2025 Permit quotas

[Axa]

@TinyK

Converting S to B is the most discussed topic in the Ukrainian groups since about mid 2022. Of course, many employers tried to do this. There are rumours that some friend of a friend managed to do this, but most of people reported that their employers were told it’s not possible.

“Not possible” in the sense of employers having to do the whole process of applying for a B permit subject to quotas to hire a 3rd country national?

I guess the issue here is the idea of a S permit making the transition or application to B easier. I may be wrong, but I think the path from S to B simply doesn’t exist. The application for B starts from zero.

And, employers may be confused now. It was so easy to hire someone with an S permit. Applying for a B permit for 3rd country national requires knowledge within the organization to ensure a positive outcome. Some employers don’t have this knowledge and experience.

[TinyK]

@BelgianMum

Change the rules for the Ukrainians and they’d be opening the flood gates for everyone else to demand the same thing. They don’t want to set a precedent.

Recognised refugees get Permit B from the start.

All permits S will be converted to B automatically in March 2027 (or maybe 2028, I’m not sure) if the war still continues by that date.