What changes have taken place in Germany's skilled migration policy?

# German Immigrants # Introduction With the aging population in Germany, the proportion of labor force in the population is getting lower and lower, and it needs to develop in another direction. More importantly, Germany no longer needs the general labor force in the 1960s, but needs high-level technical talents. Based on these two points, the German government has previously issued a policy of issuing 50,000 green cards within five years, mainly for IT professionals. Although the green card initiative can be said to be abandoned halfway, there is little controversy about the immigration law passed twice. The following is published by Wu Xun, welcome to read!

1. What changes have taken place in Germany's skilled migration policy?

High annual salary threshold; Permanent residency becomes unlimited residency? On the issue of skilled migration in Germany, the focus of partisan debate is embodied in Article 19 of the Immigration Law. Nineteenth to receive the "senior professional placement permit". Paragraph (2) of Article 19 stipulates three categories of personnel that can be called "advanced professional skills". The first kind of people are scientists with specialized knowledge. The second kind of person is in a prominent position among teaching and scientific research personnel. The third kind of people, experts with special professional experience and staff in leadership positions, receive medical insurance premiums at least twice the legal limit. What is the "legal medical insurance premium measurement limit"? This is a line stipulated by Germany: if your income exceeds this point, you don't need or can continue to enjoy legal medical insurance, but you can only be covered by legal medical insurance or "voluntary" or other private medical insurance. This line fluctuates every year, and in 2004 it was 465,438+0,850 euros.

In other words, the annual income of senior talents who can directly obtain the indefinite residence permit in Germany must exceed 83,700 euros, and the monthly (gross) income within 13 months must exceed 6,400 euros. This threshold is very high! In Germany, people who exceed the statutory medical insurance premium ceiling can be regarded as high-income groups. How many German companies are willing to hire such talents with high salaries? Another problem is that, literally, this condition only applies to the third group, and the first two groups are tax-free. However, the local bureau of foreigners and state agencies may have other understandings. As you can imagine, even if it can be understood as limited to the third kind of people, the first two kinds of people will have a certain scale in different places, at least not too far from here. The scope of this restriction should be further clarified in the Regulations for the Implementation of the Immigration Law. One more thing needs to be mentioned. It is mentioned in the Interpretation (1) that due to the abolition of the "right of abode", only the indefinite right of abode is retained, but there is no permanent right of abode. Therefore, the green card no longer exists in Germany, at least there is no longer 24K green content.

Besides highly skilled China people, what kind of jobs or residences can you find in Germany?

In recent years, combined with the current situation in Germany, first, employees of German enterprises and institutions; Second, enterprises in China and employees of enterprises in China. In fact, the two can be placed in one category, that is, both are "German enterprises". The above two aspects include China university students who will graduate soon. Third, Chinese restaurant chefs; German family members or China citizens who have the right of abode in Germany; The fifth is temporary workers.

Article 39 (2) (1) stipulates that items (1) and (2) are prerequisites for issuing a work permit (work residence). Item (a) stipulates that the employment of foreigners will not have a negative impact on the labor market, especially in the employment structure, regional system and economic sectors. This rule is very general, but it can be used as an excuse for some * when appropriate. B) It is stipulated that any German or priority foreigner (such as EU member states or China people who have settled or lived, their family members and German family members) shall not hold the post. This rule has actually existed for a long time. German job seekers in China must have his or her own uniqueness, such as what he or she must do and can't do in a certain job, experience in China, contacts in China and so on. The work of chefs in China is also unique, although it is clearly stipulated in the agreement between the two countries.

Foreigners often encounter this situation when looking for a job in Germany:

The German Immigration Service said that it would wait one month to see if there were Germans (or people from other EU countries) holding this position. Then the labor bureau advertised them. If your future employer needs someone who can speak Chinese, it is not enough, because it is not difficult to find a German who has studied Chinese, an EU citizen or a former China who has become a German. Therefore, the reasons for using foreigners must be sufficient. Article 4 1 "Withdrawal of approval" is noteworthy. If the employment conditions of foreigners are worse (unequal) than those of the same German employees, or meet the above-mentioned "reasons for refusal", the work permit can be cancelled. For example, if a China company hires a full-time employee and gives him or her 300 euros a month (not an internship), the labor bureau can refuse to give him or her a work permit. This is why the immigration law requires employers to provide data on wages and working hours of foreign employees to the labor bureau.

2. What kind of benefits will you enjoy when you immigrate to Germany?

Maternity welfare

All German citizens with permanent residence cards and work visas and their spouses can enjoy maternity benefits. /kloc-babies under 0/8 months can get 300 euros of milk powder subsidy every month. In addition, a series of expenses for pregnant women from pregnancy to postpartum nutrition are borne by insurance companies.

Parenting benefits

Children of holders of permanent residence cards and work visas in Germany are entitled to child allowance, and each child can get 65,438+088 euros per month before the age of 25, with a value of 56,000 euros.

housing allowance

Housing subsidy is a kind of subsidy for the rent of those who have legal requirements or the economic burden caused by personal purchase. Educational welfare

The German government attaches great importance to education. Its public schools are free, and children's education from primary school to middle school is free of tuition. Some school supplies, such as textbooks, were reduced or exempted.

Medical allowance

In Germany, the coverage of medical insurance is 100%, the government bears 70%, and the medical expenditure accounts for 1 1% of the gross national product. Almost every resident is a member of a statutory or private medical insurance institution, and this service does not depend on the patient's income.

Immigration is not only for education, but also for studying abroad.