knockYour situation
You live in India, you have experience, and you want a job abroad that comes with the right to work. You can’t move first and look later, so the offer has to come first.
The two things every route asks for
- An employer who is allowed to sponsor you, or a country where the job offer itself is enough.
- A salary above a minimum that the country sets, and that changes.
Examples (check the official page before relying on them)
- UK Skilled Worker: a licensed sponsor and a salary of at least £41,700 (or the going rate for the job, if higher). Lower figures, such as £33,400 for new entrants, apply in some cases.
- Germany EU Blue Card: €50,700 a year in 2026, or €45,934.20 for shortage jobs and recent graduates.
- Ireland Critical Skills Employment Permit: from €40,904 a year, or €36,848 for recent graduates, for jobs on the critical skills list.
- Netherlands highly skilled migrant: an IND-recognised sponsor and a salary above the minimum.
How to search
- Put employers who already sponsor first. On Knock, each job abroad shows the employer’s sponsorship record and how current it is. No badge means we don’t know.
- Skip postings that say they won’t sponsor.
- Check the pay in the posting against the line for that country.
- Be honest about language: many German and Dutch employers expect more than English.
Don’t pay for a visa
No agent can buy you a visa or a sponsor licence. If someone asks for money to “arrange” one, walk away. The authorities decide, and their forms are free or have fixed fees you pay to them directly.