# Work Permit Requirements Checker

> Work Permit Requirements Checker is a paid API for AI agents from api.strale.io, paid per call via x402, $0.0216/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns work permit requirements for a given nationality traveling to a destination country, covering EU free movement, Schengen, and Nordic rules.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.strale.io/x402/work-permit-requirements
- Price: $0.0216/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-strale-io-b399404f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dcedKyb9kzEtnob6a_Sqa

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-strale-io-b399404f
```

Example prompt: Do I need a work permit to work in Germany if I hold a Brazilian passport? Check the work permit requirements for nationality BR and destination DE.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, structured lookup of work permit requirements for a specific nationality/destination pair, especially when EU free movement, Schengen, or Nordic rules are relevant. Prefer over general web search when you need machine-readable output for downstream processing.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required nationality or destination query params returns validation error
- Unsupported or invalid country code returns error or empty result
- Edge cases for territories vs. sovereign nations may not be covered
- Payment not included or insufficient USDC results in 402 Payment Required

## How this service works

Check work permit requirements by nationality and destination. Covers EU free movement, Schengen, Nordic rules.

## Output

Returns structured information about whether a work permit is required for the given nationality/destination combination, including applicable rules such as EU free movement, Schengen provisions, Nordic bilateral agreements, and any purpose-specific conditions.

## Example request

```json
{
 "purpose": "work",
 "destination": "DE",
 "nationality": "BR"
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "nationality",
      "destination"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "purpose": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "destination": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Country code"
      },
      "nationality": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Country code"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

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