Residence permit - contract workers

Are you a foreigner and want to work as a contract worker? You can find the relevant information here.

Description

Visa procedure:
Before entering Germany, you must apply for a visa at a German mission abroad (embassy or regional consulate). The German mission abroad decides on the visa application and does not involve the Foreigners Office.

After entering the country:
After entering the country, you must first register your residence at the registration office (Citizens Office). You must apply for a residence permit in person at the Foreigners Office.

If you are working here on the basis of an intergovernmental agreement for employment under a contract for work and labour, you may stay in Germany for a maximum of two years. If it is clear from the outset that the work contract will last longer than two years, you can stay here for a maximum of three years.

Required documents

Once you have entered the country, the Foreigners Office will need the following documents from you:

  • fully completed application form
  • valid national passport
  • a current, biometric passport photo
  • (photo booths are available at the Foreigners Office)
  • Contract worker card

Further documents may be required in individual cases.

Duration & Costs

Processing time

Issuing the eAT takes about four to six weeks (production at the Bundesdruckerei).

Fees

(First) issue with a period of validity of up to one year: 100 euros
(First) issue with a period of validity of more than one year: 110 euros
Extension for a further stay of up to three months: 65 euros
Extension for a further stay of more than three months: 80 euros

Legal basis

The authorisation of foreign contract workers is based on the intergovernmental agreements concluded by the Federal Republic of Germany with the Central and Eastern European states and Turkey since the end of 1988 on the posting and employment of workers from foreign companies on the basis of work contracts.

Intergovernmental agreements for contract workers exist with the states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and the EU states of Bulgaria and Romania (as of May 2011).

§ Section 18 (4) AufenthG in conjunction with Section 39 BeschV
§ 35 No. 1 AufenthV

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Bürgerangelegenheiten
Ausländerangelegenheiten

Phone

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Bürgerangelegenheiten
Ausländerangelegenheiten

Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München

Fax: +49 89 233-45497

Address

Ruppertstraße 19
80337 München

Lagehinweis: Eingang A

Only with appointment

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