Introduction of German New Skilled Talents Immigrants

Introduce German immigrants with new skills

1. A significant difference between the new law and the current law for two types of professionals is that the labor market is mainly open to people with college education or above, and to technicians with bachelor education or below. The new law introduces the concept of "professional talents", including not only those who have received university education, but also those who have received formal vocational and technical training. This means, for example, that the graduates of China Vocational and Technical College (junior college, vocational college and technical secondary school) will become newcomers who are allowed to work in Germany.

Therefore, the existing "work visa" will be extended to all professionals. At present, foreigners with university degrees outside Germany can obtain visas for up to six months, find jobs in Germany and provide proof of their source of life. The new law extends the application scope of this visa to all professionals, including those who have received vocational skills training, but such talents need to have a German level commensurate with their jobs. In addition, all applicants must prove that they have sufficient financial strength to pay the living expenses for job hunting in Germany.

2. There is no "priority review"

The new immigration law also abolished the so-called "priority review" system. At present, the German Labor Bureau must examine whether applicants from Germany or other EU countries are qualified for the post when they receive employment intentions or contracts from German enterprises and apply for work visas outside the EU. Only when there are no suitable EU employees will the Ministry of Labor issue work permits to applicants from non-EU countries.

So far, this regulation is one of the obstacles for professionals outside the EU to find jobs in Germany. Many enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, give up their wishes for fear that hiring foreigners will bring high time and resource costs. Now the new law has abolished this system.

However, the new immigration law also leaves room for reintroducing the "priority review" system. It stipulates that the government has the right to retain or restart the "priority audit" system when the job market in a certain area really needs it.

Further reading: a guide to German immigration application

The immigration law that came into effect in Germany is a new law, and its core parts are work immigration, humanitarian regulations, social integration and security issues. Although the new residence law makes it possible for foreigners to apply for residence permits in Germany to engage in self-employment, Article 2 1 of the residence law stipulates that the establishment of a company in Germany must meet the following preconditions: the expected and implemented funds that meet the national economic interests or the special needs of the enterprise to move to the local area and bring economic benefits to the enterprise are guaranteed by its own funds or loans. If you invest 10 million euros and create at least10 jobs, you can consider that you have the conditions.

In addition to meeting the above conditions, Germany will first consider those investment projects with innovative and research significance and detailed business plans. If there is no business plan in line with economic interests and the applicant has no corresponding good quality, it is impossible to immigrate to Germany.

If the investment plan meets the requirements and the visa is issued, you can apply for a residence permit in Germany. This residence permit is always limited at the beginning, which is linked to the effectiveness of the investment plan. Under certain conditions, it takes five years at the earliest to issue an indefinite residence permit. If a foreigner's life center is no longer Germany, and he has lived in a foreign country for more than six months, even if his residence permit is indefinite, it will be cancelled. The residence law does not stipulate the right to apply for a visa, but gives the relevant visa authorities the right to decide whether to issue a visa. The accompanying family members also have no right to apply for a family reunion visa.

German self-employed people don't enjoy social security for free, and they have to invest a lot of their own funds. Kindergartens, schools, vocational schools or universities in Germany are not free. It costs a lot of money for children to receive a good education in Germany, so parents need to have corresponding economic strength.