone plan within the agreed scope.

12 current route records10 destination countries4 route categories

01

Remote Work & Nomad Residence

Selected routes for qualifying professionals whose employment, business or client relationships remain based outside the destination country.

Portugal

Remote work

Remote Work Residence (commonly D8)

Residence for remote professional activity performed outside Portugal

A residence pathway connected to remote professional activity performed for entities outside Portuguese territory.

Designed for

Remote employees and service providers carrying out professional activity for organisations or clients outside Portugal.

Often overlooked

The official route is tied to evidence of the foreign employment or service relationship, not simply the ability to work online.

PermitLink organises

  • Employment or service evidence map
  • Supporting document organisation
  • Residence-stage coordination
Spain

Remote work

Digital Nomad Visa

International Telework / Digital Nomad Visa

A residence visa for qualifying international teleworkers using digital and telecommunications systems.

Designed for

Eligible remote employees and self-employed professionals working principally for organisations outside Spain.

Often overlooked

The foreign company generally needs at least one year of real activity, while the applicant’s employment or professional relationship normally needs at least three months of supporting history.

PermitLink organises

  • Company and relationship evidence map
  • Supporting document roadmap
  • Administrative and family-file coordination
Italy

Remote work

Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa

Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa

A route divided between independent digital nomads and remote employees, with separate evidence requirements for each category.

Designed for

Highly specialised independent professionals and qualifying employees able to perform their work remotely from Italy.

Often overlooked

The route is limited to highly specialised workers, and the remote-employee category carries additional employer and employment evidence requirements.

PermitLink organises

  • Professional qualification evidence map
  • Income and work-history file organisation
  • Employee or independent-route sequencing
United Arab Emirates

Remote work

Virtual Work Residence Visa

Residence visa for working outside the UAE

A one-year, self-sponsored residence route for qualifying people working for an organisation outside the UAE.

Designed for

Foreign professionals employed outside the UAE who intend to live in the UAE while continuing their overseas work.

Often overlooked

The route is based on work outside the UAE and requires evidence of the overseas employment relationship and qualifying income.

PermitLink organises

  • Foreign-employment evidence roadmap
  • Supporting document organisation
  • Application milestone coordination
Malta

Remote work

Nomad Residence Permit

Nomad Residence Permit

A residence permit for qualifying remote professionals whose employment, business or client relationships are based outside Malta.

Designed for

Eligible third-country nationals working remotely as employees, business owners/shareholders, freelancers or consultants for foreign organisations or clients.

Often overlooked

Eligibility depends on the precise foreign employer, business or client structure, and the programme maintains nationality-based exclusions that can change.

PermitLink organises

  • Work-relationship evidence map
  • Document checklist and sequencing
  • Residence-file coordination
Croatia

Remote work

Digital Nomad Temporary Stay

Temporary stay of digital nomads

A temporary-stay route for qualifying digital nomads whose work and clients remain outside Croatia.

Designed for

Third-country nationals working through communication technology for a foreign employer or their own non-Croatian company.

Often overlooked

The route does not permit work or services for Croatian employers, and the stay is granted for a limited temporary period.

PermitLink organises

  • Foreign-work evidence structure
  • Temporary-stay document roadmap
  • Entry and residence-stage coordination

02

Skilled Mobility & Opportunity

Routes for qualified people exploring employment or business opportunities before moving into a longer-term work or residence position.

Germany

Skilled mobility

Opportunity Card

Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)

A job-search residence route available through recognised skilled-worker status or a points-based pathway.

Designed for

Qualified third-country nationals who want to search for suitable work in Germany before securing a qualifying position.

Often overlooked

The documentary route differs depending on whether the applicant qualifies as a recognised skilled worker or relies on the points system.

PermitLink organises

  • Route and qualification mapping
  • Supporting evidence structure
  • Administrative sequencing
Sweden

Skilled mobility

Highly Qualified Job Search / Business Exploration

Residence permit to look for work or explore starting a business

A time-limited residence route for highly qualified people to explore employment or business opportunities in Sweden.

Designed for

Applicants with a qualifying second-cycle education who want to look for work or explore starting a business in Sweden.

Often overlooked

The applicant must normally apply from outside Sweden and demonstrate qualifying education, maintenance funds and comprehensive health insurance.

PermitLink organises

  • Qualification and maintenance evidence map
  • Supporting document organisation
  • Application-stage coordination

03

Own-Income Residence

Residence pathways for qualifying applicants who can support their move through retirement or other stable own-income sources.

Portugal

Own-income residence

Own-Income Residence (commonly D7)

Residence visa for retirees, religious persons and people living from their own income

A residence pathway for qualifying applicants who intend to live in Portugal from retirement or other own-income sources.

Designed for

Retirees and applicants who can support their residence in Portugal through stable own income.

Often overlooked

“D7” is the common market label; the official route is framed around retirees and people living from their own income.

PermitLink organises

  • Income-evidence roadmap
  • Residence document organisation
  • Consular-stage coordination

04

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Government routes for eligible founders, independent professionals and entrepreneurs establishing qualifying activity.

Portugal

Entrepreneurship

Independent Professional / Entrepreneur (commonly D2)

Residence visa for independent professional activity or immigrant entrepreneurs

A residence route covering independent professional activity and entrepreneurial investment or business activity.

Designed for

Independent professionals and entrepreneurs intending to establish or conduct qualifying activity in Portugal.

Often overlooked

Independent-professional and entrepreneur applications follow different evidence pathways even though they sit within the same official route.

PermitLink organises

  • Activity and business evidence map
  • Document roadmap
  • Administrative milestone coordination
Finland

Entrepreneurship

Start-up Entrepreneur Residence Permit

Residence permit for a start-up entrepreneur

An entrepreneur residence route requiring a positive eligibility assessment for the start-up before the residence application proceeds.

Designed for

Founders of qualifying scalable start-ups intending to establish and develop the business in Finland.

Often overlooked

A positive Business Finland Eligibility Statement is a separate gateway step before the residence-permit application.

PermitLink organises

  • Eligibility-stage document map
  • Founder and business evidence organisation
  • Residence-stage sequencing
Denmark

Entrepreneurship

Start-up Denmark

Start-up Denmark

A residence and work route for innovative entrepreneurs whose business idea is first approved by the Danish Business Authority’s expert panel.

Designed for

Foreign founders with an innovative growth business that can contribute to development and job creation in Denmark.

Often overlooked

The business idea needs expert-panel approval before the immigration application, and the founder must actively own and operate the business.

PermitLink organises

  • Expert-panel stage planning
  • Founder and business evidence organisation
  • Residence and work-permit sequencing
PermitLinkGuidance Without Borders

PermitLink is a private UK company and is not affiliated with any government, embassy, consulate or immigration authority. The exact service scope is defined by the selected route and the client’s written service agreement. PermitLink does not guarantee visa, residence or other immigration outcomes.

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