CV format by country

Before you write a CV for a job abroad: whose conventions apply, which language, recognition, translation, apostille and your work permit line.

Write each language with its CEFR level and proof. Score to CEFR tables from ETS, IELTS, Cambridge and ÖSYM, and what fluent or native tells a reader.

Which body compares a foreign degree in the UK, the Netherlands, Canada, the US and Türkiye, what it costs and issues, and how to write the result on your CV.

What Europass is, who asks for a Europass CV, and how to fill in each section of the free EU editor, with a sample line for every field.

Two real Europass PDFs run through CitedCV's deterministic audit: what came out as text, which sections were misfiled, and what to change first.

Warning signs of fake job offers abroad and visa scams, from GOV.UK, IRCC, the US Embassy, German and Turkish law, with how to verify and where to report.

We read the official checklists for UK, Canadian, Dutch and Irish visas. Only some ask for a CV; here is what each one asks for, with links.

How a German Lebenslauf is laid out: tabular, newest first, month and year dates, one or two pages, place, date and signature, and a text PDF.

What an Anschreiben is, the DIN 5008 layout, Betreff, Anrede and Grußformel, paragraph lengths, and the salary and start-date lines, with a sample letter.

The right to an Arbeitszeugnis under § 109 GewO, simple and qualified references, what the grading phrases mean, and Turkish references in Germany.

Germany's au pair visa conditions, how to write the CV and the dear family letter in German, and childcare lines for someone who has never had a job.

What a German training company reads on an Ausbildung CV, the visa rules for finding a place (age, German level), and a sample section for a lise graduate.

The Chancenkarte points table from the Residence Act, the document that proves each point, and the CV line and letter sentence that should match it.

A DAAD CV example in tabular form and what the master's scholarship call asks: at most three pages, PDF upload, and how it differs from the admission CV.

A developer CV for German employers: grouped skills, GitHub and project lines, plus what the CV must prove for the Blue Card without a degree.

For doctors trained in Türkiye: Approbation or Berufserlaubnis, the medical language exam, the knowledge test, the 1 November 2026 rule change and the CV.

When you may write Ingenieur on a German CV, how state chambers approve foreign degrees, and project lines with standards, HOAI phases and scope.

Check your degree in anabin (H+), get a ZAB Statement of Comparability if it is missing, and write the degree line on your Blue Card CV.

What goes in a German Bewerbungsmappe and in what order, one PDF or separate files, file size, and which Turkish documents need a German translation.

Which language your CV for a German employer should be in: read it off the job ad, check your real German level, state it in CEFR, and when to send both.

Photo, date of birth, nationality, marital status and work-permit status on a German CV: what to include, what is optional and why, with sources.

The BA's Jobsuche, Make it in Germany, EURES, LinkedIn, XING and Indeed: who each serves, what it asks for, its language, and how to tune your CV for it.

Which German national visa sheets in Türkiye ask for a Lebenslauf, what that CV must show, and a table linking each CV line to the document that proves it.

A Praktikum CV for Germany: compulsory or voluntary, the visa and BA approval for students from Türkiye, the Praktikumszeugnis, and a sample CV.

The tabular CV German universities and uni-assist expect for a master's: every period since school, a gap year, the motivation letter and the upload.

How a nurse trained in Türkiye gets recognition in Germany: documents, deficit notice, knowledge test or adaptation course, B2 German, and the CV block.

Entry rules for Pflegefachfrau and Pflegefachmann training under the PflBG, the German level schools ask for, and a checklist for the application file.

How chambers recognise Turkish vocational papers (meslek lisesi, kalfalık, ustalık) under the BQFG, and how to write each one on a German trades CV.

What a truck driver from Türkiye needs in Germany: converting the licence, code 95, the driver card, ADR, the 15-month employer route and the CV block.

Turn a Turkish 4.00 or 100-point grade into the German 1.0 to 4.0 scale: the formula, the pass mark to use, worked tables, and how to write it on a CV.

What a Werkstudent job is, the 20-hour and 140-day limits for international students, the enrolment certificate, and an availability block for the CV.

How a CV for the Netherlands is built: one or two A4 pages, newest first, a short profile, hobbies, a PDF, and where Dutch employers take applications.

A developer CV for Dutch employers: a skills block, project lines that fit Dutch sector rules, a GitHub profile, and the sponsor rule for Turkish citizens.

Which Dutch titles a foreign engineer may write, how DUO and IDW differ, the NEN standards Dutch law names, and three engineering project lines rewritten.

How a stage works in the Netherlands, what UWV requires before a Turkish student can intern, the stagevergoeding floor, and a sample intern CV.

The 2026 IND salary thresholds for a Dutch kennismigrant permit, how to check the sponsor register, and the CV lines an employer needs before it sponsors you.

How to write a Dutch motivatiebrief: under one A4, the Geachte salutation, opening and closing lines in Dutch, and how a letter for a programme differs.

Photo or not on a CV for the Netherlands, plus date of birth, nationality, address, BSN and the work-permit line, each checked against Dutch sources.

What a Dutch research university and a university of applied sciences ask for in a master's application: CV, motivation letter, Studielink, grades and Nuffic.

For nurses trained outside Europe: the certificate of competence, Dutch at B1, the €400 BI test, BIG registration at €85 and the CV block the commission reads.

IND orientation year rules read in October 2026: the Dutch-degree and top-200 routes, the documents for each, and the CV lines to use while you job hunt.

How a UK CV is laid out: name as the heading, a short personal statement, newest first, two A4 pages, no photo or date of birth, and references.

The Graduate visa asks for no CV. Global Talent endorsement does: page limits, letters and evidence for each endorsing body, from GOV.UK and the bodies.

For doctors trained in Türkiye: PLAB 1 and 2, 2026 GMC fees, IELTS 7.5 or OET B, the 2027 prioritisation rules on Oriel, and a medical CV block for an IMG.

For nurses trained abroad: the NMC route, CBT and OSCE fees after October 2026, IELTS and OET scores, and a supporting statement built on the person spec.

A care assistant CV for UK employers: care settings, tasks, the 16 Care Certificate standards, DBS status, and who can still get a care worker visa.

The British covering letter line by line: who to address, Yours sincerely or Yours faithfully, the date, the Re: line, one A4 page, and an annotated skeleton.

Check the sponsor register, the occupation code, the £41,700 or going-rate salary and B2 English, then write one honest right-to-work line on your UK CV.

What UK universities want in a master's application: direct application or UCAS, the CV, the personal statement, and a checklist built from LSE and King's.

A placement year CV for UK employers: the availability line, modules and first-year marks, the Student visa placement rules, and the GAE route from Türkiye.

Student visa work hours from the Immigration Rules, the NI number and share code, and a one-page CV for retail and hospitality jobs, with an example.

How an overseas teacher applies to schools in England: which QTS route fits, why schools want their form as well as a CV, and a teaching experience block.

How a CV for Ireland is laid out: one or two A4 pages, address in the header, modules, named referees, no photo, and your degree on the Irish NFQ.

The Critical Skills Occupations List and the 2026 salary floors read from DETE, a worked pay check, and the CV lines that back each part of the permit file.

For nurses trained outside the EU: the two NMBI stages, fees, IELTS and OET scores, the RCSI aptitude test or adaptation, and a CV that matches your NMBI file.

How a CV for Austria is built according to the AMS, oesterreich.gv.at and WORK in AUSTRIA: two pages, tabular, photo, signature, one PDF with references.

The three Austrian Red-White-Red Card points tables as published on migration.gv.at in October 2026, with the document and CV line behind every point.

How a Swiss application dossier is built: a tabular CV without signature, photo, every Arbeitszeugnis, the language region, and SEM rules for non-EU workers.

How a CV changes between Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, built from each country's public employment service, with one sample header per country.

What goes on a CV for Poland, what the Labour Code lets an employer ask, and which RODO consent clause, if any, to add, with the official wording.

How to write a CV for Belgium: which language each region expects, what VDAB, Le Forem and Actiris each advise, and where they disagree on personal details.

How to write a CV and cover letter for Luxembourg: which language to use, what ADEM puts in the personal block, photo rules, and a sample for a finance job.

How a French CV and lettre de motivation are laid out, from France Travail, EURES and the labour code, with a full sample letter block by block.

The privacy line at the end of an Italian CV, checked against the GDPR and the Italian privacy code: what is custom, what is law, and wording to use.

How to write a Spanish currículum vítae: the section headings, what regional employment services say on photo, birth date and DNI or NIE, and a sample.

The American resume as the Labor Department’s CareerOneStop describes it: 1 to 2 pages, one column, keywords from the posting, and no photo or birth date.

USAJOBS now accepts federal resumes of two pages or less. What each job entry needs, the file and font rules, and how to cut a long federal resume.

What Duke, Michigan, CSULB and MIT Sloan ask applicants to upload, page limits, the section order for a grad school CV, and a sample from Türkiye.

A resume for a J-1 internship or trainee program in the US: who qualifies, how the DS-7002 placement plan reads your resume, and a sample for each category.

For nurses educated outside the US: the state board, NCLEX-RN and VisaScreen steps from official pages, and a resume block that shows each status honestly.

How to write the resume a J-1 Summer Work Travel host employer reads: enrollment, the dates you can work, English, and service experience, under 2026 rules.

The Canadian resume as Job Bank, the Government of Canada job site, describes it: two pages, no photo or personal details, achievements with numbers.

How to write a cover letter for a job in Canada, from Job Bank and three Canadian university career centres, with a full annotated example for a newcomer.

Express Entry does not ask for a CV, but your profile, reference letters and any resume must agree. Dates, hours, NOC 2021 codes and IRCC wording.

NNAS fees and documents, how Ontario and British Columbia now assess nurses educated abroad, and the full practice history a regulator asks for.

International students in Canada: co-op permits ended for post-secondary students on 1 April 2026, off-campus jobs are capped at 24 hours, and the resume.

The Australian resume as Workforce Australia describes it: about two pages, five sections, licences with expiry dates, referees you asked first, DOCX or PDF.

What Engineers Australia, ACS and VETASSESS ask for in your CV and employer letters for a 189, 190 or 491 visa, compared from their own pages.

Student visa work limits from Home Affairs and the Regulations (48 hours a fortnight in session), and a one-page casual job resume that states them honestly.

Subclass 462 for Turkish passport holders as Home Affairs listed it on 20 October 2026, plus a sample Australian resume for café and farm jobs.

The NZ CV as the government careers site describes it: two pages, personal statement, skill statements, referees, PDF, and why INZ says a CV alone is not proof.

How to fill in the MHLW model rirekisho and write a shokumu keirekisho, with a filled example for a foreign applicant and what Hello Work advises.

The 19 Specified Skilled Worker fields as of October 2026, the skills and Japanese tests for each, where tests are held, and the CV lines that match them.

How a Singapore resume is built, which personal details to leave off, and how its salary, degree and job lines meet MOM’s Employment Pass COMPASS points.

The Turkish CV (özgeçmiş): section order, length by experience, photo, references, exam scores, and what changes when a foreigner applies for a job in Türkiye.

Hiring a foreigner in Türkiye: the employer-filed work permit, its documents, salary floors, closed professions and a CV that matches the file.