Employment in Germany, conditions you should know after March 1

The procedure for booking meetings and receiving visas will take place only at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Pristina.

The Kosovo Embassy in Germany reportedly has no competence for addressing the demands of citizens from Kosovo for employment visas in Germany.

Below, find information from the German Embassy in Pristina:

The new law creates new opportunities for employers/attendants from non-EU states who have a well-known qualifications in Germany and who seek to start an employment relationship in Germany.

What is the law about immigration the qualified workforce, and what has changed?

The law about immigration the qualified labour force enables qualified workers in professional education from states outside the European Union (Tet States) to emigrate more easily in the future towards Germany.

The existing legal definitions of qualified workers with high-school/university degrees continue to remain valid.

However, for entry into Germany aimed at launching an employment relationship or seeking a workplace, visa equipment will continue to be necessary, for which you must apply to the German Embassy.

Unqualified job seekers, or unrecognized professional qualifications in Germany, still apply the rules thus far.

Who is considered a skilled workforce under the new law?

Qualified labor force is considered graduates at universities as well as persons with a qualification in vocational education known in Germany.

Employment is only possible in the profession for which you previously received the proper qualifications. A professional degree is usually seen as qualified and recognised, if in Germany it would be taken after a two-year period of professional education.

What should I do to obtain a visa for starting employment as a qualified employee in Germany?

First, the qualifications must be recognised and then submitted visa requirements.

The important thing is that you first make official recognition of your foreign qualifications by responsible authorities in Germany. Further information on the degree recognition procedure you find THESE

Qualified job seekers must start this procedure in time. This may be done before new regulations are enacted in March 2020.

Once you receive the official announcement of recognition of the qualifications and have a concrete offer for a job in Germany, you can apply as a qualified visa workforce so that you can go to Germany and exercise the professional activity you qualify for.

If you have a degree of professional qualifications at least two years old, or a university degree issued by a German school/university, then there is no need to start the procedure for recognition of the diploma.

What exactly does that mean for visa application procedure near the German Embassy?

The preview of visa demand is possible after March 1, 2020.

Terminents can only be assigned if you have the recognition of a degree in professional qualifications, or university degree. In this case, you wish to set a term through the system of appointment of the embassy's terms in the „Other national via“ (ww.pristina.dipl.de/thermin category).

The embassy regularly updates information on its website and will eventually publish other information regarding visa procedures.

Since the time to address requirements for formal recognition of professional qualifications in Germany dates up to several months, we recommend that you start with these procedures right now.