Work Permit Access for Foreigners

This ranking compares how accessible and predictable work permits are for foreigners. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on application clarity, processing usability, digital government, legal reliability and practical access barriers. Higher values improve the rating.
1 Estonia100 pts 100 pts 100
2 Denmark96 pts 96 pts 96
3 Finland95 pts 95 pts 95
3 Norway95 pts 95 pts 95
3 Singapore95 pts 95 pts 95
6 Sweden94 pts 94 pts 94
7 Iceland93 pts 93 pts 93
8 Netherlands92 pts 92 pts 92
9 Faroe Islands91 pts 91 pts 91
9 Luxembourg91 pts 91 pts 91
9 Switzerland91 pts 91 pts 91
12 Ireland90 pts 90 pts 90
12 New Zealand90 pts 90 pts 90
14 Austria89 pts 89 pts 89
14 Gibraltar89 pts 89 pts 89
14 Liechtenstein89 pts 89 pts 89
17 Malta88 pts 88 pts 88
17 Monaco88 pts 88 pts 88
17 Portugal88 pts 88 pts 88
17 San Marino88 pts 88 pts 88
21 Australia87 pts 87 pts 87
21 United Kingdom87 pts 87 pts 87
23 Germany86 pts 86 pts 86
23 Latvia86 pts 86 pts 86
23 Lithuania86 pts 86 pts 86
26 Belgium85 pts 85 pts 85
26 Canada85 pts 85 pts 85
28 Andorra84 pts 84 pts 84
28 Cayman Islands84 pts 84 pts 84
28 Czech Republic84 pts 84 pts 84
28 France84 pts 84 pts 84
28 Slovenia84 pts 84 pts 84
28 Spain84 pts 84 pts 84
34 Bermuda83 pts 83 pts 83
34 Cyprus83 pts 83 pts 83
34 Japan83 pts 83 pts 83
34 Korea Republic83 pts 83 pts 83
38 Georgia82 pts 82 pts 82
38 Greenland82 pts 82 pts 82
38 Slovakia82 pts 82 pts 82
38 United Arab Emirates82 pts 82 pts 82
42 Poland81 pts 81 pts 81
43 British Virgin Islands80 pts 80 pts 80
43 Croatia80 pts 80 pts 80
43 Hong Kong80 pts 80 pts 80
43 Turks and Caicos Islands80 pts 80 pts 80
43 Uruguay80 pts 80 pts 80
48 Anguilla79 pts 79 pts 79
48 Chile79 pts 79 pts 79
48 Chinese Taipei79 pts 79 pts 79
48 United States79 pts 79 pts 79
52 Aruba78 pts 78 pts 78
52 Barbados78 pts 78 pts 78
52 Italy78 pts 78 pts 78
52 Mauritius78 pts 78 pts 78
52 Romania78 pts 78 pts 78
57 Costa Rica77 pts 77 pts 77
57 Curacao77 pts 77 pts 77
57 Greece77 pts 77 pts 77
57 Macau77 pts 77 pts 77
57 Montserrat77 pts 77 pts 77
57 Sint Maarten77 pts 77 pts 77
63 Cook Islands76 pts 76 pts 76
63 French Guiana76 pts 76 pts 76
63 Guadeloupe76 pts 76 pts 76
63 Hungary76 pts 76 pts 76
63 Martinique76 pts 76 pts 76
63 Réunion76 pts 76 pts 76
63 Saint Pierre and Miquelon76 pts 76 pts 76
63 Saint-Martin76 pts 76 pts 76
63 Tahiti76 pts 76 pts 76
72 Bulgaria75 pts 75 pts 75
72 New Caledonia75 pts 75 pts 75
72 Seychelles75 pts 75 pts 75
75 Niue74 pts 74 pts 74
75 Panama74 pts 74 pts 74
77 Malaysia73 pts 73 pts 73
78 Bahamas72 pts 72 pts 72
78 Mayotte72 pts 72 pts 72
78 Puerto Rico72 pts 72 pts 72
81 Antigua and Barbuda71 pts 71 pts 71
81 Guam71 pts 71 pts 71
81 Montenegro71 pts 71 pts 71
81 North Macedonia71 pts 71 pts 71
81 Northern Mariana Islands71 pts 71 pts 71
81 Saint Kitts and Nevis71 pts 71 pts 71
81 U.S. Virgin Islands71 pts 71 pts 71
88 Armenia70 pts 70 pts 70
88 Dominica70 pts 70 pts 70
88 Grenada70 pts 70 pts 70
88 Mexico70 pts 70 pts 70
88 Saint Lucia70 pts 70 pts 70
88 Serbia70 pts 70 pts 70
94 Albania69 pts 69 pts 69
94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69 pts 69 pts 69
96 American Samoa68 pts 68 pts 68
96 Israel68 pts 68 pts 68
96 Wallis and Futuna68 pts 68 pts 68
99 Fiji67 pts 67 pts 67
99 Qatar67 pts 67 pts 67
99 Thailand67 pts 67 pts 67
102 Botswana66 pts 66 pts 66
102 Cape Verde66 pts 66 pts 66
102 Kosovo66 pts 66 pts 66
102 Moldova66 pts 66 pts 66
102 Rwanda66 pts 66 pts 66
102 Samoa66 pts 66 pts 66
108 Argentina65 pts 65 pts 65
108 Belize65 pts 65 pts 65
110 Bahrain64 pts 64 pts 64
110 Bosnia and Herzegovina64 pts 64 pts 64
110 Palau64 pts 64 pts 64
110 Trinidad and Tobago64 pts 64 pts 64
114 Colombia63 pts 63 pts 63
114 Dominican Republic63 pts 63 pts 63
114 Jamaica63 pts 63 pts 63
114 Vanuatu63 pts 63 pts 63
118 Brunei62 pts 62 pts 62
118 Indonesia62 pts 62 pts 62
118 Kazakhstan62 pts 62 pts 62
118 Peru62 pts 62 pts 62
122 El Salvador61 pts 61 pts 61
122 Micronesia61 pts 61 pts 61
122 Mongolia61 pts 61 pts 61
122 Namibia61 pts 61 pts 61
122 Oman61 pts 61 pts 61
122 Paraguay61 pts 61 pts 61
122 South Africa61 pts 61 pts 61
122 Tonga61 pts 61 pts 61
122 Turkey61 pts 61 pts 61
131 Ecuador60 pts 60 pts 60
131 Marshall Islands60 pts 60 pts 60
131 Nauru60 pts 60 pts 60
131 Sri Lanka60 pts 60 pts 60
135 Guyana59 pts 59 pts 59
135 Tunisia59 pts 59 pts 59
135 Vietnam59 pts 59 pts 59
138 Azerbaijan58 pts 58 pts 58
138 Brazil58 pts 58 pts 58
138 Cambodia58 pts 58 pts 58
138 Guatemala58 pts 58 pts 58
138 Kyrgyzstan58 pts 58 pts 58
138 Maldives58 pts 58 pts 58
138 Morocco58 pts 58 pts 58
138 Philippines58 pts 58 pts 58
146 Suriname57 pts 57 pts 57
146 Tuvalu57 pts 57 pts 57
146 Ukraine57 pts 57 pts 57
149 Kenya56 pts 56 pts 56
149 Kiribati56 pts 56 pts 56
151 Honduras55 pts 55 pts 55
151 Jordan55 pts 55 pts 55
151 Uzbekistan55 pts 55 pts 55
154 Bolivia54 pts 54 pts 54
154 Lesotho54 pts 54 pts 54
156 Benin53 pts 53 pts 53
156 Ghana53 pts 53 pts 53
156 India53 pts 53 pts 53
156 Saudi Arabia53 pts 53 pts 53
156 Senegal53 pts 53 pts 53
156 Swaziland53 pts 53 pts 53
156 Tanzania53 pts 53 pts 53
156 Zambia53 pts 53 pts 53
156 Zanzibar53 pts 53 pts 53
165 Laos52 pts 52 pts 52
165 Nepal52 pts 52 pts 52
165 São Tomé and Príncipe52 pts 52 pts 52
165 Solomon Islands52 pts 52 pts 52
165 Uganda52 pts 52 pts 52
170 Malawi51 pts 51 pts 51
170 Nicaragua51 pts 51 pts 51
172 Bhutan50 pts 50 pts 50
172 Egypt50 pts 50 pts 50
172 Gambia50 pts 50 pts 50
172 Kuwait50 pts 50 pts 50
172 Timor-Leste50 pts 50 pts 50
177 Madagascar49 pts 49 pts 49
177 Togo49 pts 49 pts 49
179 Djibouti48 pts 48 pts 48
179 Ivory Coast48 pts 48 pts 48
181 Tajikistan47 pts 47 pts 47
182 Belarus45 pts 45 pts 45
182 China45 pts 45 pts 45
184 Gabon44 pts 44 pts 44
184 Mozambique44 pts 44 pts 44
184 Papua New Guinea44 pts 44 pts 44
187 Bangladesh43 pts 43 pts 43
188 Comoros42 pts 42 pts 42
188 Ethiopia42 pts 42 pts 42
188 Russia42 pts 42 pts 42
191 Burkina Faso41 pts 41 pts 41
192 Algeria39 pts 39 pts 39
192 Liberia39 pts 39 pts 39
194 Pakistan38 pts 38 pts 38
194 Zimbabwe38 pts 38 pts 38
196 Guinea-Bissau37 pts 37 pts 37
196 Mauritania37 pts 37 pts 37
196 Nigeria37 pts 37 pts 37
199 Guinea36 pts 36 pts 36
199 Sierra Leone36 pts 36 pts 36
201 Cameroon35 pts 35 pts 35
202 Angola33 pts 33 pts 33
202 Mali33 pts 33 pts 33
204 Burundi32 pts 32 pts 32
204 Congo32 pts 32 pts 32
206 Niger31 pts 31 pts 31
207 Lebanon30 pts 30 pts 30
208 Cuba29 pts 29 pts 29
208 Iraq29 pts 29 pts 29
208 Palestine29 pts 29 pts 29
211 Equatorial Guinea26 pts 26 pts 26
211 Haiti26 pts 26 pts 26
211 Western Sahara26 pts 26 pts 26
214 Myanmar23 pts 23 pts 23
215 Chad22 pts 22 pts 22
215 Congo DR22 pts 22 pts 22
217 Iran20 pts 20 pts 20
218 Venezuela16 pts 16 pts 16
219 Central African Republic13 pts 13 pts 13
220 Libya12 pts 12 pts 12
220 Turkmenistan12 pts 12 pts 12
222 Sudan11 pts 11 pts 11
223 Eritrea9 pts 9 pts 9
224 Yemen7 pts 7 pts 7
225 Syria6 pts 6 pts 6
226 Afghanistan5 pts 5 pts 5
227 South Sudan3 pts 3 pts 3
228 Somalia1 pt 1 pt 1
229 Korea DPR0 pts 0 pts 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value for work-permit access for foreigners. 100 means clear, realistically accessible and well-documented procedures; 0 means barely usable, arbitrary or practically blocked procedures.

The calculation combines nine blocks: visa-application ease counts for 20%, residence access 18%, typical processing time 10%, digital government 10%, government efficiency 12%, rule of law 8%, local registration 8%, economic freedom 7%, and labour-market flexibility 7%.

The value is also checked against general work rights for foreigners. Countries with strong sponsorship dependence or employer binding receive deductions because access can be formally possible but practically narrow.

Values are normalised to the current Nomadino country comparison. The rating equals the rounded raw value; higher values improve the ranking.

The indicator measures general access to work permits. It does not rate individual employers, occupation lists, salary thresholds, consular appointments or the decision in a specific case.