Services to Apply for to Search for a Job from inside Germany – aka Opportunity Card
We do not sponsor anyone. Please understand that you have contacted an immigration law firm, not a recruiting agency. We further assume that you have successfully passed our "employment test". 
Have you already passed the eligibility test? If not, please take it first! Click here to take it.
Application Proceedings
We want to help you get the card quickly, but we cannot influence the authorities. The services for applying for a residence permit for job hunting with an opportunity card will contain the following tasks:
- providing you with a checklist of all documents to be submitted so your application is complete.
Case deciders are extremely annoyed if anything evident is missing; however, sometimes they might want more information, - generally instruct you about the application proceedings (duration, fees, opening hours, etc.), so you know what will happen when and why,
- prefilling the mandatory application form (for your convenience),
German authorities hate sloppiness, and chances decline when the application form evidently misses important information, - instructing you on which office the relevant documents are to be submitted to,
to ensure that each authority gets exactly those documents it wants to see and nothing else, - double-check supplementary documents;
German authorities crave to have your story proven; we will make sure that you show correct and relevant data, - answer legal follow-up questions from the authorities; t
his is to ensure that they only hear the relevant and correct information, - provide a summary of any new legal status at every relevant step in the process of applying for the permit.
Services for Spouse and Minor Child(ren):
A trailing spouse and minor children do not automatically come into Germany with the candidate. Just because the candidate applies does not at all mean they will get a permit. This is especially true for candidates not living in Germany. The opportunity card does supply the basis for family reunion. This means breadwinners still at home are not yet able to bring their family members with them. Family reunion to the breadwinner will be possible after securing the real job in Germany.
Persons over 45 Years
If you are 45 years or older, you also have to receive a salary of at least €4015 in Western Germany, resp. €3905 for Eastern Germany. If your salary will be lower than that threshold, you will have to show an adequate pension plan or other provisions for retirement. This coverage can be either the state pension plan from home, private savings, or closing a German pension plan or a mixture of all. The government wants to make sure that you will not be dependent on welfare upon retiring. An exception is imaginable, when there is a public interest in a certain profession. A public interest will be typically assumed when the profession is in shortage in Germany. You will find some examples here: www.vonEngelhardt.com/professions
N.B. This is only relevant for the very first permit!
Fees
We will need € 800 ex VAT for the above–mentioned services. They come after the eligibility test for the opportunity card.
How to Assign us
If you would like to discuss your situation in advance, please do not be misled. This is the approach! If you do not have an employer yet and want to immigrate with the Opportunity Card, then begin the process here