Consultancy
1. Initial advice
Before arrival in Germany
a) Providing the
foreign staff member and the HR manager with advice on the phone
and in writing regarding the visa process;
b) Sending a complete
visa application package to the foreign staff member for submission
to the German Foreign Mission;
c) Providing the
foreign staff member with help by phone in filling in the visa
application form (thus ensuring that the application is completed
correctly);
d) Completing
the application for a work permit-EU and the application
for a residence permit including the permission to work;
e) Revising, and
where necessary improving, all documents received from the foreign
staff member and the domestic employee that are required for submitting
an application;
f) Evaluating the
various legal provisions under which the necessary permits
can be issued in a specific case; drafting a detailed legal memorandum
to the authorities involved (so that the applications immediately
get on the right procedural track);
g) Maintaining continuous
contact and discussions with the German Foreign Mission and the
local public authorities during the application process so as
to minimise the risk of the applications being rejected;
After arrival in Germany:
h) Extending the
work visa (since a work visa is only issued for a maximum of three
months, the visa must be extended in Germany in the form of a
residence permit if the foreign staff member is to work in Germany
for more than three months);
i) Coordinating
the last administrative steps with a relocation service (if
a relocation service is to be used). After the foreign employee
enters the country he or she must register his/her place of
residence with the Residents Registration Office (Einwohnermeldeamt)
and collect the residence permit from the Immigration Office
(Ausländerbehörde).
The foreign employee may also authorise a relocation service
to do this. The task of the relocation service is the actual
physical collecting of the permits only; we take care of the
legal work.
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2. Extensions
We also take care of the annual extension
procedures for our clients. This can also include the screening
of the expiry dates of the permits for our clients’ foreign
staff members so that our clients do not need to worry about one
single permit expiring.
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3. Advice in connection with company acquisitions or the
formation of new companies
We help our clients with rewriting or adapting the permits. This
is necessary if our clients acquire new companies or parts of
companies and continue to employ their foreign employees. In
this case new permits must be applied for. The same
applies when foreign employees within the company are transferred
to other companies or newly formed companies. We ensure that
these tasks are not forgotten but that they, along with many
other essential tasks, go smoothly and without delay.
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4. Training/Presentations
We have been holding presentations
for some years now in collaboration with various organisations,
including the American Chamber of Commerce, on the subject
of
“Law Relating to Residence and Work Permits,” particularly
in connection with the Immigration Act which came into force
on January 1st 2005. In addition, we also offer training for
our clients in the form of in-house seminars.
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