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Canada, Atlantic Immigration Program

skilled work and trades, with a designated employer

Open, updated on 7 October 2026. New Brunswick limits endorsements for people outside Canada to recruitment led by its government in health care, education and construction, and takes no new employer designation applications for the rest of 2026 (notices effective 14 September 2026, gnb.ca, updated on 7 October 2026).

Who pays
You pay; designation is free to the employer, and the employer offers the job. New Brunswick takes no new employer designation applications for the rest of 2026.
Costs you
About ₦3.6m in settlement funds to show for one person.
How long
How long this takes: we do not know yet.The official page
See the steps
See the details
What you need
1,560 hours of related paid work in the last 5 years; CLB 5 (or CLB 4 for TEER 4); a credential assessment; a job offer from a designated employer.canada.ca. Updated on 7 October 2026.
Family
Settlement funds rise with each person: CAD 4,750 for two.canada.ca. Updated on 21 October 2026.

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Freelancing

on a platform such as Upwork

Who pays
Clients pay through the platform; its fee is 0 to 15% of each contract.
Costs you
Nothing to the Tax ID Portal (it states no fee). On Upwork, 0 to 15% of each contract plus 7.5% VAT on that fee, and about ₦1,320 (US$0.99) a withdrawal to your bank.
How long
Finding work: we do not know how long. A withdrawal reaches your bank within four business days.The official page
See the steps
See the details
Family
Not applicable: you stay at home.

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A paid service year in Germany

a year as a volunteer in a care home, a hospital, a school or a kindergarten

Who pays
Your host pays your pocket money (at most 676 euros a month), your insurance and your seminars; you pay your flight, your visa and your German.
Costs you
₦412,275 in fees before you go: a B1 sat at ÖSD (₦200,000), your passport (₦100,000) and the visa (about ₦112,275), and your flight. Applying is free.
How long
You apply at any time of the year. The consulate's wait, from registering to your appointment: about 3 months.
Read the guide
See the details
What you need
18 or over, and your WAEC result is enough. German at A1 for the visa; most hosts ask A2 or B1. No upper age limit on the Federal Volunteer Service (BFD).
Family
Plan the year alone: on a 12-month service your husband or wife has no right to join you.

The official page

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Germany, paid training for a trade (Ausbildung)

learn a trade on a trainee's pay, with a school day

You apply to each company yourself. Rekoja walks you through it, free.

Who pays
Nobody may charge you for a training place. The company pays your training pay, and the €411 fee for the fast procedure is its own.
Costs you
At most about ₦461,975 in fixed fees: the B1 exam at ÖSD, the €75 visa and your residence permit (up to €100). And the gap, if your first-year pay is under €1,048 gross a month.
How long
From your first German class to your first day: about two years or more, if B1 takes about eight months and a company chooses you a year ahead.
Read the guide
See the details
What you need
German at B1 from the Goethe-Institut or ÖSD, under a year old on your appointment day, and a training contract with a company in Germany. Your age is not a bar.
Family
Your husband or wife can join you if you were married before your permit was granted, your stay is over a year, they speak German at A1, and your room and your money are enough.

The official page

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Ireland, Critical Skills permit

skilled work outside health

Who pays
Whoever applies pays the €1,000 permit fee, you or your employer; if your employer applies, it can never take it back from you. No labour market test.
Costs you
About ₦539,000 to ₦599,000 for the visa (€60 single entry or €100 multiple entry) and registration (€300); about ₦2.0m to ₦2.1m if you also pay the permit's €1,000 yourself. VFS's fee and flights: we do not know yet.The official page
How long
Permits are processed in date order: as of 20 October 2026, applications received 12 October 2026. Apply 12 weeks before you start.
See the steps
See the details
What you need
A two-year offer from an employer registered with the Revenue Commissioners: €40,904 or more in a listed occupation, with a relevant degree, or over €68,911 in most others. Health roles are not part of this route.enterprise.gov.ie. Updated on 21 October 2026.
Family
Immediate family reunification; your partner can then take any job, with a permit currently issued free.enterprise.gov.ie. Updated on 19 October 2026.

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New Zealand, a trade to residence

a trade on the list, then residence for your family

Who pays
You pay your visa fees. Your employer pays every cost of recruiting you, and nobody may charge you for a job.
Costs you
About ₦1.80 million in fixed fees before you fly: the certificate check (NZD 445), IELTS (₦299,000) and the work visa (NZD 1,540). The resident visa at the end is NZD 6,450.
How long
No official page states the whole time: the certificate check about 10 weeks, the work visa about 3 to 6.5 weeks once an employer offers, then 18 months of work, then the resident visa, most within 4 months.
Read the guide
See the details
What you need
A trade on New Zealand's list, a qualification New Zealand places at level 4 or higher, 2.5 years of work for an employer after it, and a full-time job paying at least NZD 35.00 an hour with an employer approved to hire from abroad. 55 or younger.
Family
Your husband or wife and your children aged 24 or younger go on your resident visa application. On the work visa, they come on their own visas if you earn enough.

The official page

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Canada, Express Entry trades

the trades category

Official status: Open. The last trades round was 1 October 2026: 3,500 invitations, lowest score 476. Updated on 7 October 2026.

Who pays
You pay; settlement funds are shown, not spent.
Costs you
About ₦14.5m shown in settlement funds for one person.
How long
How long this takes: we do not know yet.The official page
See the details
What you need
12 months of full-time work in one of 25 listed trades in the past 3 years, in Canada or abroad.canada.ca. Updated on 6 October 2026.
Family
Your family lands as permanent residents with you.

Being checked

Australia, trades skills assessment

Trades Recognition Australia

Who pays
You pay.
Costs you
We do not know this yet.
How long
How long this takes: we do not know yet.
See the details
What you need
Experienced tradespeople.
Family
We do not know this yet.

Figures are each authority's own, updated on the date beside them. Naira at the official rates of 20 October 2026 and 27 October 2026. Canadian, Australian and New Zealand figures are cross rates through the US dollar. Confirm before filing.