Employment of foreigners – new salary limits 2026
The German government has approved an adjustment to the contribution assessment ceiling for pension insurance for 2026. The Bundesrat still has to give its approval. However, it is foreseeable that the salary limits for visas/residence permits for employment purposes will increase as follows from 01.01.2026:
Employment of foreigners – New salary limits 2025
The Federal Government has adopted an adjustment of the contribution assessment ceiling for pension insurance for the year 2025. The Bundesrat still has to agree. However, it is foreseeable that the salary limits for visas/residence permits for employment purposes will increase as follows from 01.01.2025:
Increase in the number of employment permits issued
According to information from the Federal Employment Agency, a total of 172,261 consents to the exercise of employment were granted in the period from January to September 2024, which means an increase of 6,854 – compared to the previous year. At the same time, the approval figures in the non-academic sector have risen by 28 […]
Lower Saxony announces Central Office for the Skilled Worker Procedure for the 1st half of 2025!
The latecomers Baden-Württemberg and Lower Saxony have been planning new authorities for some time to alleviate the shortage of skilled workers through targeted immigration. So far, corresponding applications have to be submitted to the locally competent immigration authorities, whereby in Baden-Württemberg the internal processing of the procedures for health and care professions is already carried […]
Reform of the Nationality Act in force from today!
On Thursday, 27 June 2024, the Act on the Modernisation of Citizenship Law will come into force. We had already reported on the numerous important innovations. Bundestag verabschiedet die Reform des Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetzes Bundesregierung beschließt die Reform des Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetzes
Chance card possible from today
The last part of the Act on the Further Development of Skilled Immigration comes into force today. We have compiled everything you need to know about this for you in our blog: Chancenkarte: Was Sie wissen müssen und wie wir Ihnen helfen
Bundestag passes the reform of the Nationality Act
The Bundestag has now finally adopted the amendments to the Nationality Act. The new regulations are expected to come into force in early May or early June 2024. We had reported on the content of the reform Federal Government decides on the reform of the Nationality Act – RA Maibaum (ra-maibaum.de) What is also new […]
Government coalition finally agrees on the reform of the Nationality Act (StAG)
Unexpectedly quickly and yet still in the current year, the traffic light coalition has found a common denominator for the reform of the StAG.
Employment of foreigners 2024 – New salary limits
The Federal Government has adopted an adjustment of the contribution assessment ceiling for pension insurance as of the new year. The Bundesrat still has to agree. However, it is foreseeable that this will increase the salary limits for visas/residence permits for employment purposes from 01.01.2024.
Ukraine – Ministers decide to extend temporary protection until 04.03.2025
The interior ministers of the EU have agreed to extend the protection for Ukrainian refugees beyond the current time limit of 04.03.2024 for another year until 04.03.2025. The decision still has to be formally adopted by the Council of the EU. The residence permits, which are only limited until 04.03.2024, must now be extended by […]