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Visa and Work Permits

Visa and Work Permits

This Section provides valuable information on the different types of German visas andwork Permits: Blue Card, ICT Card and Company Specialist Permits.

Blue Card Work permits

What are the current Blue Card Salary levels?

Why are the 2 different Blue Card Salary levels?

What is a Blue Card?

Blue Card processing - How to check if a foreign university degree is recognised in Germany (Anabin)?

Can I engage am employee under the Blue Card salary levels?

Blue Card prolongation: salary changes

What is an IT specialist permit?

Which kind of work permit is required for working on a body leasing contract (AÜG)?

Do IT engineers need a degree to obtain a Blue Card?

Blue Card processing with other that university degrees

What is the difference between in ICT permit and a Blue Card?

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Company Specialist Work Permits

Company specialist permit: definition and requirements

ICT: Secondment work permits / Deputed employees

What is an ICT permit?

What are the ICT visa requirements?

ICT permits - What exactly does the equal treatment principle mean?

Are there diffenent types of ICT permits?

How to identify the current ICT salary levels?

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Self-Employment / Freelancer Permits

How to apply for a self-employment work permit?

What is required to file a visa application for self employment?

Can a company founder apply for a work permit?

Dependency Visas

Can a dependent of a Blue Card holder work in Germany?

What is the difference between a dependency visa and a family reunion visa?

Can the dependent of an ICT card holder work in Germany?

How to initiate a dependency visa application procedure with Dwyer Legal?

Can the spouse of an ICT card holder work in Germany?

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Entry visas (Schengen and National Visas)

What is a Schengen Visa?

What types of visas exist for non-EU-nationals?

When a C-Visa is sufficient and when a D-visa is required?

For which time frame can a business visa be obtained and how many entries does it allow?

How to file a Schengen (C-Visa) visa application and what are the requirements?

Business and tourist purposes: Nationals from which countries need a visa for Germany?

How to file a work visa (D-Visa) application?

After arrival: How to convert a consulate work visa into a long-term work permit?

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Job Seeker and Opprtunity visas

What is a job seeker visa?

What are the requirements for a post-graduate work permit (Doktorand)?

What is a post graduate visa?

What are the requirements for a post-study work permit (Job-seeker status)?

Visa emergency situations

COVID-19: Can a EU residence permit holder who is stuck in another EU Country return to his homeland?

COVID-19: Stuck in the EU on expiring business visas - what affected employees can do

COVID-19: extending permits to work abroad for colleagues stuck at home

COVID-19: Extending permits to live or work in EU countries if immigration is closed

Dwyer Legal visa processing

How should a new request be filed with Dwyer Legal?

How can I add internal communication to an established Email chain?

How to initiate a Blue Card visa application procedure with Dwyer Legal

How to initiate an ICT visa application procedure with Dwyer Legal?