Work and residence permit following work contract

Member since 05 December 2022

Conta MonirMember05 December 2022 22:38:59

I am living in Portugal,i have trc of Portugal,

I am cook, but without diploma,have experience 8 years,already have job offer an italian restaurant in dusseldorf Germany, they want give long term job contact and house, also good salary,

It's my questions, if they give me long term contact, have possibility to get work permit and residence card of german

Please give direction,

Thanks all

beppi Germany/Singapore Expert

Member since 08 August 2010

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beppiGermany/Singapore Expert06 December 2022 07:01:28

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@Conta Monir As Portuguese (according to your profile), you are EU citizen and thus don't need any work or residence permit.

But in case that information is wrong (then please correct it!): A non-EU-citizen only has a chance for a work permit in jobs that cannot be easily filled by EU nationals. I assume cooks in Italian restaurants could be sourced from Italy (EU), but I have no idea if there might be a shortage.

TominStuttgart Germany Expert

Member since 19 March 2012

TominStuttgartGermany Expert06 December 2022 10:18:47

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I assume the statement "i have trc of Portugal" means temporary residency certificate. Best to spell out such things than use abbreviations that aren't necessarily obvious. And if this is correct, then the poster would not logically be a EU citizen.

Like Beppi mentioned, EU citizens have priority so a potential employer has to show a need to actually bring in a non-EU person. But if the employer is willing to take the extra effort, cost and risk then of course they can try. And currently there seems to be such shortage of workers in many fields that the government is talking about radical relaxation of rules for immigration and naturalization to attract foreign workers so that it's hard to judge anymore. The caveat is usually "skilled" workers - but If one had said a few years ago that truck drivers even from outside the EU would be encouraged to come to Germany people would have not believed it.

If a cooking job position will be allowed would be decided by the local officals. Maybe the potential employer has some exprience with them to know if it worth trying. But it means nobody here can give a definitive answer.

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Sunshine03 Banned

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Sunshine03Banned10 December 2022 07:42:02

@Conta Monir

It actually depends on your citizenship. Under the current law formal qualifications (at a minimum equivalent to a German Ausbildung) are required for almost all foreigners to obtain a work permit.

The Federal government is currently considering new legislation to make it possible for all foreigners without formal qualifications to obtain a work permit, however, the new laws are still being drafted and it is impossible to predict the outcome.