Work visa
Have a job offer abroad? We coordinate your file with your future employer so that you leave by the rules and on time.
- Belgium · France · international
- Coordination with the employer
- Diplomas and contracts checked
- Key player
- Employer
- Basis of the file
- Contract
- Long-stay visa
- Long
In most countries, it is the employer who starts the work authorisation application.
A contract or a precise job offer is essential.
Once the authorisation is granted, a long-stay visa lets you enter and settle.
Understanding the work visa
Two authorisations: to work and to stay
Working abroad generally requires two green lights: the authorisation to work, often requested by the employer, and the visa or residence permit that lets you live in the country. In Belgium, both are combined in the "single permit", requested by the employer from the competent Region; once granted, you apply for your long-stay visa at the embassy.
In France, the employer applies for the work authorisation, then you submit a long-stay visa application. Some profiles — researchers, highly qualified executives, talents — may fall under specific procedures such as the "talent passport".
Our role is to bridge the gap between you and your employer: we check that the contract, diplomas and forms match, and that each step is started at the right time, to avoid back-and-forth that delays starting the job.
The profiles we support
Employees recruited from abroad
You have an offer from a European employer: we prepare your part of the file together with them.
Qualified profiles
Engineers, IT specialists, healthcare workers, researchers: some fast-track procedures may apply.
Postings and assignments
Your company is sending you to work abroad: we coordinate the formalities with them.
Documents to prepare
Employment
Generally:
- Signed employment contract or job offer
- Work authorisation or single permit granted
- Job description and salary
Qualifications
To prove your profile:
- Diplomas, legalised if requested
- Certificates of professional experience
- Diploma recognition for regulated professions
- Up-to-date CV
Personal documents
Often requested:
- Valid passport and photos meeting the standards
- Medical certificate
- Criminal record extract
- Long-stay visa application form
Your departure, step by step
- 1
Offer review
We check the contract and the procedure that applies to your country and your profession.
- 2
Liaison with the employer
We specify what the employer must provide and what you need to prepare.
- 3
Work authorisation
Follow-up of the work authorisation or single permit application submitted by the employer.
- 4
Long-stay visa
Preparing and submitting your visa file at the embassy.
- 5
Settling in
Ticket, first accommodation and formalities on arrival.
Points to watch
Beware of offers that seem too good
Work visas also attract unscrupulous middlemen who promise a job and a visa in exchange for payment. A real employer will never ask you to pay to be hired, and no middleman can guarantee an administrative decision.
Before any step, we check with you that the offer is consistent: employer's identity, contract, salary conditions. That is the best protection for your money and your plan.
- An offer with no written contract or verifiable contact details.
- A request for payment to "reserve" a position.
- A salary that doesn't match the position and the country.
- A promise of a "guaranteed" visa.
What Fatma Travel does for you
Analysis of your situation
First, we study your profile, your plans and the destination country to choose the right visa and spot the weak points in the file.
Tailor-made document list
You receive a clear list, adapted to your case and checked against the official requirements in force — nothing unnecessary, nothing forgotten.
Document-by-document check
We review every document: consistency of dates, amounts, names, translations. This is where most refusals are decided.
Forms and appointments
We fill in the forms with you and help you get an appointment at the visa centre or embassy.
Interview preparation
If there is an interview, we prepare you for the usual questions so you can answer clearly and confidently.
Follow-up until the decision
We stay reachable until the consulate replies, with a French-speaking team in Brussels and in Burundi.
After a refusal
We analyse the reasons for the refusal and advise you: appeal, a better-documented new application, or another strategy.
Frequently asked questions
Can I leave on a tourist visa and look for work there?
No: a tourist visa does not allow you to work, and changing status on site is rarely possible. The right path is to get the offer and the work authorisation first.
Who pays for the formalities?
Some costs are paid by the employer, others by you (visa, documents, translations). We itemise everything in our quote.
Can my family join me?
Often yes, through family reunification, subject to income and housing conditions. We can prepare both files in a coordinated way.
How long does it take?
Several weeks to several months depending on the country, the profession and the procedure. We set a realistic timeline with you from the offer review.
Other visa types
Tourist visa
Schengen, United Kingdom, USA, Canada…
Short stays for holidays, family visits and tourism. Usual processing time: 5 to 15 days.
Learn more : Tourist visaBusiness visa
All countries
Conferences, business meetings and trade missions.
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Europe, Africa, worldwide
Family reunification, sponsorship. Support for complex files.
Learn more : Family visaStudent visa
Belgium, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Higher education: help with universities and admission.
Learn more : Student visaResidence visa
Europe and worldwide
Settling long term: long-stay visas and residence permits.
Learn more : Residence visa
Let's prepare your professional move
Tell us about your plans: we assess your file and tell you clearly which documents to gather, the timelines and the cost of our support.