Mason
Visa, recognition, and posted-worker pathways for mason deployment across 29 European jurisdictions.
Detailed scope brief for the mason trade is currently under compliance-desk review. The country rubrics below carry the full jurisdiction-specific recognition and pathway detail.
29 Production rubrics
29 Total countries documented
Mason rubrics by country
Austria Befähigungsnachweis must be held by the firm; ZKO-Meldung and BUAK contributions apply from day one of any posting. Belgium Bulgaria ИА ГИТ posted-worker notification under LMLM Chapter Five must precede site arrival; sectoral CBA coverage in Bulgarian construction is non-universal so wage parity defaults to MRZ; Cyrillic-script document translation by sworn translator is non-fungible administrative overhead. Croatia Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Cyprus Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Czech Republic Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Denmark No statutory minimum wage; Mureroverenskomsten parity is performance-based and union-enforced via Faglig Voldgift, with RUT registration required from day one and CPR/Skattekort gating non-EU payroll. Estonia Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Finland No restricted-trade barrier, but Rakennusalan TES wage parity, Veronumero registration, and Valttikortti site activation are absolute gates — and AVI posting notification omission triggers cascading audits across Verohallinto, ETK, and TVK. France Germany Greece Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Hungary Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Ireland SEO Construction wage non-parity is the single largest WRC enforcement exposure; Safe Pass is non-negotiable site-side. Italy Decreto Flussi click-day quotas gate non-EU entry; DURC lapse triggers payment block and site shutdown; provincial Cassa Edile registration is non-fungible. Latvia Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Lithuania Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Luxembourg Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Malta Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Netherlands Norway Allmenngjort wage parity and RF-1199 filing are binary, machine-detected, and trigger joint-and-several principal liability; Innleieforbud reclassifies Oslo-region postings that operate as personnel leasing Poland PIP posting notification omission and ZUS contribution misclassification through serial umowa zlecenie are the dominant enforcement findings; CIS-aligned candidates use the fast Oświadczenie track, all others route through Type A or Single Permit. Portugal Manifestação de Interesse pathway abolished June 2024; non-CPLP non-EU masons require pre-departure consular D1 visa with CCT Construção wage parity from day one. Romania Pre-arrival posting notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; sectoral CBA coverage not universally extended; document-translation overhead for non-Latin-script jurisdictions where applicable. masonry-deployment on multi-trade sites adds firm-level construction-qualification overhead. Slovakia Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Slovenia Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention. Spain TPC mandatory before any site access; CGEC plus provincial convenio wage parity strictly enforced; ITSS sanctions under LISOS escalate to muy grave on REGCON omission. Sweden No statutory minimum wage; Byggavtalet wage parity is enforced by Byggnads industrial action under Lex Laval, with site shutdown the practical sanction for non-compliant posters. Switzerland Pre-arrival posted-worker notification under host-state Posted Workers Directive transposition; firm-level construction-qualification requirements for masonry and bricklaying; sectoral-CBA wage-parity obligations under Directive 2018/957/EU; A1 portable document mandatory for social-security retention.