Friends, I'm an Indian working in Germany on an ICT(intra-corporate transfer, tied to my current employer in India) card. I landed in Germany on this February 25th. I got a concrete job offer now from a German company with a salary that exceeds the blue card thresholds. My RP appointment happened on 22nd of April Dusseldorf immigration office and I'm yet to receive the card in my hands. And I have to serve a 2 months notice period in my current company. I've few concerns before accepting the offer.
- Am I legally allowed to apply for blue card now when my ICT card application is still processing? If that is a problem I can wait till RP card arrives (probably in another one week). Job switching just after 3 months of reaching Germany can be a reason to deny the blue card application?
- I got to know my ICT card will expire as soon as I leave my current company. My joining date is 01.08.2022. Consider if I apply for the blue card by June 1st (after accepting the offer, The new company offer relocation services through their relocation agents), what is the probability that I will get the blue card by August 1st. Also I heard that it may take almost 2 months for getting an appointment for blue card. So I'm not sure if i could be able to join by Aug 1st in the new company.
- As per my current ICT application status, i'll be granted an RP till Dec 14th this year. So will it be valid even after my resignation from the current company? I know that I can't work in another company with ICT card. I just need to know if I could at least stay in Germany till I receive the blue card.
- Another concern, The company offered an unlimited employment contract with a 6-months probation period. Does this affect the blue card application process by any means? Since I saw in few articles that for the initial blue card application, you should have a job contract of minimum one year.
I'm really impressed with the new employer and their job offer. It does meet with my expectations. But I don't have a clear idea on these topics. That's when I decided to seek help from fellow expats here. I know for sure that lot of my friends here have gone through such situations in the past before. Any help in this matter would be highly appreciated!
Thanks from Vinay 
