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Employment in Germany
Posted on 28/07/2010 11:20 am
Employment in Germany
Dear Friends,
I have been offered a job in Germany with a MNC based out of Germany with a package of around 65-70K Euro Gross per year.
If I accept the offer, company will start the processing of visa for me and my wife.
My question is that with this salary, do I come under high skilled category, and if my wife can skip German A1 certification, else A1 certfication can take a very long time to do the certification as the next certification exam in Delhi is in Nov.
Thanks,
Punar
punar80
Member since 28/07/2010
Posted on 31/07/2010 9:50 am
Re: Employment in Germany
@Punar - Hey, do let me know if you found a solution to this problem...having the same issue...right nw, the only solution i cd think of was d limited contract one...
orangepajamas
Member since 28/07/2010
Posted on 04/08/2010 4:55 pm
Re: Employment in Germany
Hi Orangepajamas,
I am not sure if it will be a hassel to convert a limited contract to unlimited contract later on..My wife is already preparing for A1 but by using online courses, hope this will not be an issue..It is strange that even to give an A1 exam we have to wait for couple of months, and goethe institute call no in Delhi or chandigarh are not very helpful..Any suggestion on clearing the certification will be very helpful.
Thanks,
Punar
punar80
Member since 28/07/2010
Posted on 04/08/2010 6:16 pm
Re: Employment in Germany
By the way if your wife has done Master (MSc, MBA, MA) then she will be exempted from German language course
tonygill
Member since 25/10/2009
Posted on 04/08/2010 8:33 pm
Re: Employment in Germany
My Wife has done BPT (Bacheolar in Physiotherapist), it is considered as Doctor in India and duration is 5 and half year , not sure if it will be considered as Highly educated..
punar80
Member since 28/07/2010
Posted on 07/08/2010 6:34 pm
Re: Employment in Germany
Achtung Achtung Achtung 
I would strongly suggest that you negotiate a fixed salary of atleast 66000 Euros per annum.
This way the company can apply directly for a permanent residence for highly qualified people for you under Paragraph 19 of the Foreigners Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz)
This way neither you nor your wife would need German and also she can work from the very beginning.Negotiate with them based on this and also that this way they wont have the hassle of workpermits and going through the so called 'priority exam of the labour office' (Vorrangsprüfung von Arbeitsagentur)where they need to prove that no German/European is suitable for this job.
Ask the HR guys to look at this:
For the law
http://bundesrecht...fenthg_2004/__19.html
To understand how you come to the figure of 66000, they need to check _
http://de.wikipedi...tragsbemessungsgrenze
For the language exam exemption for your wife:
http://www.chennai...FZ,property=Daten.pdf
Read paragraph 1
Insist on 66K fixed. Just for your info, bonus doesnt count into it but vacation and christmas money does
supersid
Member since 26/07/2010
Posted on 10/08/2010 5:48 am
Re: Employment in Germany
Hi SuperSid,
Thanks a lot,, this is really a great info.
Next week, I will try to negotiate, but it seems very difficult as bonus is around 15% of my salary.
Just one query, even if bonus money is guaranteed, it does not calculate in to salary, also does anybody has an idea how much time it will take to get VISA if we apply using section 19.
Thanks,
Punar
punar80
Member since 28/07/2010
Posted on 18/08/2010 8:47 am
Re: Employment in Germany
Dear Supersid and friends,
I discussed with the employer regarding having gross salary of 66k. The problem is that I am a consultant, and bonus is major part of my salary.
So the fixed salary of 66K means in total package of around 86K and its very difficult to negotiate.
Does anybody has experience in getting the visa process from India directly under highly qualified scheme?
Also, I have a question if highly qualified visa . Does it also allow consulant to work in other EU countries?
Thanks for your support so far,
Punar
punar80
Member since 28/07/2010
Posted on 19/08/2010 3:39 pm
Re: Employment in Germany
Dear Friends,
If you guys had enough of India-pakistan fight, please help me .
Finally, I have got a package from company which is like :
59K Fixed pay
15 K Variable pay
+ company car
Some questions
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1. Is it possible to get highly qualified status with this package?
2. How much time does it take to get visa along with my wife if I apply from Delhi?
3. Do I need to Learn German? My wife is already preparing for A1.
Will appreciate your replies.
Many thanks,
Punar
punar80
Member since 28/07/2010
Posted on 19/08/2010 4:08 pm
Re: Employment in Germany
@punar80
ha ha ha....no worries India and Pakistan will always be neighbors and sometimes neighbors do argue..btw Welcome to Germany!!
The package sounds reasonable........I will not hesitate to accept such an offer. Because the sooner u give them a green signal the sooner your visa will be processed.
You will get a temporary visa for 90 days and once u r in DE than u can apply for permanent visa NE §19.3 for Highly Qualified managers with Gross salary of 66K.
A1 course might be good for your wife....but u don't need it. Still if you have time go for it...it will help you here in DE.
Good Luck!!
Raj2009
Member since 14/07/2009
Posted on 22/08/2010 6:36 pm
Re: Employment in Germany
Dear Punar,
Please tell your company to give you the car from next year and this year compensate ypou with a salary of 6more than 66000 Euro: .
You still need a germany license to drive after 6 months being in germany.
Now with this you can get visa NE under §19.
No need of any test for wife please apply together.
Try first of course if your company increase the salary without deducting the car.
its not a big deal if you can explain the visa problem. (considering 3000 usd is the fees for H1 B now a dys.
havehope
Member since 23/07/2004
