Embassy and immigration office – which one?
The process for visa requirements is often unclear - when must the assignee go to the embassy and when to the immigration office? It's quite simple, the local German embassy [ ... ]
How does a relocation company support expats to enter the country?
A relocation company is well versed in the process requirements at the German embassies and supervises the procedure for the expat. We ensure our client possesses and presents the necessary documents [ ... ]
When should an employee from a non-European country start to plan their move?
The sooner, the better - a head start of 6 months would be perfect but is not always realistic. The average processing time at the embassies is 8 weeks, papers [ ... ]
Experience with immigration authorities
Our experience with immigration authorities is generally very positive. We all know it takes ages to get an appointment with them in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, but we always do [ ... ]
Employer’s duty to inform foreign skilled workers
Employers who hire skilled human resources from third countries must fulfil various obligations. Before employment begins, it must be checked whether their universtiy diploma corresponds to a German university degree, [ ... ]
Immigration to Germany
We have been supporting companies for over 20 years when skilled professionals are hired from overseas and our procedure with the assignees has changed in that time. In the past, [ ... ]
Appointments in Bonn with Murat and his family
Today both Karina and I had appointments in Bonn. Murat arrived in Bonn earlier this year in February and his wife and daughter joined him in June. Murat had a [ ... ]
At the immigration office in Düsseldorf
Last week I was at the immigration office in Düsseldorf with an assignee where we had an appointment at 9:30 in the morning. Shortly afterwards an Asian family of 4 [ ... ]
With Safak at the immigration office in Frankfurt
The Relocation Process for Safak is almost concluded. We were speedily granted an appointment with the immigration authorities in Frankfurt, the paperwork was already completed and her biometric was recorded [ ... ]
Αt the Immigration Office in Koblenz with Diana and family
Today I accompanied Diana and her family to apply for residents’ cards at the Immigration Office in Koblenz. This is one of the last steps of support in our Relocation [ ... ]