The recently implemented immigration rule in Germany is expected to attract qualified foreign migrants seeking employment opportunities in Germany.
In recent years, Germany has liberalized its labor market, especially for skilled laborers. Currently, the Skilled Immigration Act lays out the requirements for trained professionals from outside the European Union to work in Germany. In order for the immigrants to assimilate into German systems, there are a few prerequisites. This involves recognizing skill credentials and accelerating the VISA process.
Procedures & Types of VISA Needed To Work In Germany
EU Blue Card: You can apply for an EU Blue Card if you possess an officially recognized academic or post-secondary IT qualification and have a firm employment offer in Germany. It is crucial in this situation that your employment in Germany offers a minimum wage.
If you have acquired knowledge and abilities from at least three years of work experience in a related profession during the last seven years, you can still get an EU Blue Card even if you do not have such a certificate. The EU Blue Card is a highly sought-after residency permit that comes with numerous benefits.
Work Visa For Qualified Professionals: You can get a residence permit under Section 18a or Section 18b of the Residence Act (AufenthG) in order to take up qualified employment in Germany as a skilled worker if you have finished qualifying vocational training or a course of study outside of Germany.
Visa For Professionally Experienced Workers: There are excellent career chances in Germany for seasoned professionals who would like to operate in an unregulated field. Under Section 19c (2) of the Residence Act [AufenthG] in combination with Section 6 of the Ordinance on the Employment of Foreigners (BeschV), you can in this situation receive a residence permit for qualified employment in Germany. It is not required for this to have your qualification officially recognized in Germany.
Visa Options For IT Professionals: IT professionals from what are known as “third countries,” Switzerland and the EU/EEA, now have appealing paths to obtaining a work visa in Germany. Your eligibility for a particular type of visa is contingent upon both the work offer in Germany and your qualifications.
Visa For Employment Within The Framework of a Recognition Partnership: Do you want to work in Germany and do you need to get your foreign degree accepted? Through a recognition partnership, you can practice your profession while simultaneously going through the German recognition process after you arrive. Section 16d (3) of the resident Act (AufenthG) requires you to have a resident permit for this purpose.
Visa For Vocational Training: The greatest approach to get ready for the German labor market is through vocational training, which offers numerous opportunities. You have two choices: you can finish vocational training in a company or at a school. Under Section 16a of the resident Act (AufenthG), you might require a resident title in any scenario.
Top Sought-after Professions in Germany
Doctors: In Germany, no profession has a higher reputation than medicine. Top pay are given in return for this. However, there is a dearth of physicians in rural areas, both in private practice and in clinics. Germany currently employs 49,000 foreign physicians, which is twice as many as it did in 2013.
Prerequisite: Physicians with foreign training equivalent to German training are granted a state license to practice medicine in Germany.
Nurses: In Germany, jobs for nurses and other health workers are easily found. Qualified staff is lacking in hospitals, retirement homes, and other care facilities.
Prerequisite: You can have your degree recognized in Germany if you received your nursing training in your home country. Medical fitness certification and B2 or B1 level German proficiency, depending on the federal state, are prerequisites.
Engineers: Engineers have the highest career and compensation possibilities in an industrialized country like Germany. There is a severe shortage of qualified specialists in the fields of electrical and building engineering, machine and vehicle construction. Academics can currently take use of career-jumping chances. Demand is also being increased by digitization.
Prerequisite: Your professional qualification as a consulting engineer or engineer will be accepted if it is on par with the German degree.
Scientists and computer scientists: In the STEM fields—mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology—bottles also occur. Scientists working in these areas can find stimulating positions in both the public and private sectors, including government research organizations like the Fraunhofer Society and the Max Planck Society.
Prerequisite: International STEM graduates can compare their degree to German educational qualifications at the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).
