Here you will find important information material such as checklists, overviews and communication brochures on recruiting skilled workers and integration.
Downloads
All important information at a glance: In our download area you will find summary overviews, guides and graphics.
Guide for employers and overviews
Guide for employers
How can I recruit a qualified professional from abroad? – What employers need to know
Check list for employers
Attachments to the fast-track procedure for skilled workers
At a Glance: The Fast-Track Procedure for Skilled Workers (PDF)
Power of Attorney (Sample) for the Application for the Fast-Track Procedure for Skilled Workers (Word File) (German)
Sample Agreement (Word File) (German)
Declaration of Employment (PDF File) (German) (provided by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community [BMI])
Annex A to the “Declaration of Employment” form (PDF File) (German)
Annex B to the “Declaration of Employment” form (PDF File) (German)
Power of Attorney (Sample) for Family Reunification – Spouse (Word File) (German)
Power of Attorney (Sample) for Family Reunification – Children (Word File) (German)
Sample for a Substitute Power of Attorney
Explanatory graphics on the visa process
General overview
- The way into the German labour market
- The way into the German education system
- Required German language skills depending on the type of visa
Individual graphics
- Work visa for skilled workers
- Visa for jobseekers
- Visa for studying
- Visa for vocational training
- Visa for research
- Visa for self-employment
- Visa for the recognition of foreign qualifications
- Visa for a study-related internship EU
- Visa for the purpose of language acquisition
- Visa for the purpose of finding a course of study or a training programme
- Visa for the purpose of family reunification to foreigners