Before you move in 2026, confirm the PR pathway for each country:
1. Canada – Study Permit → Post-Grad Work Permit → Express Entry / PNP → PR (≈ 3–5 years total)
2. UK – Skilled Worker Visa → Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 years → Citizenship (6+ years total)
3. New Zealand – Student Visa → Post-Study Work Visa → Skilled Migrant / Work to Residence → PR (≈ 3–5 years)
4. Austria – Red-White-Red Card → Red-White-Red Plus → Permanent Residence after 5 years
5. Sweden – Student Visa → Work Permit → Permanent Residence after 4–7 years of work residence
6. Germany – Student Visa → EU Blue Card / Work Visa → Permanent Residence after 21–33 months (Blue Card) or 5 years (standard)
7. France – Student Visa → Work Permit → Carte de Résident (10-year PR) after 5 years residence
8. Italy – Student Visa → Work Permit → EU Long-Term Residence Permit after 5 years
9. Spain – Student Visa → Work Permit / Highly-Skilled → Long-Term EU Residence after 5 years
10. Portugal – Student Visa → Work Permit / D-type Residence Visa → Permanent Residence after 5 years
11. Netherlands – Student Visa → Orientation Year Visa → Highly-Skilled Migrant Visa → Permanent Residence after 5 years
12. Finland – Student Residence Permit → Work Residence Permit → Permanent Residence after 4 years of continuous residence
13. Norway – Student Permit → Skilled Worker Visa → Permanent Residence after 3 years
14. Switzerland – Work Permit B → Settlement Permit C after 5–10 years (depends on nationality & canton)
15. Lithuania – Student Visa → Temporary Residence Permit → Long-Term Residence after 5 years
16. Bulgaria – Student Visa → Work & Residence Permit → Long-Term EU Residence after 5 years
17. Iceland – Work Permit (Qualified Professionals) → Permanent Residence after 4 years
18. Japan – Highly Skilled Professional Visa → PR after 1–5 years (points-based), standard route ≈ 10 years19. Russia – Work Permit / Highly-Qualified Specialist → Temporary Residence Permit → Permanent Residence after 1–2+ years
For further assistance, you can book consultation with me and my team on WhatsApp:+447398824533, +2348039266453.
Kindly note: Consultation is NOT free and non refundable.
-Folowosele Adeboye