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WORK PERMIT IN GERMANY

WORK PERMIT IN GERMANY

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What categories of work permits are provided?

General work permit.
Job seeker visa in Germany. The duration of its is 6 months.
Blue card;
Work permit for freelancers;

It is worth noting that a work permit is required only for persons who do not have German citizenship, EU citizenship or citizenship of other countries for which a simplified employment procedure is provided (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) and some others).

Conditions for obtaining a work permit

Job offer from an employer (except for a job seeker visa in Germany);
Employment of a foreigner will not have a negative impact on the German labor market;
There are no desired applicants for employment, such as German citizens, citizens of other EU;
Working conditions for foreign workers are the same as for German citizens (same salary level, number of working days and rest days).

How to get a work permit in Germany?

Receive a job offer in Germany.
Collect and submit a package of necessary documents.
Make an appointment for a visa interview.
Pay the fee for a work visa to Germany.
Attend an interview.
Wait for a response to the visa application.

To obtain a work permit, the following documents must be submitted:

Two visa application forms (to be filled out in German or English).
Foreign passport (original and 2 copies). The passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the visa expires.
Identical passport-size photographs (45×35 mm, frontal photograph, without headgear) taken within the last 6 months.
A signed employment contract (contract) or employment agreement (original and 2 copies).
Application for employment relations (original and 2 copies), filled out and signed by the employer.
Documents confirming qualification (original and 2 copies of documents with translation). These can be diplomas (with attachments), certificates, work book. Diplomas issued in English do not need to be translated into German.
License to carry out professional activities (if necessary) (original and 2 copies), (for example, medicine, engineering).
A document confirming adequate pension provision (original and 2 copies) for persons who have reached the age of 45 and whose annual salary will be less than 46,860 euros (before taxes).
Medical insurance policy (original and 2 copies), if the employment contract (contract) does not specify that the employer bears these costs.
Certificate confirming the necessity of the applicant’s mandatory presence in Germany (2 copies), issued by the employer.

For a job seeker visa you should use motivation letter instead of employment agreement.

Who is entitled to receive a Blue Card and what are its benefits?

To facilitate access to the labor market for highly qualified persons from non-EU and EEA countries, the “EU Blue Card” has been available since summer 2012. This Blue Card simplifies obtaining a work permit for highly skilled individuals and their families. Requirements:

citizenship of a country outside the EU and EEA;
having a higher education, teaching experience or some other special skills;
income of at least 52,000 euros per year (for employees in the field of IT, medicine, mathematics, engineering, threshold limit is about 40,000 euros).

Benefits of Blue Card holders:

simplified procedure for obtaining a residence permit for family members (husband/wife and children);
the right to visit EU countries as a tourist;
the right to stay outside the EU for a year (for holders of a residence permit, this period is 180 days);
the right to work in any EU country after one and a half years of employment in the first country.

Is knowledge of the German language mandatory?

You can get a job in Germany without knowing the language, for example, for a position in the field of logistics or in a warehouse. However, most professions in Germany require a certain level of knowledge of the German language, usually B1, for doctors B2, for teachers C1. The supporting document is a language certificate from an ALTE-certified institution. If the level of knowledge of the German language is insufficient, it is necessary to take a language course.