Employee offering professional assistance via telephone.

Declaration of Employment

German: Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis

By signing the Declaration of Employment, the employer confirms that a foreign skilled worker has been offered a concrete job according to Section 18 (2) No. 1 of the Residence Act [AufenthG] and that the employee is truly practising that occupation. The Declaration is needed and has to be presented when applying for a residence title for the purpose of employment at the competent German mission abroad or the foreigners authority.

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