The phone call: what a Spanish employer asks, and what to say

Most small jobs in Spain are settled on one phone call. The call lasts a minute and usually turns on the same ten questions. Each one is below in Spanish, with what it means, a short reply, and how to…

No papers yet? Your route in the UK

The UK has no amnesty and no regularisation scheme. The Private Life route asks adults for more than twenty years. This page says plainly what is actually there — and why paying an unregulated adviser is money you will not get back.

No papers yet? Your route in Germany

Germany has no scheme where living here long enough turns into papers. What the law provides is s.25b: six years tolerated (four with a child), A2 German, and a livelihood mainly from work — and a false identity closes that door for good.

Workers’ rights in the UK: pay, payslips, and what to do if you are not paid

The UK minimum wage depends on your age — £12.71 an hour for those 21 and over from April 2026. This page covers what a payslip must show, and how to get free Acas advice in over 100 languages.

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Spain

No papers yet? Your route in Spain

This page does not promise you a permit and does not offer a shortcut. It sets out the order in which the Spanish system works, so you know what to do today and what you are waiting for.

Workers’ rights in Spain: pay, the nómina, and what to do if you are not paid

This page does not tell you how many euros you should be paid — that figure changes every year and we do not print a number of our own. It tells you where the figure is published, how to read your nóm…

Italy

Workers’ rights in Italy: pay, the busta paga, and what to do if you are not paid

One thing about Italy first, because it differs from Spain and Portugal: Italy has no statutory minimum wage. What you are owed comes from the collective agreement (CCNL) for the sector you work in. W…

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United Kingdom

No papers yet? Your route in the UK

The UK has no amnesty and no regularisation scheme. The Private Life route asks adults for more than twenty years. This page says plainly what is actually there — and why paying an unregulated adviser is money you will not get back.

Workers’ rights in the UK: pay, payslips, and what to do if you are not paid

The UK minimum wage depends on your age — £12.71 an hour for those 21 and over from April 2026. This page covers what a payslip must show, and how to get free Acas advice in over 100 languages.

The UK Seasonal Worker visa: the free real route, and the fraud costing lakhs

The UK Seasonal Worker visa explained: six months of farm work with no degree or IELTS, a recruitment route that is free through licensed operators, and why paying an agent lakhs for it always ends in loss.

Portugal

No papers yet? Your route in Portugal

Portugal closed the manifestação de interesse on 4 June 2024, and anyone still selling it is selling something that cannot be filed. This page says plainly what that means, which work routes remain open, and how to get free advice by phone in your own language.

Workers’ rights in Portugal: pay, the recibo, and what to do if you are not paid

Portugal's minimum wage is €920 a month from 1 January 2026. This page covers what the recibo must show, how to ask the ACT to inspect your workplace, and the migrant support line that answers in fourteen languages.

The phone call: what a Portuguese employer asks, and what to say

In Portugal the first conversation about a small job is usually a short phone call. Below are ten common questions in Portuguese, what they mean, a short reply, and how to say it. The last sentence is…

Portugal study visa: admission, costs and the current reality about citizenship

How the Portuguese study route actually works — you apply for admission yourself on the university portal, then the D4 visa file — and why the old "five years to a passport" promise can no longer be relied on.

Work and life in Portugal: NIF, NISS, wages and the truth about rent

A practical guide to settling in Portugal: the three numbers everything depends on, real wages and rents, the main work sectors, rental scams, the free official help most people never use, and a warning that the citizenship rules may change.

Portugal job seeker visa: a complete guide from application to job

How Portugal's job seeker visa works — what the application needs, the first weeks after arriving, and why the "get there and regularise" route closed in 2024.

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German study visa: free education, the blocked account, and 18 months after the degree

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