Germany WorkPermit Help

[aarthica]

Dear All,

I have applied for Germany work permit about a month ago.
And my employer is still not contacted for the confirmation of the work contract.

Is this normal ?. Do anyone know the timelines of this ?.

Cheers
Aarthi

[James3214]

A month seems very optimistic. I think AKLB mentioned that it can take several months and there is no time limit.

[aarthica]

Originally Posted by James3214

A month seems very optimistic. I think AKLB mentioned that it can take several months and there is no time limit.

Thanks.
I know the entire work permit process could take upto 3 months.
But when they begin to process the visa , the first thing they do is contact your employer and get the confirmation about the work contract .
I was talking about that confirmation .

If my employer is not contacted for a month ,does that mean my visa processing is not even began yet ?. or is this very normal ?.

[sprnv]

Originally Posted by aarthica

Thanks.
I know the entire work permit process could take upto 3 months.
But when they begin to process the visa , the first thing they do is contact your employer and get the confirmation about the work contract .
I was talking about that confirmation .

If my employer is not contacted for a month ,does that mean my visa processing is not even began yet ?. or is this very normal ?.

Hi aarthica,

I applied to the work visa last week too. Which sector are you working in?

[aarthica]

Originally Posted by sprnv

Hi aarthica,

I applied to the work visa last week too. Which sector are you working in?

Sector u mean location , Frankfurt. its been 7 weeks since I had applied..

[sprnv]

Originally Posted by aarthica

Sector u mean location , Frankfurt. its been 7 weeks since I had applied..

Sorry i meant your specialty, your job by "sector" (i guess i was thinking in Turkish while i typing)

By the way 7 weeks seems to long. Did you call the consulate? They can see every step of the process.

[aarthica]

Originally Posted by sprnv

Sorry i meant your specialty, your job by "sector" (i guess i was thinking in Turkish while i typing)

By the way 7 weeks seems to long. Did you call the consulate? They can see every step of the process.

I am in Software Sector. Looks like it was an delay from my employer to give extra documents to Embassy. Not a delay from the German Immigration ,
So I think I should wait till another 2 weeks and then ask for a status.

Do you know what is an average time taken for issuing an Employment Visa ?

[sprnv]

Originally Posted by aarthica

I am in Software Sector. Looks like it was an delay from my employer to give extra documents to Embassy. Not a delay from the German Immigration ,
So I think I should wait till another 2 weeks and then ask for a status.

Do you know what is an average time taken for issuing an Employment Visa ?

I am a software developer too and they always say that IT related applications end up faster . As far as read from internet the time is really really fuzzy but i am still hoping it will take 5 to 6 weeks in total.

My employers did not give any documents to the consulate, they've sent me and i gave them to the consulate. I am confused a little bit, did the Embassy want the extra documents? And which kind of documents, if you don't mind?

[aarthica]

Originally Posted by sprnv

I am a software developer too and they always say that IT related applications end up faster . As far as read from internet the time is really really fuzzy but i am still hoping it will take 5 to 6 weeks in total.

My employers did not give any documents to the consulate, they've sent me and i gave them to the consulate. I am confused a little bit, did the Embassy want the extra documents? And which kind of documents, if you don't mind?

Its goes like this

1. you submit your application to consulate
2. In 2 or 3 weeks, embassy contact the employer for verification and if they want any extra documents
3. They look if they have any other German to take that job
4. Then they issue the permit

In my case the extra documents was Social Insurance Card details. the document's heading is " Deutsche Rentenversicherung"