How to find a Job in the EU under The Single Permit for Residence & Work:
- Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux
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News Moving to the EU - Here is how to find a Job in the EU under The Single Permit for Residence & Work and the link to Find a job in Europe on the European Employment Services (EURES) portal:
What is the EU Single Permit for Residence & Work?
The EU Single Permit for Residence & Work was revised under the Single Permit Directive (2024/1233/EU) in 2024.
Due to labor shortages in Europe, the EU economy relies more and more on workers that are hired from outside the EU. The EU Single Permit Directive establishes a simplified application procedure for one single permit for both the right to work and reside in the EU.
How to find a Job in the EU under The Single Permit for Residence & Work:
Here is how to Find a Job in the EU & the benefits of the EU Single Permit for Residence & Work:
You can Search for a Job safely and fast through the EURES portal - There are nearly 4 million job vacancies and candidates can search for a job by country, business sector and occupation.
Click here to Find a job in Europe on the European Employment Services (EURES) portal.
As a non-EU individual, you can have a valid residence permit that allows you to apply for a job directly from the EU without having to go back to your country of origin.
EU Member States are obliged to decide on an application for a single permit within 90 days instead of currently four months, including a potential labour market test.
EU Member States are obliged to inform non-EU workers about their rights and how to enforce them
As a non-EU individual, you have the right to change employer under certain conditions
As a non-EU individual, you have the right to be unemployed and to stay in the territory of an EU Member State for at least three or six months, depending on the duration of your previous stay, during the validity of the EU single permit
EU Member States are obliged to prevent labour exploitation via monitoring and inspections, and to punish employers infringing equal treatment rights of non-EU workers
EU Member States are obliged to facilitate complaints and legal redress of non-EU workers against their employers, both directly and via third parties
