“Our companies will only be able to maintain their innovative strength and survive in global competition with sufficient well qualified specialists. In doing so, we must use all potential, both at home and abroad”, said The Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmeier. That is why the Federal Government of Germany wants to focus more on qualified immigration.

On Monday December 16^th, 2019 a summit on the immigration of skilled workers will be held at the Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office. Merkel has said in mid-November that it should be discussed how the new law on Immigration of skilled workers could work quickly. The law on the immigration of skilled workers is to come into force on March 1^st, 2020.

The Ministry of Economics is funding three pilot projects from 2020. The projects concentrated on occupations in which there is a proven shortage of skilled workers in Germany. According to earlier statements by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), these include health service providers, logistics companies, the construction industry and IT specialists.