Talent and special visa schemes

🇯🇵 Japan

J-Find

First stay: 2 yrs

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Golden Visa · Talent

First stay: 5 yrs

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Blue Residence

First stay: 10 yrs

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Golden · Exceptional talent

First stay: 10 yrs

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Golden · Frontline defence

First stay: 10 yrs

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Golden · Humanitarian pioneer

First stay: 10 yrs

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Golden · Scientists

First stay: 10 yrs

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Golden · Top students

First stay: 10 yrs

🇸🇬 Singapore

ONE Pass

Income needed: SGD 30k+ a month ≈ $23k

🇸🇬 Singapore

Tech.Pass

Income needed: SGD 23k+ a month ≈ $18k

🇰🇷 South Korea

Top-Tier · science

First stay: 5 yrs

🇹🇼 Taiwan

Employment Gold Card

Income needed: TWD 160k+ a month ≈ $5,010

🇹🇼 Taiwan

Freelance artist permit

First stay: 3 yrs

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

QMAS

Income needed: from HKD 1M a year ≈ $127k

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

Top Talent Pass

Income needed: HKD 2.5M+ a year ≈ $319k

🇦🇺 Australia

National Innovation 858

🇦🇺 Australia

Skilled Independent 189

🇦🇺 Australia

Skilled Nominated 190

🇦🇺 Australia

Skilled Regional 491

First stay: 5 yrs

🇳🇵 Nepal

Distinguished person visa

🇨🇳 China

K visa (young STEM talent)

🇲🇳 Mongolia

Outstanding talent H1

First stay: 5 yrs

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

In-demand professions B9-1

First stay: 1 yr

🇧🇭 Bahrain

Golden · Talent

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

Premium · Gifted

🇩🇪 Germany

Opportunity Card

First stay: 3 yrs

🇫🇷 France

Talent · Renowned person

Income needed: €22k+ a year ≈ $25k

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Global Talent

First stay: 5 yrs

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

High Potential Individual

First stay: 2 yrs

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Orientation year (zoekjaar)

First stay: 1 yr

🇹🇷 Türkiye

Turquoise Card

First stay: 3 yrs

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan

Highly skilled migrant (points)

First stay: 3 yrs

🇦🇹 Austria

Artist permit

🇸🇲 San Marino

Recognised merit residence

🇦🇩 Andorra

Science, culture or sport

Income needed: €56k+ a year ≈ $63k

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein

Special-interest residence

First stay: 1 yr

🇨🇴 Colombia

Internationalisation visa V

First stay: 2 yrs

🇺🇸 United States

EB-1A Extraordinary ability

🇺🇸 United States

EB-2 National Interest Waiver

🇳🇬 Nigeria

Highly Skilled (N4A)

First stay: 5 yrs