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Work abroad, without paying for a promise nobody can keep

You have a few years of experience, a degree that should count for something, and savings you are willing to spend once. What you do not have is a straight answer about which route is actually open to you.

Ask three consultants and you get three different countries, no prices until you are on a call, and a lot of confidence about outcomes that none of them control. Meanwhile the rules you actually need are published in full by the German and Canadian governments, and almost nobody sits down and reads them against your specific profile.

That is the job. Read the rules against your profile, tell you the truth, then build the file properly.

If you already hold an offer from an employer anywhere else, the hard part is behind you and the risk has moved to the paperwork. We prepare that file too, for any country on this site, priced as the document work it is.

Countries
Any of our 32, with or without an offer
Deepest specialism
Germany, then Canada
Prices from
24,000
Scope
Agreed in writing before you pay

The one worth knowing about right now

Germany is the open door this decade

Germany rewrote its immigration law to bring skilled workers in, published the criteria in full, and created a route that lets you enter to look for work rather than needing an offer first. No other country in Europe is currently doing all three at once.

An ageing workforce, a documented shortage across nursing, engineering, IT and the skilled trades, and public universities that charge little or no tuition. The Opportunity Card scores you on points and lets you enter to look for work. The EU Blue Card fast tracks you if you already hold a qualifying salary. Ausbildung pays you while you train.

The catch is German. It is the single best predictor of whether a move here goes well, and almost nobody starts it early enough.

  • No offer needed

    Opportunity Card

    A points based card that lets you enter Germany to look for work. Points come from your qualification, experience, language and age.

  • Fastest to residence

    EU Blue Card

    For graduates holding an offer above a published salary threshold. The quickest route to permanent residence, and lower thresholds apply in shortage occupations.

  • Paid while you train

    Ausbildung

    A vocational training contract that pays a wage from day one. Consistently overlooked by Indian applicants, who assume a degree is always the better route.

Who we work with

The sectors that actually move, and what moves them

Demand is not evenly spread. These are the fields where Indian professionals are being hired abroad, with the honest note on what each one needs before it will travel.
  • IT and software

    The largest group we see, and the one where a degree matters least and demonstrable work matters most. Salary thresholds are usually easy to clear, which makes the fast routes realistic.

    • Software engineers and architects
    • Data engineers and data scientists
    • DevOps, cloud and platform engineers
    • Cybersecurity analysts
    • QA and test automation
    • Product and project managers
    • SAP and ERP consultants

    Travels best to Germany · Netherlands · Canada · Ireland · Poland · Singapore

  • Engineering and manufacturing

    Mechanical, electrical, civil and production engineering. Degree recognition matters more here than in IT, and in several countries the title itself is regulated.

    • Mechanical and design engineers
    • Electrical and electronics engineers
    • Civil and structural engineers
    • Automotive and production engineers
    • Maintenance and reliability engineers
    • Quality and process engineers
    • CNC, tool and die, and skilled trades

    Travels best to Germany · Austria · Sweden · Canada · Japan · Saudi Arabia

  • Healthcare and nursing

    The strongest demand of any sector, and the most regulated. Licensing, not the visa, is the long pole: registration and a language qualification usually take longer than the immigration file.

    • Registered nurses
    • Doctors and specialists
    • Physiotherapists and occupational therapists
    • Radiographers and lab technologists
    • Pharmacists
    • Elderly and intensive care specialists
    • Care workers

    Travels best to Germany · Ireland · UK · Canada · Australia · New Zealand

  • Finance and accounting

    Portable where the qualification is portable. ACCA, CPA and CFA travel well; a purely Indian qualification usually needs a conversion or a local paper.

    • Financial analysts and controllers
    • Auditors and accountants
    • Risk and compliance specialists
    • Actuaries
    • Investment and treasury analysts
    • Fintech product and operations

    Travels best to Ireland · UK · Singapore · UAE · Netherlands · Luxembourg

  • Skilled trades and technical

    Consistently underserved and consistently overlooked by Indian applicants, who tend to assume a degree is required. In Germany a completed Ausbildung is often worth more than a bachelor's.

    • Electricians and industrial electricians
    • Welders and fabricators
    • Plumbers and HVAC technicians
    • Automotive technicians
    • Machine operators
    • Construction supervisors
    • Logistics and warehouse specialists

    Travels best to Germany · Canada · Australia · New Zealand · Netherlands

  • Hospitality, retail and logistics

    Large volume, lower thresholds, and the sector where exploitative agents concentrate. We are deliberately careful here: if a role does not clear the local minimum wage and hours rules, we will say so.

    • Chefs and kitchen supervisors
    • Hotel and front office management
    • Supply chain and procurement
    • Logistics coordinators
    • Retail management

    Travels best to UAE · Qatar · Singapore · Malta · Poland

  • Education and research

    Academic routes are a different process from employment routes, and usually funded. A PhD position in Europe is a job with a salary, not a course you pay for.

    • PhD researchers and postdocs
    • Lecturers and teaching assistants
    • STEM teachers
    • Early years and special needs educators
    • Research technicians

    Travels best to Germany · Netherlands · Sweden · Finland · Taiwan · South Korea

Your field is not on this list? It is still worth asking. These are where the volume is, not the limit of what we will look at.

What we actually do

Two situations, and it matters which one you are in

Whether you already hold an offer changes the work completely. It does not change which countries we will help you with: that answer is all of them.

No offer yet

You want to find the job as well as the visa

The full service. We score you against the published criteria for each route open to you, pick the country and route that actually fit, get your degree recognised, rebuild your CV in the destination format, and prepare the application file end to end.

We will be straight about where your profile travels well and where it does not. Some countries will be a poor use of your year, and the assessment says which.

See the routes we know best

Offer in hand

An employer has already said yes

Then the hard part is done and the risk moves to the paperwork. We prepare and review the work visa file, with two full passes before submission and the weak points named in writing beforehand rather than after a refusal.

A consulate does not care which country your offer came from, so neither do we. This is priced as document work, because that is what it is.

See visa and documentation

We support work abroad for any country on this site, whether or not you already hold an offer. Where you have one, the work is the visa file. Where you do not, it is route selection, eligibility scoring and the search itself.

The routes

Pick the country, then read the route honestly

Each route below carries what it requires, what it costs, the official source, and the reason it might be wrong for you. That last part is the one nobody usually writes down.

Three ways in, and they are genuinely different

Germany reformed its skilled immigration law to make it easier for people outside the EU to come and work, and the practical result is that there are now three separate routes with different entry conditions, different costs and different risks.

Most people are told about one of them. Which one usually depends on what the person telling you is set up to sell.

Germany tends to suit

  • People whose occupation appears on the German shortage list
  • Anyone willing to treat German as part of the plan rather than an optional extra
  • People who want a route that can start without a job offer
  • Engineers, IT professionals, nurses, carers and skilled trades
  • People who want a path towards long term settlement in a country with low or no university tuition for their children

It does not suit

  • People who will not learn any German
  • People in regulated professions who need recognition but cannot commit to B1 or B2 first
  • Anyone who cannot fund a year without income, if the Opportunity Card is the route
  • People who need to move within a few months

Route 01

Opportunity Card, the Chancenkarte

Move first, look for work from inside Germany, on a points based permit.

For whom People with a recognised qualification and enough savings to support themselves for up to a year while they search.

How it works

  1. 01Check whether your degree is fully recognised in the Anabin database. If it is, you may qualify without needing points at all.
  2. 02If it is not fully recognised, score yourself against the published points criteria. You need a qualifying qualification, a minimum language level, and at least six points.
  3. 03Points come from qualification recognition, whether your occupation is on the shortage list, years of relevant experience, language level, age, previous stays in Germany, and whether a partner also qualifies.
  4. 04Show you can support yourself, normally through a blocked account or a formal declaration of commitment from someone in Germany.
  5. 05Apply at the German mission in India, attend the appointment, and travel with a permit of up to one year to seek work.
  6. 06Convert to a work permit, an EU Blue Card or a training permit once you have the corresponding offer.

Conditions

  • A recognised qualification of at least two years, or a university degree
  • German at A1 or English at B2 as the minimum entry condition
  • At least six points, unless your qualification is fully recognised
  • Proof that you can support yourself for the duration of the permit

The catch

It is permission to search, not permission to work in a specific job. If you do not find work, the permit ends and you return. The savings requirement is real money and the amount is set annually, so check the current figure rather than one you saw last year.

Official source Make it in Germany, the Federal Government portal. Rules and figures change, so check the source before you act on anything here.

Ref WA-DE-01

Germany, Opportunity Card route

₹34,000one time, paid in two parts
Offer price₹24,000save ₹10,000

For people who want to move to Germany and look for work from inside the country, on the points based Chancenkarte.

Term

Four months of support from the day you pay

What is included

  • Points scoring against the Opportunity Card criteria, written down, before you pay the second instalment
  • Degree recognition check through the Anabin database, with the exact statement you will need to show
  • A German format CV and cover letter, revised with you up to three times
  • Proof of funds guidance, including how a blocked account works and what the current amount is
  • Your full document checklist, ordered by how long each item takes to obtain
  • Consulate appointment preparation and a mock interview over video
  • Two rounds of review on the application file before you submit it

What is not included

  • Government, embassy and biometrics fees
  • Language test fees and test centre charges
  • Certified translation, notarisation and apostille charges
  • The blocked account deposit and the bank's own charges
  • Health insurance, flights and accommodation in Germany
  • Job applications sent on your behalf. You apply, we prepare you
  • Any promise of an interview, a job offer or a visa decision

Full refund within 7 days if we have not yet delivered your written assessment. Read the full refund and scope policy

Route 02

EU Blue Card

The fastest and cheapest route, if you already hold a German job offer.

For whom People with a university degree and a German job offer that meets the salary threshold for their occupation.

How it works

  1. 01Secure the job offer first. This route does not start until you have one.
  2. 02Check the contract against the current EU Blue Card salary threshold. There is a lower threshold for shortage occupations and for recent graduates.
  3. 03Check your degree in Anabin. For the Blue Card the degree normally has to be recognised or comparable to a German one.
  4. 04Assemble the visa file and apply at the German mission in India.
  5. 05Arrive, register, and convert to the residence permit. Family reunification runs alongside this and is more generous on the Blue Card than on most routes.

Conditions

  • A university degree, recognised or comparable to a German qualification
  • A binding German employment contract or job offer
  • A salary at or above the current threshold for your occupation
  • No general German language requirement for the permit itself, though most employers will have their own

The catch

Everything depends on the job offer, which is the hard part and which this route does not help you get. The salary threshold is revised annually and differs between shortage and non shortage occupations, so it must be checked against the current published figure.

Official source Make it in Germany, EU Blue Card. Rules and figures change, so check the source before you act on anything here.

Ref WA-DE-02

Germany, EU Blue Card with a job offer

₹26,000one time
Offer price₹18,500save ₹7,500

For people who already hold a German job offer and need the visa file built correctly the first time.

Term

Ten weeks, or until your decision, whichever comes first

What is included

  • Salary threshold check against the current EU Blue Card minimum for your occupation
  • Contract review against what the visa office actually looks for
  • Degree recognition check through Anabin, including the H+ status question
  • Complete document set, assembled and checked in the order the consulate wants it
  • Consulate appointment booking guidance and a mock interview
  • Family reunification checklist if your spouse or children are joining you

What is not included

  • Government, embassy and biometrics fees
  • Language test fees and test centre charges
  • Certified translation, notarisation and apostille charges
  • Negotiating your salary or contract terms with the employer
  • Finding you the job offer. This package starts after you have one
  • Any promise of a visa decision or a processing time

Full refund within 7 days if we have not yet delivered your written assessment. Read the full refund and scope policy

Route 03

Ausbildung, vocational training

Retrain inside Germany, get paid while you do it, and come out with a German qualification.

For whom People willing to retrain, usually in nursing, care, hospitality or the skilled trades, and to reach B1 or B2 German first.

How it works

  1. 01Reach the German level your target training requires. For most Ausbildung places that is B1, and for healthcare and care work it is often B2.
  2. 02Apply to training providers directly, in German, usually a year or more before the intake.
  3. 03Interview with the school and the employer, in German.
  4. 04Sign a training contract, which sets your training allowance.
  5. 05Apply for the residence permit for vocational training and travel for the intake.
  6. 06Train for two to three and a half years, paid, and qualify with a German credential that is recognised across the country.

Conditions

  • German at B1, and B2 for most healthcare and care roles
  • A training contract with a recognised provider
  • School leaving qualifications recognised for the training in question
  • Willingness to earn a training allowance rather than a professional salary during training

The catch

For someone with several years of professional experience this can be a step backwards in income and seniority for two to three years. It is an excellent route for some people and the wrong one for others, and the difference is worth being honest about before you start learning German for it.

Official source Make it in Germany, vocational training. Rules and figures change, so check the source before you act on anything here.

Ref WA-DE-03

Germany, Ausbildung route

₹30,000one time, paid in two parts
Offer price₹21,000save ₹9,000

For people willing to retrain through Germany's paid vocational system, usually in nursing, care or the skilled trades.

Term

Six months of support, because this route runs on an intake calendar

What is included

  • An honest read on whether Ausbildung is a step forward or a step back for your current career
  • German language plan mapped to the B1 or B2 level your target Ausbildung requires
  • Applications to training providers, prepared with you, in German
  • School and employer interview preparation, conducted in German
  • Training contract review before you sign anything
  • The visa file for the vocational training residence permit

What is not included

  • Government, embassy and biometrics fees
  • Language test fees and test centre charges
  • Certified translation, notarisation and apostille charges
  • German language classes. Those are priced separately under language coaching
  • Any promise that a training provider will offer you a place
  • Relocation, accommodation and living costs during training

Full refund within 7 days if we have not yet delivered your written assessment. Read the full refund and scope policy

More detail on requirements, costs and common refusal reasons is on the Germany country page.

Fit

Who this is for, and who it is not for

It costs both of us less if you find out here.

This is for you if

  • Two to seven years of full time experience in IT, engineering, healthcare, nursing, finance or the skilled trades
  • A recognised bachelor's degree, or a vocational qualification plus documented experience
  • Savings, or access to savings, to cover the fees this route needs before you earn abroad
  • Willing to spend six to eighteen months on this rather than six weeks
  • Ready to learn German if Germany is the target and your field needs it

This is not for you if

  • Looking for a guaranteed job offer or a guaranteed visa
  • Wanting us to apply to jobs as you, or to write to employers under your name
  • Needing to leave India within the next two or three months
  • Unwilling to sit a language test under any circumstances
  • Expecting the fee to include government charges, test fees or a blocked account deposit

What you get

Every deliverable, numbered

This list is what goes on your scope document, made specific to your case. Nothing else is added to the price later.
  1. 01

    A written eligibility assessment before you pay in full

    Your profile scored against the published criteria for each route you are considering, with the score written down and the weak points named. If none of the routes work, this is where we tell you.

  2. 02

    A route decision with the reasoning attached

    Germany or Canada, and which route inside that country, with the reasons written out so you can disagree with them. Not a recommendation you have to take on trust.

  3. 03

    Degree and credential recognition checked properly

    Anabin for Germany, or guidance on the right credential evaluation body for Canada. This is the step that quietly ends most applications, and it is worth doing first.

  4. 04

    Documents in the destination format, not the Indian one

    A German or Canadian format CV, a cover letter that reads as though it was written in that market, and a LinkedIn profile that recruiters there can actually find.

  5. 05

    The full document checklist, ordered by lead time

    Ordered by how long each item takes to obtain, so the police clearance certificate is not the thing holding you up in month five.

  6. 06

    The application file, reviewed twice before you submit

    The second review is line by line. Most refusals we have read about come from an inconsistency between two documents that nobody compared.

  7. 07

    Interview preparation with a mock and written feedback

    For the consulate appointment, and for employer interviews where the package includes them.

Prices

Five packages, five published prices

Each one names its exclusions. The one that says we will not apply to jobs on your behalf is not a limitation we are embarrassed about, it is the only honest way to run this.

Ref WA-DE-01

Germany, Opportunity Card route

₹34,000one time, paid in two parts
Offer price₹24,000save ₹10,000

For people who want to move to Germany and look for work from inside the country, on the points based Chancenkarte.

Term

Four months of support from the day you pay

What is included

  • Points scoring against the Opportunity Card criteria, written down, before you pay the second instalment
  • Degree recognition check through the Anabin database, with the exact statement you will need to show
  • A German format CV and cover letter, revised with you up to three times
  • Proof of funds guidance, including how a blocked account works and what the current amount is
  • Your full document checklist, ordered by how long each item takes to obtain
  • Consulate appointment preparation and a mock interview over video
  • Two rounds of review on the application file before you submit it

What is not included

  • Government, embassy and biometrics fees
  • Language test fees and test centre charges
  • Certified translation, notarisation and apostille charges
  • The blocked account deposit and the bank's own charges
  • Health insurance, flights and accommodation in Germany
  • Job applications sent on your behalf. You apply, we prepare you
  • Any promise of an interview, a job offer or a visa decision

Full refund within 7 days if we have not yet delivered your written assessment. Read the full refund and scope policy

Ref WA-DE-02

Germany, EU Blue Card with a job offer

₹26,000one time
Offer price₹18,500save ₹7,500

For people who already hold a German job offer and need the visa file built correctly the first time.

Term

Ten weeks, or until your decision, whichever comes first

What is included

  • Salary threshold check against the current EU Blue Card minimum for your occupation
  • Contract review against what the visa office actually looks for
  • Degree recognition check through Anabin, including the H+ status question
  • Complete document set, assembled and checked in the order the consulate wants it
  • Consulate appointment booking guidance and a mock interview
  • Family reunification checklist if your spouse or children are joining you

What is not included

  • Government, embassy and biometrics fees
  • Language test fees and test centre charges
  • Certified translation, notarisation and apostille charges
  • Negotiating your salary or contract terms with the employer
  • Finding you the job offer. This package starts after you have one
  • Any promise of a visa decision or a processing time

Full refund within 7 days if we have not yet delivered your written assessment. Read the full refund and scope policy

Ref WA-DE-03

Germany, Ausbildung route

₹30,000one time, paid in two parts
Offer price₹21,000save ₹9,000

For people willing to retrain through Germany's paid vocational system, usually in nursing, care or the skilled trades.

Term

Six months of support, because this route runs on an intake calendar

What is included

  • An honest read on whether Ausbildung is a step forward or a step back for your current career
  • German language plan mapped to the B1 or B2 level your target Ausbildung requires
  • Applications to training providers, prepared with you, in German
  • School and employer interview preparation, conducted in German
  • Training contract review before you sign anything
  • The visa file for the vocational training residence permit

What is not included

  • Government, embassy and biometrics fees
  • Language test fees and test centre charges
  • Certified translation, notarisation and apostille charges
  • German language classes. Those are priced separately under language coaching
  • Any promise that a training provider will offer you a place
  • Relocation, accommodation and living costs during training

Full refund within 7 days if we have not yet delivered your written assessment. Read the full refund and scope policy

Ref WA-CA-01

Canada, Express Entry documentation

₹36,000one time, paid in two parts
Offer price₹25,500save ₹10,500

Preparation and documentation support for an Express Entry profile, for people who want the file built properly rather than filed quickly.

Term

Six months, or until you receive an invitation to apply

What is included

  • Comprehensive Ranking System score calculated with you, with the two or three levers that would actually move it
  • Educational Credential Assessment guidance, including which body to use and why
  • Reference letter templates that match the National Occupational Classification wording for your role
  • Proof of funds documentation prepared to the current published settlement fund levels
  • Profile fields drafted with you, then reviewed line by line before you submit
  • A written plan for what to do if you are not invited in the first six months

What is not included

  • Government, embassy and biometrics fees
  • Language test fees and test centre charges
  • Certified translation, notarisation and apostille charges
  • Legal representation before Canadian immigration authorities, which only a licensed practitioner may provide
  • The Educational Credential Assessment fee itself
  • Any promise of an invitation to apply, a score, or a draw cut off
  • Post landing services, job placement or settlement in Canada

Full refund within 7 days if we have not yet delivered your written assessment. Read the full refund and scope policy

Ref WA-CA-02

Canada, job search and employer outreach

₹24,000one time
Offer price₹17,000save ₹7,000

For people targeting a Canadian employer directly, who need a Canadian format application and a real outreach routine.

Term

Three months of coaching

What is included

  • Canadian format resume and cover letter, revised with you up to three times
  • LinkedIn profile rebuilt for Canadian recruiter search behaviour
  • A target list of 40 employers matched to your occupation and province
  • A weekly outreach routine, with the message templates and a tracker
  • Two mock interviews with written feedback
  • Guidance on which provincial streams your occupation tends to fit

What is not included

  • Government, embassy and biometrics fees
  • Language test fees and test centre charges
  • Certified translation, notarisation and apostille charges
  • Applying to jobs on your behalf or contacting employers as you
  • Any promise of interviews, a job offer or a Labour Market Impact Assessment
  • The visa or permit application itself, which is priced separately

Full refund within 7 days if we have not yet delivered your written assessment. Read the full refund and scope policy

Compare every package on the pricing page or read the refund and scope policy.

How it runs

Five steps, and the first two are free

You can stop after the written plan and take it elsewhere. Some people do.
  1. Free assessment

    Thirty minutes on video. Education, work history, language levels, savings, timeline. We tell you which routes are open and which are not.

    30 minutes, no cost

  2. Written plan with your realistic odds

    Your score against the published criteria, the routes worth pursuing, the total cost including the fees that do not come to us, and our honest read on your chances.

    Within 2 working days

  3. Agree the scope and the price

    A one page document naming what we deliver, by when, what we will not do, and what you have to do yourself. You pay the first instalment when you sign it.

    Same week

  4. We do the work with you

    Credential recognition, documents, CV and cover letter, language plan, and the file itself. Fortnightly calls, everything shared in one folder you keep.

    3 to 6 months, route dependent

  5. You apply

    You submit, in your own name, with the file reviewed twice. We prepare you for the appointment and stay available until you have a decision.

    Then it is out of everyone's hands

Limits

What we do not do

Written here rather than in a clause you find after paying.
  • Guarantee a job offer, an interview, a visa or a processing time
  • Apply to jobs on your behalf or contact employers pretending to be you
  • Provide regulated immigration advice or representation for Canada
  • Charge an employer or a recruitment agency a finder's fee for placing you
  • Arrange your blocked account, insurance or forex, or take a fee for introducing you to anyone who does
  • Handle appeals, judicial review, or responses to a refusal on your behalf

Before you start

What you need to have

If you are missing more than one of these, profile building is the cheaper first step and we will say so on the call.
  • A bachelor's degree, or a recognised vocational qualification with documented experience
  • At least two years of full time work experience in a relevant occupation
  • Payslips, offer letters and reference letters covering that experience, or a plan to obtain them
  • English at roughly B2, and German at A2 or above if you are targeting a German speaking workplace
  • Funds available for government fees, test fees and, for the Opportunity Card, proof of savings
  • A passport valid for the length of the route you are applying for

Questions

Asked before people pay

Read every question

What happens next

Find out which route is actually open to you

Thirty minutes on video, then a written note within two working days scoring you against the published criteria for each route. If none of them work this year, the note says so and tells you what would change that.

01Free assessment
Thirty minutes on video with the person who would actually handle your file. Education, work history, language levels, savings, timeline. We tell you which routes are open to you and which are not.
30 minutes, no cost
02Written plan with your realistic odds
Your profile scored against the published criteria, the routes worth pursuing, the total cost including every fee that does not come to us, and our honest read on your chances. Some of these plans say the answer is no.
Within 2 working days

No obligation to buy anything, and we will not call you repeatedly afterwards.