{"id":3609,"date":"2025-03-18T19:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jig.world\/?p=3609"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:12:25","slug":"arbeitserlaubnis-fuer-fachkraefte-aus-dem-ausland-die-wichtigsten-voraussetzungen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/arbeitserlaubnis-fuer-fachkraefte-aus-dem-ausland-die-wichtigsten-voraussetzungen\/","title":{"rendered":"Work permit for skilled workers from abroad: the most important requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\">Who needs a work permit?<\/h3>\n<p>Skilled workers from non-EU countries require a work permit in order to work in Germany. EU, EEA and Swiss nationals have free access to the German labor market and do not require a separate permit.<\/p>\n<h3>1. requirements for a work permit<\/h3>\n<p>Skilled workers from third countries must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Qualification<\/strong>A recognized professional or academic education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Job offer<\/strong>A concrete employment contract or a binding job offer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Labor market test (if required)<\/strong>The Federal Employment Agency checks whether no preferred applicant (EU citizen) is available for the position.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salary<\/strong>The salary must correspond to the collectively agreed or customary local conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">2. requirements for a work permit<\/h3>\n<p>Skilled workers from third countries must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Qualification<\/strong>A recognized professional or academic education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Job offer<\/strong>A concrete employment contract or a binding job offer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Labor market test (if required)<\/strong>The Federal Employment Agency checks whether no preferred applicant (EU citizen) is available for the position.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salary<\/strong>The salary must correspond to the collectively agreed or customary local conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. special regulations for certain occupational groups<\/h3>\n<p>Some skilled workers have easier access to the labor market:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>EU Blue Card<\/strong>For highly qualified employees with an annual salary above a certain threshold (approx. \u20ac45,000 or \u20ac39,000 in shortage occupations, as of 2024).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shortage occupations<\/strong>Occupations with a shortage of skilled workers (e.g. engineers, IT specialists, nursing staff) often have simplified conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Western Balkans regulation<\/strong>Nationals from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia can obtain a work permit under certain conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. recognition of foreign qualifications<\/h3>\n<p>Skilled workers with foreign qualifications must have these recognized. The central office for this is <strong>\"Recognition in Germany\"<\/strong> or the respective chamber (e.g. Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Chamber of Crafts).<\/p>\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\">5. procedure for applying for a work permit<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Get a job offer<\/strong>The employer issues a commitment to hire.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apply for a visa<\/strong>The skilled worker applies for a national visa at the German embassy in the country of origin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Labor market admission<\/strong>The Federal Employment Agency examines and grants approval.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entry to Germany<\/strong>After receiving the visa, the skilled worker can enter the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apply for a residence permit<\/strong>Within 90 days of entering the country, you must apply for a residence permit for gainful employment at the immigration office.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>6 Duration and extension<\/h3>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>The work permit is usually tied to the employment contract.<\/li>\n<li>Extensions are possible if the employment relationship is continued.<\/li>\n<li>After several years, a <strong>Settlement permit<\/strong> can be applied for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wer ben\u00f6tigt eine Arbeitserlaubnis? Fachkr\u00e4fte aus Nicht-EU-Staaten ben\u00f6tigen eine Arbeitserlaubnis, um in Deutschland arbeiten zu k\u00f6nnen. Staatsangeh\u00f6rige der EU, des EWR und der Schweiz haben freien Zugang zum deutschen Arbeitsmarkt und ben\u00f6tigen keine gesonderte Erlaubnis. 1. Voraussetzungen f\u00fcr eine Arbeitserlaubnis Fachkr\u00e4fte aus Drittstaaten m\u00fcssen folgende Kriterien erf\u00fcllen: Qualifikation: Eine anerkannte berufliche oder akademische Ausbildung. Arbeitsangebot: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arbeitserlaubnis-fuer-fachkraefte-aus-dem-ausland-die-wichtigsten-voraussetzungen","category-arbeitsrecht-mitarbeiter-aus-dem-ausland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3609"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3613,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3609\/revisions\/3613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}