Starting June 2024, foreign nationals will have the opportunity to travel to Germany and stay for at least a year looking for jobs, thanks to a new card.
The Opportunity Card or Chansenkarte as it is being called, is expected to help Germany to fill its skilled labour shortage that could be hovering around 244,000 according to MINT Spring Report 2024.
Application for the Chansenkarte is made at foreign embassies abroad or in Germany.
You will be eligible for the Opportunity Card if you have a foreign professional or academic qualification that is fully recognized in Germany, or if you obtained your university degree or professional qualification in Germany.
Eligibility for the card would require meeting at least three of these criteria:
It is a point based programme where candidates score points for education, language proficiency and experience.
Once a person finds a suitable job, it is possible to extend stay.
Chansenkarte provides an easy avenue for non EU residents to immigrate to Germany without needing a work visa as it were previously.
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