Consultation hour of Stuttgart’s Welcome Service
Since October of 2015 WSRS (Welcome Service Rigion Stuttgart) offers a regulary consultaton for international specialists or professionals of the region of Böblingen, Esslingen, Göppingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr.
If you and your family are living in one of these areas we will have the possibility the get a contultation free of charge.
Next consultation of WSRS will be in Göppingen 9th of March 2016 from 8 a.m to 12 a.m.
AUSLÄNDISCHE BERUFSABSCHLÜSSE (Foreign vocational qualification)
Vocational recognition consulting at IHK Berlin
Qualified and skilled employees having a foreign vocational qualification and already work or want to work in Germany have a right to apply for qualification recognition. (Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz BQFG)
The IHK invites people who have got a foreign vocational qualification to come to an open house to the IHK. You will get a first consultancy regarding your vocational recognition.
Date for next “Beratungstag Anerkennung” is the 1st of March 2016, 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. you can ask for an appointment here.
You want to work in Berlin as a freelancer? You want to start up your own business in Berlin?
So what will you have to do? Who will support or assist you?
There are some possibilities you can choose. One of them is the “We start a business in Germany” platform. It will guide you step by step through the company start-up process. Using the initial questions of “What can I do?”, “What do I need?” and “What comes after?”. You will find extensive information about a range of topics including right of residence, required qualifications and prerequisites for your planned self-employment.
The information has been prepared specifically for people from EU and non-EU countries and is currently available in English.
Enter the internet platform We start a business in Germany
Another platform is the single contact platform (EA Berlin). It will guide you through the administrative demands you will have to meet especialy in Berlin. There is a film explaining the procedure a bit. It is also in English.
If you have foreign qualifications and wish to have them recognized in Germany you can get in touch with the IQ network. It will assist you in many issues regarding your recognition. Another possibility is the Recognition Finder, it will navigate you quickly to the appropriate authority responsible for your case. You also have access to all the information you need about the recognition procedure.
Condition for Blue Card EU since first of January:
Working in Germany as a highly qualified person you can ask for a Blue Card EU.
Here are the main condition you have to fulfill:
New law of residence registration (“Meldegesetz”) in Germany starting 1st of November 2015 . It applies nationwide in Germany.
Landlords have to hand over a “Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung” to their new tenants
If you rent an apartment or flat and move in you have to go to the registration office (Meldebehörde, Bürgergeramt) to get registered within two weeks. Since the 1st of November you need besides registration form (filled in) another form called “Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung”. This form must be filled in and signed by your landlord or his representative. The form includes information about the tenants, date of moving in etc. This form is valid only if it is signed by your landlord or his representative.
You will find the form on the gohelpy platform for online relocation.