Dienstleistungsportal Bayern

Description

Prerequisites

In order to obtain approval, you must be able to prove that the workers you wish to employ,

• have the necessary qualifications
• have the same working conditions as comparable German employees,
• are actually engaged in activities that correspond to their qualifications or are appropriate to their qualifications, and
• have a valid employment contract.

Depending on the trade in which your company operates, special requirements may apply for approval to employ foreign contract workers.

Procedure

To obtain approval, proceed as follows as the client:

• Contact the Central Foreign and Professional Placement Office. There you will be registered, receive an order number and the application forms. Once you have registered and received an order number, you can download the application forms from the website of the Federal Employment Agency and also send (upload) them via an online account on the same site.
• Fill out the forms completely and send them with all required documents to the Zentrale Auslands und Fachvermittlung.
• The Central International and Specialized Placement Office will check the documents and inform you in writing whether the requirements for approval have been met.
• The foreign company sending the worker will receive a notification of approval from the Central International and Specialized Placement Office.
• The decision on the approval of the residence title is issued to the work contract employee in the form of a work contract employee card (WAK). If the residence title is issued by the foreign mission or foreigners authority in Germany, the WAK becomes part of the residence title.
• If both the work contract employee card and the residence title are available, the employee can start work.

Special notes

When applying for the first time, please always contact the Central International and Specialist Placement Office of the Federal Employment Agency first. There you will be registered and receive an order number.

Processing time

2 to 12 weeks

Required documents

• Erforderliche Unterlage/n

  • Erklärung zum Werkvertrag
  • Werkvertrag oder Rahmen und Teilleistungsvertrag oder Nachtrag im Original
  • Leistungsverzeichnis mit genauen Angaben über das zu verrichtende Gewerk im Original
  • Kontingentbestätigung des zuständigen Ministeriums oder der zuständigen Kontingentvergabestelle im Original
  • Gegebenenfalls Einsatzplan (bei wechselnder Personalstärke während der Ausführungszeit)
  • Vordruck Selbstauskunft über die betrieblichen Angaben des Bestellers (nur bei Bauleistungen)
  • Bescheinigung der örtlich zuständigen Behörde des Denkmalschutzes, dass es sich um schutzwürdige Objekte der Denkmalpflege handelt (nur bei Restaurationsarbeiten)
  • Empfangsbestätigung des Merkblatts 16 (Beschäftigung ausländischer Arbeitnehmer im Rahmen von Werkverträgen in Deutschland) unterschrieben und im Original

Forms

• Form, Bavaria-wide: Erklärung zum Werkvertrag

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

Online procedures

• Werkvertragsverfahren: Zustimmung der Bundesagentur für Arbeit online einholen

  If you have a Digital Services user account, you can upload the ad and other documents directly.

Fees

• A fee is charged by the foreign employer (contractor) for the expenses incurred by the Federal Employment Agency and the customs administration authorities in implementing the intergovernmental agreements. The basic fee for a new application is EUR 200.00. If you wish to pay the fee by cash deposit, pay the amount to the account of the Federal Employment Agency at the Deutsche Bundesbank.
  Fee: EUR 200.00
  Prepayment: Yes

  An additional EUR 100.00 fee will be charged if you make a supplementary payment. If you wish to pay the fee by cash deposit, pay the amount to the account of the Federal Employment Agency at the Deutsche Bundesbank.
  Fee: EUR 100.00
  Prepayment: Yes

  In addition, there is a term fee of EUR 75.00 per employee for each month of employment or part thereof.
  Fee: EUR 75.00
  Prepayment: Yes

Legal bases

• § 29 Absatz 1 Verordnung über die Beschäftigung von Ausländerinnen und Ausländern (Beschäftigungsverordnung - BeschV)
• § 36 Verordnung über die Beschäftigung von Ausländerinnen und Ausländern (Beschäftigungsverordnung - BeschV)
• Arbeitnehmerentsendegesetz
• § 39 Gesetz über den Aufenthalt, die Erwerbstätigkeit und die Integration von Ausländern im Bundesgebiet (Aufenthaltsgesetz - AufenthG)
• §§ 631 bis 650 Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB)

Remedy

The following can be lodged against the notification of approval and fees

• appeal and
• appeal to the social court

can be used as legal remedies.

The following applies to the issuance of the work contract employee card: The decision made by the BA within a procedure for issuing a visa or residence title is not an independent administrative act. It is an internal act of cooperation with the foreign mission or foreigners authority that decides on the residence title. An appeal can therefore only be lodged against the decision of the diplomatic mission or foreigners authority.

Links to more information

• Informationen zu Werkvertragsverfahren auf der Internetseite der Bundesagentur für Arbeit
• Merkblatt der Bundesagentur für Arbeit zur Beschäftigung ausländischer Arbeitnehmer im Rahmen von Werkverträgen in Deutschland
• Merkblatt der Bundesagentur für Arbeit zur Beschäftigung ausländischer Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer in Deutschland
• Nettolohnbedingungen 2022. Beschäftigung ausländischer Arbeitnehmer auf Grundlage zwischenstaatlicher Werkvertragsvereinbarungen

Related issues

• Residence cards and certificate of permanent right of residence; application