| -Before travelling
to Germany: Application and signing of a contract |
Make sure you have the required qualifications and get diplomas ready
to submit
Decide how you would like to apply. (by contacting the "Eentralstelle
fuer Arbeitsvermittlung"?ZAV; or applying directly to a company;
or responding to an ad in a trade magazine or on the Internet.)
After signing the contract, ask your employer to apply for written
notice that you will be issued a work permit at the local employment
office and for preliminary approval for a visa from the immigration
office. This procedure may be further simplified and the preliminary
approval for a visa routinely issued by the highest state authorities.
Make sure your passport is still valid.
Apply for a visa at the German consulate or embassy in your home
country. You must submit written notice that you will be issued
a work permit.
Ask your new employer to help you find a place to live. (During
the visa procedure, you must prove that you have adequate housing
for you and your family).
| -After arriving in
Germany |
Register at the "Einwohnermeldeamt" or the "Auslaederamt"
(Immigration Office) at your local city hall. Within three months,
go to your local employment office to apply for a work permit. For
this you will need your visa and your contract of employment.
Apply for a residence permit at the local immigration office. You
will need your visa and your written contract of employment.
If you change jobs within five years or are offered an extended
contract: apply for a new work permit.
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