Posted on 24/03/2009 8:08 pm

Re: NE for highly skilled, anual salary >63000 Euro

Billawry wrote:
Been in Germany for about 2,6 years now and have a salary of 72k per annum.

I apologise upfront If my question seems primitive but could not locate a thread where this was answered.

This is exactly the correct thread for your case. Welcome to Trust7 and to correct thread!

Also, I strongly advise you to read this complete thread. In this thread there are very important and useful information for you which will answer almost many of your questions.

Billawry asks:
1.My employer is ok with being involved in the process , what is the first thing we do? Contact the local Landratsamt and ask for the application papers?

In which state are you? I am in Hamburg, where I am living but I have not been to a high local authority like Landratsamt. Anyway...

The user mkvsr, his name is Krishna has asked his company HR to contact to Landratsramt. Please contact to him.

Or, Landratsamt already done his process so they are familiar with it. I would then propose to contact them directly what documents to be needed.

Krishna wrote that following documents were needed for Landratsamt:
http://www.trust7....salary_63000_euro__65

Billawry asks:
2.My salary slips over the last 6 months clear the threshold mark but a part of my job contract states pro/stunden at customer site.I am a permanent(with a consulting firm) but work on an hourly rate at a customer site.I dont know If too many others are familiar with this model, but Would this hamper my chances?

I got a similar case. My root salary was below the 5400 EUR/month, stated by the recommendation from Ministry of Interior (Anwendungshinweis von BMI) and in my case the official was not convinced to give me the NE.

After I have shown her Lohnsteuerbescheinigung of 2007 and 2008, in which I have proven that my gross annual salary exceeds 64.800 Euro, they have given me the NE because monthly salary requirement is "overwritten by" my proof of yearly performance.

If the official will look at your "root salary", he will probably not accept it.

I strongly recommend you to find a formulation in written form like Lohnsteuerbescheinigung, that annual gross salary exceeds 64.800 Euro. because if they look at the contract they will not see 5400 Euro/month and not 64.800 Euro/year.

And/or take a writing from your company for Landratsamt or your company HR must give a writing to Landratsamt in which it is stated that your gross annual salary is beyond 64.800 Euro for 2009. They must document in this writing that they guarantee or that they have guaranteed this condition for you.

Otherwise it will be damned difficult to convince the officials. It took for me 2 months to convince them.

Klenze17.