Guides & tools
Everything you need to move for work
Visa routes, salary thresholds, relocation checklists, scam protection, and country-by-country context. Written for people who are actually doing this — not for people who are just thinking about it.
Start with the question in front of you
Three paths through the advice
Don't read everything at once. Pick the stage you're in, solve that problem, then move to the next step.
Where are you moving?
Country hubs, visa context, salary thresholds, and destination research before you commit to applications.
Compare destinationsHow do you find real sponsor-friendly roles?
Job sites, sponsor-register lookups, scam warnings, application templates, and ways to stop applying blind.
Open the playbookWhat happens after an offer?
Relocation budget, family questions, regulated careers, first 90 days, and practical checklists.
Plan the movePlatform guides
Jobs, relocation, and employer playbooks
Start here for visa sponsorship search, country comparison, relocation partners, and employer mobility checklists.
Visa sponsorship jobs
Badges, filters, applying—how listings work here.
Read the guideInternational jobs & visas
Compare corridors, quotas, family trade-offs—not one destination only.
Read the guideRelocation support roles
What relocation perks imply on top of visa sponsorship labels.
Read the guideRelocation partner directory hub
When partners (legal, movers, tax) enter the timeline.
Read the guideSponsor-friendly employers
Telling disciplined sponsors from fuzzy “visa friendly” wording.
Read the guideEmployer mobility playbook
Corporate mobility tooling and employer-facing programmes.
Read the guideEmployer globally remote checklist
Checklist before advertising a role as open to international remote candidates.
Read the guidePartner directory
Services you contract separately—narrow by geography and speciality.
Read the guideReference & comparison guides
Understand the system before you apply
Plain-English explainers, country reference tables, and side-by-side comparisons — what visa sponsorship means, the best places to search, and how sponsored jobs differ from skilled worker programs.
What visa sponsorship means
What sponsorship commits an employer to, and how to find sponsored jobs worldwide.
Read the guideBest visa sponsorship job sites
LinkedIn, Indeed, Interstride, MyVisaJobs, H1B Grader—and how to search each.
Read the guideVisa sponsorship by country
Routes, thresholds, and long-term paths across eight popular destinations.
Read the guideVisa sponsorship vs relocation support
Work authorisation vs the cost of moving—and why many hires need both.
Read the guideSponsorship jobs vs skilled worker programs
Employer-tied visas vs points-based independent immigration, compared.
Read the guideInternational recruitment resources
Databases and guides for cross-border hiring and sponsor-friendly job search.
Read the guideView more reference guides
Country guides
Where are you headed?
Each guide covers the main visa route, salary thresholds, what employers actually expect, and the practical things nobody puts in the job ad. Start with your destination, then search the jobs.
United KingdomWhat the Skilled Worker route means in practice, what salary you need, and how to find employers who will actually sponsor you.
Read the guide
IrelandIreland's Critical Skills and General Employment Permits, what employers expect, and what arriving actually involves.
Read the guide
GermanyEU Blue Card salary thresholds, how credential recognition works, and what to expect from German employers hiring internationally.
Read the guide
CanadaCanada's main work permit routes, what employers need to do, and how to find roles that lead to permanent residency.
Read the guide
AustraliaAustralia's employer-sponsored visa routes, skills assessments, and how to find roles that lead to permanent residency.
Read the guide
United StatesH-1B lottery, O-1 alternatives, what US employers actually do for international hires, and realistic timelines.
Read the guideRelocation guides
The practical side nobody warns you about
Scam protection, offer verification, the interview questions you should ask, what to do in your first 90 days. The things you wish you had known before the offer came in.
Scams & bogus job-offer red flags
How to spot fake job offers, fraudulent visa sponsorship, and the pressure tactics scammers use on international candidates.
Verify employers & written offers
A practical checklist for verifying that an employer is licensed to sponsor, the offer letter is genuine, and the visa route described is real.
CV & cover letter for abroad
How to adapt your CV and cover letter for cross-border applications — what employers in different countries actually expect to see.
Interview: visas & relocation benefits
The questions to ask at interview about visa sponsorship, relocation support, and what the employer will and won't cover — without putting them off.
Free tools
Tools that do the thinking first
Quick orientation before you commit to an application or evaluate an offer. Not legal advice — a starting point that saves you hours.
Answer a few plain-English questions and get an orientation on which visa routes might apply, with links to official sources.
No account needed
Try the Visa WizardCompare an offer in one currency against your current pay in another, with a rough take-home view rather than only gross salary.
No account needed
Open the salary converterSearch a company before applying to see whether it appears in sponsor-register data, then open the company page for source notes and next steps.
No account needed
Check a companyScore destinations, build a move budget, and run a negotiation checklist before accepting an international offer.
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Open the worksheetsTemplates & checklists
Useful resources candidates can actually use
Copy-paste templates, checklists, and trackers for the moments where international applicants usually get stuck.
Visa Sponsorship Cover Letter Template
A sponsor-aware cover letter structure that explains relocation or visa needs clearly without sounding apologetic.
Open resource VerificationEmployer Verification Email Template
A polite email candidates can send before sharing documents, paying fees, or resigning from a current role.
Open resource VerificationJob Offer Scam Checklist
A practical checklist to use before paying anyone, sharing documents, or trusting a relocation offer.
Open resource RelocationRelocation Budget Checklist
A plain-English budget checklist for deposits, flights, temporary housing, healthcare, documents, and emergency cash.
Open resource RelocationFirst 90 Days Relocation Checklist
What to handle after arrival: housing, bank account, healthcare, local registration, work documents, and practical admin.
Open resource InterviewVisa Sponsorship Interview Questions
Questions to ask about sponsorship, relocation package, dependants, start dates, probation, and employer support.
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