German work permits for non-German EU citizens

Hey all,

Can't seem to see anything on Toytown regarding this so thought i'd ask.

Just curious what's the procedure for getting work in Munich - for E.U. citizens that is?

Do you have to register (or whatever u do) before looking for a job? Or do you find a job first and then the boss does it all for you / you do it?

Cheers.

As an EU member you do need to register and you are supposed to do it within 6 months of your arrival. You will need to take care of it yourself, in most cases your employer won't help out. I came to Munich with a job already in the bag and this was what I was told at the time.

Everything you need to know can be found by searching on this site and/or the www.muenchen.de site.

Gavin: you can look for work without registering for anything. You do not need a work permit being an EU citizen. You will however have to register your place of abode with the Kreisverwaltungsamt (KVA), however i understood you had to register after 3 months not 6 months. Keydeck, are you sure about the 6 months?

As the topic is job paperwork - there isn't much you need to do really as an EU citizen. In terms of general (not job related) paperwork you just have to register and then you will also receive a 'Bescheinigung der Aufenhaltsrecht' (unlimited residence permit). There should be no restrictions on searching for a job. Once you get a job then you should apply for a tax card. Your place of work may also sort out health insurance for you.

Note the above is for citizens of 'old EU' countries. Citizens from the new 10 still have to register the actual job - the employer should probably sort that out.

Hey all,

Firstly I had a look in the search option and couldnt find any answers so here I am asking for help.

I was just curious when you go to register for the residence permit (Which entitles you too work I think?) how long does it take to get the actual residence permit?

I'm an EU citizen from Ireland if that makes a difference. Is it simply a matter of them writing it there and then?

Also I'm guessing you bring over the usually documents such as your passport, Birth Cert etc. I also read on Toytown that you need proof of address. Would my contract signed by all parties be enough? My landlady said yes but I'm a tad worried about it as those could be anyones signatures on this piece of paper supposedly saying where I'm living. Theres nothing afficial about if you know what I mean.

Any info from those of you who had to go and register?

Thanks for reading,

Gavin

Topics merged by admin

Proof of Address = Redidential Registration Paperwork (Meldungbeschidung) which you get from the local Rathaus/KVR

As an EU National (Ireland), you should recieve the required paperwork within 1-2 weeks (Normally), but you must apply for it, it's not automatic..

This topic has actually been covered to death many times. Try an "Extended search", you should find what your looking for.

Hi, sorry to bring up a two year old thread, but I've tried looking on google already had had no success. I've also spent the past month or so crawling through all the wiki's and threads here.

Onto my question is this process of finding work as equally easy for people from new EU countries? Namely Poland?

According to http://www.toytowngermany.com/wiki/Work_permits it seems so, but I can't find any information on the Polish Embassy in Berlin, or the German Embassy in Warsaw.

Citizens of the new Member States who are still subject to transitional arrangements and may only take up employment if they have an EU work permit issued by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (the Federal Employment Agency) (BA) - www.arbeitsagentur.de and may only be employed if they are in possession of such a permit. Citizens of the new Member States are given priority over citizens of third countries entering Germany in search of employment. It is no longer necessary for such workers to be in possession of a residence permit according to the Freizügigkeitsgesetz/EU (Freedom of Movement Act/EU). Citizens of the European Union have an automatic right of residence under Community law.
(Extracted and modified from the relevant EURES pages)

Thank you very much YorkshireLad I knew it sounded a bit too good to be true in the Wiki.