Visas to qualifications: How foreign residents in Europe can get help with paperwork problems
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- 19 Oct 2022
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What is SOLVIT and what kind of problems can it help you solve?
Although the general principle is ‘freedom of movement’, people going to live to another country of the European Union, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein can have all sort of problems setting up.
These can include the transfer of a car bought in another EU country, the swapping of a driving license, the application for a non-EU spouse visa, and the procedure to set up a company. The good news is that help is available.
SOLVIT is a name few people are likely to have heard, despite having been around for 20 years.
It is a free online service to help individuals and businesses resolve problems they experience with administrations in the countries of the European single market, where people, goods, services and capital can move freely.
What sort of problems?
Created by the European Commission in 2002, the network of SOLVIT centres can help with anything related to European single market’s rights.
The single market countries have common rules to avoid technical, legal and bureaucratic barriers to free movement. But sometimes national, regional or local authorities do not apply these rules as intended causing problems to the people who depend on them.
It can be daunting to try and solve these issues across borders, even more so when another language is involved. In these cases, people can resort to SOLVIT centres to seek help. Read More...
