Asylum procedures and employment, training and studies 
In the first three months after applying for asylum, asylum seekers are not allowed to work. However, internships and studies are generally possible even at the beginning of the asylum procedure. If the migration office extends your residence permit, you can apply to be allowed to work as well.
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Basic information
Training, internships and studies are generally permitted during the asylum procedure. The Migration Office will make a note of this in your residence permit when it is extended.
Employment as a salaried employee is only permitted with the approval of the Migration Office and the Federal Employment Agency. In order to obtain approval for employment, you need a specific job offer from an employer (see under Forms) who would like to employ you.
Exception:
In principle, you are not allowed to work:
- Persons who are obliged to live in a reception center
- Persons from so-called "safe countries of origin" who submitted their asylum application after 31.08.2015.
(Safe countries of origin are: Member States of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Senegal and Serbia).
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Procedure
In order to have employment approved, you need a specific job offer from an employer who would like to employ you. The employer must complete the job offer form, which you can download here (see under Forms). Only if the job offer is completed in full and signed by the employer can this employment be permitted.
Please email the completed scanned job offer form to mailto:ref30@migrationsamt.bremen.de
or send it to us by post to:
Migration Office,
Department 3,
Stresemannstr. 48,
28207 Bremen
The Migration Office will forward the job offer to the Federal Employment Agency, which will check the job offer. This procedure usually takes 21 days. Only if the Federal Employment Agency agrees can the Migration Office issue the employment permit.
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Competent Department
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Aufenthalt
- +49 421 361-88630 (montags bis donnerstags von 08.00 Uhr bis 12.00 Uhr)
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
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@migrationsamt. bremen. de
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Migrationsamt
- 0421 361-88630
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
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@migrationsamt. bremen. de
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Fees / Costs
gebührenfrei
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
The duration of the procedure is usually 4 weeks after receipt of the application by the Migration Office.
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More Information
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 25.07.2025