Getting a welder's qualification recognised in Germany
German fabricators and shipyards can hire non EU welders. What stops most of them is not the visa — it is recognition. Under the Skilled Immigration Act the…
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Hiring in the EU, work permits, sector know-how and advice for candidates — from the ManBe Group team.
A new manbegroup.com, with country hiring guides and a blog
We have rebuilt manbegroup.com. The design you already know is the same; what sits underneath it is new, and there are three additions worth pointing out. The…
Family reunification for workers in Lithuania
Ask a driver in his second year in Kaunas what he is thinking about and it is rarely the job. It is whether his wife and children can join him. This is the…
How we assess welders, electricians and drivers before they get on a plane
A CV tells you almost nothing about whether a welder can lay a clean root pass or whether a driver can reverse an articulated trailer into a loading bay. Every…
Renewing a residence permit and changing employer in Lithuania
The first permit gets all the attention. The renewal, and the possibility that the worker moves to another employer when it comes round, gets almost none —…
Moving to Lithuania for work: what your first 90 days look like
You have signed the contract, the visa is in your passport, and the flight is booked. What happens next is the part nobody explains properly. This guide walks…
Posting a worker from Lithuania to a client in another EU country
Some EU countries are close to impossible to hire blue collar workers into directly. The Netherlands is the clearest example: the GVVA single permit requires a…
Lithuania's annual quota for non-EU workers, explained for employers
In 2025 Lithuania replaced its labour market test with something simpler to administer and, for employers, easier to plan around — provided you understand the…
Germany's §24a route for non-EU truck drivers
For years the obstacle to hiring non EU drivers in Germany was circular: you needed a German licence to work, and you needed to be in Germany to get one. Since…
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