Posted on 18.08.2004 17:21

Spouse work permit!!

Hi,

I am a GC -holder since 3 years. I married last year and my wife joined me 1 year back. She got a job offer from a IT company, but salary is not so high that she could get a GreenCard. Is there any way that she can get a normal work permit.

As I understood, after one year she can apply for any normal job. So how people get work permit in that case.

Any help !!

Thank you in advance,

Best regards,

Rajnish

Posted on 20.08.2004 10:00

Re: Spouse work permit!!

Thank you nobody for your reply. But We are looking for a legal and straight way. We don't want to do hits or tries, as it is a legal matter. It could produce complications in future.

Back to our question : Either it works or it does not work. We need to know if it works how does it work and if it does not what is the reason?

Any help will be appreciated.

Best regards,

Rajnish

Posted on 20.08.2004 10:35

Re: Spouse work permit!!

Hi Rajnish

Your wife already did the hardest part, getting the job.

I can tell you for sure she can work. I´ll give you two sources to prove this.

First, there is a broschure in the ZAV www site to explain GC what we can/cannot do while we have our GC.

http://www.arbeits...halt/pdf/a987engl.pdf

Download the document and check the part of the spouse work permit. There says your wife can get a work permit after one year here. But there is only written "work permit", in no place says "GC" or "salary limit" or nothing. So SHE CAN WORK

Second: I write to ZAV to check the trueness of this broschure. I´ve get a big letter, but the part interesting for you is:

"After one year residence in Germany the spouse of a Green Card holder can apply for a work permit. Relevant is the date when the residence permit was issued or for those who got married afterwards in Germany the date of marriage. The local labour office (Arbeitsamt) will then prove if there is a German or EU-citizen for the concrete position. This labour market check may last up to six weeks. This work permit is only valid for the position it was originally applied for. The employer needs to fill out the "Antrag auf Arbeitserlaubnis" (application on work permtit) and send it to the local employment office. "

So, she have to pick a formular in Arbeitsamt, get it filled for her future employer and just wait a weeks. In this time in AA will check if any german can fill this position, but there is the ability of her future boss to fill the form cleverly, with some things/combination of things of the Lebenslauf of your wife that makes difficult for another person to fit in this job.

I guess this will calm you and your wife and please keep us informed about it.

Regards and good luck

YO

Regards

YO

Posted on 20.08.2004 11:26

Re: Spouse work permit!!

Hi VR

Why are you confused? I receive this letter straight from the people of the ZAV, but you know, all AA act different.

Maybe with more information from your side (place you live, date of marrying) somebody can help you more.

But if you want to be sure, just call AAmt or just go.

Regards

YO

Regards

YO

Posted on 20.08.2004 11:43

Re: Spouse work permit!!

VR:

I did go to your link. Let´s resume:

1- You are right. The job can be any job, nothing matters with IT is also valid.
2- You´re not right. After a year, YOUR WIFE EMPLOYER have to apply for your wife work permit, whathever she makes. He have to fill the papers. So the first step has to be always find a job.

Only after two years, your wife can go to the AAmt and ask for a work permit self, even Unbefristete if she is luck. This was also largely discussed here and even there are a couple of GC had to went to Courts to ask for this right.

Alles klar?

Regards

YO

Regards

YO

Posted on 20.08.2004 12:21

Re: Spouse work permit!!

Hallo Vladimir

You pointed the right stuff: after a year no working at all, she gets A COMPANY TIED work permit! That´s the reason why she NEEDS a job first. Shade but is not my fault.

But, don´t thing your way is that way. Your wife or future wife has already in Germany a little while, she has the right to work X hours a week as student!, no big mess to get work permit from AAmt.

Tschüss

YO

Regards

YO