German 'Opportunity Card' is a residence permit that allows foreign workers to enter Germany to seek employment.

The Foreigners' Registration Office in Stuttgart issues and extends residence permits on application. Before you send us a message or call us, please check whether your question has already been ...

EU citizens enjoy unrestricted access to the German labour market without a visa or residence permit for employment in Germany. (FE Online) Do I need a visa to work in Germany? What are the visa ...

Wait times for residence permits have gotten excessively long at many of Germany's immigration offices. Our readers share how long they've had to wait for a new visa, the impact delays have on their ...

People wait in front of the entrance to the Stuttgart Foreigners' Registration Office before opening. Readers recently complained that the office in Stuttgart had extremely long wait times for ...

You have a foreign nationality and would like to work in Germany? Foreign nationals who are not from the EU or a country of the EEA (Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein) require a residence permit with ...

Panoramic view at the Berlin city center, capitol city of Germany. The Country offers a way for foreign investor immigrants to gain German citizenship going through stages from temporary residence to ...

The FINANCIAL — In 2014, 2.3 million first residence permits were issued in the European Union (EU) to non-EU citizens, a number slightly lower than in 2013 (-2.2%) and down by 9.0% compared with 2008 ...