It needs not only doctors, engineers, IT specialists and other highly skilled workers, but also truck drivers, carpenters, locksmiths, nurses, nurses and the like.
According to the Federal Office for Foreigners, more than 27,200 people received German Blue Cards last year. And this is 25.4% more compared to 2017.
The Blue Card is a specially developed program of the European Union for the employment of qualified personnel from abroad. In Germany, they began to be issued after August 1, 2012, when a law came into force that simplified the conditions for employment in Germany for specialists from non-EU countries.
Representatives of what professions can apply for the "blue card" in Germany?
Germany needs not only doctors, engineers, IT specialists and other highly skilled workers, but also truck drivers, carpenters, locksmiths, nurses, nurses and the like. Therefore, the German parliament recently passed a whole package of migration laws that simplify employment in the country.
What exactly did you manage to simplify when employing a foreigner in Germany?
One of the most important and anticipated innovations is the abolition of the list of professions for foreigners. A foreigner not from an EU country will be able to come to Germany for a period of up to six months and there independently look for a job at his own expense. In addition, such persons do not need to obtain an employment contract from an employer before entering the country. Also, the law prescribes a significant softening of the conditions for the deportation of persons who cannot find work in Germany and cannot adapt in the country.
What does an applicant need to get a Blue Card?
To get it, the applicant must find an employer on his own. "Blue Cards" are issued by the offices for foreigners at the place of residence in Germany. Anyone who lives outside the Federal Republic of Germany must apply for a national visa at the German embassy or consulate.
The package of documents must contain an employment contract with an employer who employs a person in the specialty specified in the diploma (and the employer undertakes to pay a salary at least one and a half times higher than the minimum in Germany), a resume in German and a diploma translated into German.
By the way, subject to the preservation of labor relations, after 33 months, a specialist can receive an unlimited residence permit. If the cardholder speaks German at the B1 level, the permit can be issued after 21 months of stay in Germany.
When will these changes take effect?
From January 1, 2020. By that time, the German authorities must develop a mechanism that would allow accepting everyone who wants to work in Germany.
