Work Permit

Anyone who is not German but wishes to work in Germany generally requires to have a work permit. No matter how many days you plan to work in Germany. leaves and trees can help to find out which kind of of work permit is required.  We can also prepare your application documents, we can file your application with the German authorities and monitore the application process.

Generally, it takes between 3 to 12 weeks after filing of your application. This is the processing time with the German authorities. Please consider that it generally takes a lead time of several weeks to gather all information and prepare your application documents. By experience, this can be 1 to 3 weeks.

The processing time depends on many factors which influence the processing time with the German authorities. Your nationality, education / degree, planned job and more.

The duration of stay has no influence on the fact that a work permit is needed. However, if your planned stay should not exceed 90 days, probably a work permit exemption might apply.

A main precondition for a work permit exception is that the planned work activities do not exceed 90 days within a period of 180 days. This exemption regulation especially applies for so called „after-sales-services“ between seller and buyer companies. There might be also other work permit exemption.

leaves and trees can examine and advice if you need a work permit, if any exemption rule applies or if your planned activities are covered by a business trip. leaves and trees certainly also can help with the filing of the respective application or notification.