Will permission be extended for workers from Kosovo to Germany?

Special permission for immigrant workers from Western Balkan countries is expected to extend. According to a Federal Labour Ministry bill called Order for the Western Balkans, it is expected to be extended by 2023.

Thus the citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo have the right to go to Germany despite formal employment qualifications. Each year, up to 25,000 people can benefit from this law, DW reports.

Citizens of these countries have had the right to obtain a working visa in Germany since January 2016 even without German knowledge and professional qualifications. The condition is for the applicant to present the work contract and approval by the Federal Employment Agency.

According to a study by the Institute for Labour Market and Professional Research (IAB) 58 per cent of the workforce from the Western Balkans are employed as specialists or experts, mainly in the construction industry.