German Embassy in Pristina shows how you should apply for visas after March 1st

On March 1st in Germany, the Law on Qualified Workers' Power is expected to take effect, which regulates in detail their arrivals from countries outside the European Union.

According to the Law, you can also go to Germany for the first time on a six - month visa to look for work by personally covering the expenses for this period.

In addition, youths under the age of 25 who have graduated from school may go to seek a place of qualification for up to six months if their maturity qualifies them for higher school if they get to know German at B2 and make their own living at this time.

The German Embassy in Pristina through an announcement shows some of the details of this Law and the visa application procedure.

“As a qualified workforce, graduates are considered at universities, as well as persons with a qualification in professional 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”, the embassy's announcement reported, Telegrafi conveys.

According to the German Economics Institute earlier this year, nearly 100,000 people from Western Balkan countries working in simple jobs in Germany and another 60 thousand have found qualified jobs.

German Embassy's full announcement in Pristina

On March 1, 2020, new rules about immigration the qualified workforce take effect.

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 the immigration of the Qualified Workers Power, 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 should apply to the German Embassy.

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

Who is viewed as a qualified 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 about the degree recognition procedure is found in the link: https://we. anerkenung-in-deutschland.de/html/de. 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 labour force for the visa so that you can come 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 does this specifically 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 a degree in recognition of professional qualifications, or a university degree. In this case, you pray to set a term through the system of appointment of the embassy's terms in the “other national via” (a.pristina. Diplom.de/thermin.

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.