Individuals from non-EU countries with a work contract for seasonal employment with a company established in an EU country (with the exception of Denmark and Ireland).
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Individuals from non-EU countries with a work contract for seasonal employment with a company established in an EU country (with the exception of Denmark and Ireland).
You must present the following documents:
You must submit an application for a visa, or work permit or a residence permit (depending on the EU country and the duration of your stay) to the competent national authorities of the EU country where you will work.
The application must be submitted when you are outside of the EU. Depending on the EU country, you or your employer must submit that application.
The immigration services of that EU country will decide on your application as soon as possible, and within a maximum of 90 days.
In general, you or your company will need to pay a fee for the processing of your application.
Your visa or permit will be valid for the duration of your seasonal work contract. The maximum duration of seasonal work is set by each EU country but it must be between 5 and 9 months in a period of 12 month.
Your visa or permit can be refused or withdrawn if:
Each EU country may apply other reasons for refusal or withdrawal, please check the page of the Member State you want to go to.
If anything like this happens, the national authorities will inform you of their decision.
Yes, you will have the right to legally challenge any decision with the relevant national authorities.
No, your visa or permit allows you to work and live only in the EU country that issued it.
No, as a seasonal worker, you cannot bring your family to live with you in the EU country where you will work.
You will benefit from similar treatment with citizens of the host EU country as regards:
Depending on the EU country, there may be some restrictions.
Yes. Your residence permit or visa will allow you to carry out part of your research project in another EU country, as long as you meet the relevant conditions. If you go to the other EU country for less than six months, you can do so on the basis of the residence permit or visa issued by the first EU country and you may have to provide some documents. If you go for longer than six months, you may need to submit a specific application.
For details, please check the page related to the mobility of researchers of the Member State in question.
Yes, after having finished your research, you are allowed to stay in the EU country where you were a researcher for at least nine months to look for a job or set up a business. You need however to apply for a residence permit for this purpose and fulfil the relevant requirements.