Berlin: In view of the severe shortage of skilled people, Germany has made an important announcement for foreigners.
According to a foreign media report, Germany has announced a reduction in barriers to the immigration of foreign employees.
This announcement has come at a time when two million vacancies have been found vacant in various fields in Germany and the government wants to give special visas to foreign professionals for these jobs.
The German parliament has approved a new draft law to bring this project to fruition.
According to government figures, Germany needs to grant immigration visas to 400,000 skilled workers every year to keep its labor market stable.
A major reason for this decline is the ‘Baby Boomer Generation’, born in the 1960s, who are retiring very soon.
The German Federal Interior Ministry said the cabinet has decided to amend the Skilled Immigration Act to provide new employment opportunities for foreign skilled workers.
The draft law says the reforms could increase the number of skilled migrants from outside the EU by 60,000 a year, providing three routes for foreign workers to enter the country. Is.
Here are the ways to get Germany immigration.
New Chance Card
The new ‘Chance Card’ is for people who do not have a job offer but are capable of finding work, the Chance Card is a points-based system based on qualifications, language skills, professional experience, Takes relationship and age into account.
According to the authorities, a recognized professional or university degree in Germany, an employment contract (job contract) will be required for immigration. A degree or professional training along with at least two years of work experience in the relevant field will be required.
Allowing immigration with low wages (Blue Card)
Thanks to this card, academics can enter Germany for employment without any preliminary examination. This means that they will not have to face obstacles such as proving language skills and whether German or EU citizens are available in the field. But they will have to earn the minimum income set in the Blue Card scheme, which will now be reduced.
Recruitment of employees from Balkan countries
Germany’s coalition cabinet also decided to extend the regulations for jobseekers from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, which expire later this year. was going Through this initiative, the business industry in Germany will be able to recruit 50,000 people annually.