Apply for the Expedited Skilled Worker Process

• Companies based in the city of Bremen can submit an application for the entry of a foreign skilled worker or foreign trainee to the Office of Migration. 
• With this application, you are requesting that the professional recognition and visa procedures be carried out through an expedited process.
• You can submit the application online starting August 1, 2026.
• Alternatively, you may submit the application in writing (by mail or email). To do so, please fill out the “Initial Contact” form, which you can find under “Forms.” 
• You will receive a response as soon as possible.
• This process is intended exclusively for eligible employers with a branch office in the City of Bremen.
  
  • Individuals who do not live in Germany and wish to come to Germany as employees, apprentices, or students must continue to contact the German Embassy in their home country and apply for a visa there.

More information

Due to the complexity of residency law, this description is provided for informational purposes only and is not legally binding.

• Proof that the employer has authorized the qualified professional and, if applicable, proof of subdelegation (see “Additional Information”)
• The specialist's passport or passport substitute
• Copy of the certificate confirming the skilled worker's residence status while currently residing in another EU country
• If applicable, proof of adequate retirement benefits
• If applicable, a decision from the competent recognition authority confirming the equivalence of the vocational training completed abroad (if available)
• If applicable, an evaluation by the Central Office for Foreign Education regarding the comparability of the foreign higher education degree (if available)
• If applicable: Notice from the competent authority regarding the recognition of the foreign college degree for the purpose of employment in a regulated profession (if available)
• If required: License to practice or a commitment to grant a license to practice
• If necessary, the competent immigration authority will initiate the process to determine the equivalence of the professional qualification obtained abroad or to evaluate the foreign college degree.
  
  • The following documents must be submitted to complete the procedure:
    
    • Proof of education in the original language and a copy of the German translation
    • A tabular resume (in German or, if applicable, English) starting from the beginning of the relevant education: including a complete list of completed educational and continuing education programs as well as all previous employment
    • If available: Proof of relevant professional experience in the original language and as a copy of the German translation (for example, employment certificates, employment records, letters of reference)
    • If available: other certificates of qualification in the original language and as a copy of the German translation (e.g., certificates and diplomas for continuing education, training programs, courses, language proficiency)
    • If the name on your passport differs from the name on your educational certificate: Proof of name change in the original language and as a copy of the German translation.

  If necessary, after the procedure to determine the equivalence of the professional qualification acquired abroad has been successfully completed, the responsible immigration authority will seek approval from the Federal Employment Agency. To involve the Federal Employment Agency, a fully completed form “Declaration of Employment Relationship,” including the supplementary sheet, must be submitted. If necessary, supplementary sheets A–D must also be submitted.

• If family members wish to join the applicant within 6 months, the appropriate supporting documents must be submitted:
  
  • Color copies of the passports of all family members
  • Powers of attorney for the family members joining them 
• If a spouse or domestic partner is joining the applicant, the following supporting documents must also be submitted:
  
  • International marriage certificate as an officially certified copy or the original, or an officially certified copy of the marriage certificate that has been legalized by a German diplomatic mission abroad or bearing an apostille from the competent authority, in the original language and with a German translation, each as a simple copy
  • If required: Certificate of German language proficiency at the A1 level
• If children are joining the family, the following documents must also be submitted:
  
  • International birth certificate(s) as officially certified copies, or
  • originals or officially certified copies of the birth certificate(s) legalized by the German diplomatic mission abroad or bearing an apostille from the competent authority, in the original language and with a German translation, each as a simple copy

• Power of attorney for the application for an accelerated specialist procedure (pdf, 333.7 KB)
  

• Form for initial contact (pdf, 449.7 KB)
  

• Statement Regarding the Employment Relationship (pdf, 313.9 KB)
  

411,00 EUR for the implementation of the expedited skilled worker procedure
Additional fees may be charged by the relevant accreditation bodies, if applicable.
There are additional costs associated with the issuance of the residence permit. We will inform you of these in the appointment letter.

What deadlines must be paid attention to?

You must submit an application before the foreign skilled worker or foreign trainee enters the country.
In the case of family reunification with the skilled worker, the application must be submitted within 6 months of the skilled worker’s arrival in Germany.

How long does it take to process

Once we receive your application, we will get back to you as soon as possible.

• § 81a Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG)

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