Resident & work permit
The German immigration law
The German immigration law governing the issuance of visas and residence permits in principle requires any Non-European (EEA) foreigner to hold a residence permit for the purpose of his or her stay. Additionally, for most employment categories an internal approval from the labour authorities, a work permit, is required.
Because of the special relationship between Germany and certain countries such as the US, Canada, Japan and Australia, citizens of these countries have a privileged status in German immigration law:
- They may enter Germany without a visa. They may submit their application for a residence permit from within Germany.
- They generally have free access to the German labour market as long as no equally qualified German or EEA citizen can be found for the vacancy in question.
Further, special provisions exist for short-term business travel, senior executives, highly specialized experts, artists, journalists, etc.
In many cases, we can also provide suitable solutions for citizens from other countries.
Our services include et. al.:
- Evaluation of specific details of assignment and wishes of expatriate.
- Compilation and analysis of documents according to legal requirements.
- Drafting letter of invitation
- Coordination and correspondence between client, expatriate and local employment authorities.
- Coordination and liaison between client, expatriate and authorities such as embassies, consulates and local registration, immigration and employment authorities.
- Follow-up in Germany at relevant authorities
- Follow-up at embassy.
