Updated: August 7, 2026
Visa-free entry
Visa-free entry of a worker
Five of the countries we recruit from need no visa. But entering without a visa and having the right to work are different things.
Ninety visa-free days give no right to start a shift. Work is lawful only after the enterprise has obtained the permit to employ a foreign national.
In short
Who this concerns
Nationals of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Türkiye enter without a visa, crossing the border on a passport with no consulate and no appointment. That saves four to six weeks, but the work permit is still obtained before arrival.
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Practical term
No visa needed, the step is skipped. The route is roughly a month shorter than the visa one.
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Who obtains it
Nobody: no document is issued. Only the border file and the ticket are prepared.
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Issued to
Not issued. The right of entry comes from citizenship, not from a separate document.
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Length of stay
Ninety days within a hundred and eighty. That is not enough for employment: a temporary residence permit is required.
Procedure
How it happens, step by step
There is no visa, but there is preparation: without it a person may be turned back.
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Checking country and passport
We look at citizenship and passport validity. If the country needs a visa, the route is the other one, with a consulate and a work visa.
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The work permit
The enterprise obtains the permit before arrival. That is the key difference from a tourist trip: without it the person can enter but cannot work.
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The border file
We prepare a copy of the permit, the invitation, proof of accommodation and a return ticket. A border officer may ask the purpose of the trip and expect to see evidence.
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Passing control
The candidate states the real purpose: work under an issued permit. Claiming tourism while holding a permit looks like deception and ends in refusal of entry.
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Paperwork after arrival
In the first days we file for the residence permit and register the place of residence. From then on the ninety visa-free days stop being a constraint.
The set
What the enterprise provides and what the worker carries
The border file is assembled by the enterprise, but it must be in the worker's own hands.
Provided by the enterprise
- A copy of the work permit
- An invitation with the company's details
- Proof of accommodation
- The ticket and a meeting at the point of arrival
Carried by the worker
- An international passport valid for more than a year
- Medical insurance
- Money for the first days
- The contact details of the WORKIN coordinator
We meet people at the airport or the station and take them to their accommodation. Nobody is left alone in an unfamiliar city on day one; that is part of the project, not a separate service.
Risks
Why entry is refused or a breach arises
Four situations that wreck a visa-free route.
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Working without a permit
The gravest mistake. Entering visa-free and starting a shift is unlawful employment, and the enterprise answers for it, not the worker.
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Refusal of entry at the border
The border service may turn a person back if the purpose of the trip is unsupported. That is why the file belongs in the worker's hands, not in an inbox.
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Overstaying 90 in 180
Without a residence permit the stay is limited. An overstay means a fine and an entry ban, so we do not postpone the filing.
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A false stated purpose
Saying 'tourist' while holding a work permit raises questions instantly. We state the purpose as it is; that is the simplest way through control.
Documents
What the enterprise signs as the employer
Migration support runs under a contract with WORKIN, and we prepare the employer's HR documents. The enterprise only needs to sign them.
State fees for the permit and residence permit are paid by the enterprise directly to the state, with no markup.
Questions
What enterprises ask
Answers that clear up half the confusion.
It is necessary. Visa-free status concerns entry only. The right to work comes from the employment permit, and without it a shift is unlawful.
Legally they may stay in the country but not work. We do not operate that way: it exposes the enterprise to fines and leaves the worker a month without wages.
We establish the reason and try again with a corrected file. The permit remains valid throughout.
Ninety days within a hundred and eighty. But we start the filing in the first week, not at the end of the term.
Request
We will cost the visa-free route for your timeline
- 01A manager reviews the request and clarifies details
- 02You receive a route, a timeline and a cost structure for your project
- 03Any contract decision comes only after the estimate
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