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For talent · Work in Germany
Work in Germany: your next steps
You want to know whether an offer is real and who pays for what. We explain each step and each route.
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We prepare every step carefully; the decisions are issued by the competent authorities.
14
routes explained
4
steps to your journey
2021
founded in Berlin
In writing
All prices before the contract starts
The routes
Four routes that often fit
Which route fits depends on your qualification, experience and German. Each page explains the rules.
Skilled worker visa
With a qualification and an employer in Germany.
EU Blue Card
Usually with a university degree and an employment contract.
Opportunity Card
Come under set conditions and look for work here.
Vocational training
Learn a trade at a company and a vocational school.All routes
The other routes
General information on each route, with links to the official rules. See all routes.
- Recognition in GermanyHow your qualification is assessed, and what to do if it is only partly recognised.
- Nursing in GermanyNursing is a regulated profession in Germany: recognition, German and the steps.
- Work experience routeFor people with long practical experience in their trade.
- Training place searchCome to Germany to look for a training place.
- Professional driversRules for drivers from outside the EU (Section 24a Employment Ordinance).
- Self-employmentWorking on your own account in Germany (Section 21 Residence Act).
- Study in GermanyDegree studies, including Studienkolleg and preparatory language courses.
- Study Application VisaCome to Germany to apply for a place at university.
- Language Course VisaLearn German on site in Germany.
- Family ReunionRules for joining a family member who lives in Germany.
How it works
The path, step by step
- 1
First call
We look at your qualification, experience, German and family situation.
You + DastN - 2
Recognition
We organise documents and appointments. The recognition body decides.
DastN + Authority - 3
Employer interview
If your profile fits, we ask your permission before we share it. You meet the employer before you sign anything.
You + DastN - 4
Visa and travel
We organise appointments and travel. The authorities decide on the visa.
DastN + Authority
No fixed duration: it depends on your occupation, recognition, German and appointments.
Your future in Germany
Why Germany
Facts at a glance
- around 1 million
open jobs in Germany (IAB, Q2 2026)
- €13.90
minimum wage per hour, 2026 (€14.60 from 2027)
- 3 years
before skilled workers can apply for permanent residence if the legal conditions are met (among others 36 months of pension contributions, German B1)
- 21 months
EU Blue Card: permanent residence with sufficient German (B1)
- 5 years
of residence before naturalisation if you meet the conditions; dual citizenship is allowed
Sources (checked 8 Nov 2026): IAB press release of 3 Sep 2026; German Federal Government (minimum wage, Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance); § 18c AufenthG; § 10 StAG. General information, not legal advice.
Myth or fact?
What really applies
“Foreigners can't buy property.”
Buying a home does not, as a rule, depend on your citizenship or residence. It does not give you a residence permit.
“Investing needs a million.”
The law sets no fixed minimum sum. The authority assesses each case, among other things business idea, experience, capital and jobs.
“Founders from abroad are not welcome.”
Germany has routes for founders from abroad (self-employment). About 1 in 3 founders in Germany in 2025 had an immigration background (KfW Gründungsmonitor 2026).
Where to start
Where are you right now?
Quick start
Three details. We get back to you.
Country, name and one way to reach you is enough. We get back to you and clarify the rest in the call.
- +49 30 466901111
Mon–Fri, 08:00–18:00 (Berlin time, CET/CEST) - info@dastn.com
DastN GmbH, Kurfürstendamm 194, 10707 Berlin
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Questions
Good to know
No, you can contact us without any German. Most jobs need good German later on, so it helps to start early.
We work with employers in Germany who are hiring. Before you sign anything, you have an interview with the employer.
The authorities decide whether and when your family can join you, under fixed rules. We talk about your family in the first call.
It depends on your occupation, recognition, German and the authorities' appointments, so we do not give a fixed time. At each step we tell you what comes next.
As a rule, the employer in Germany instructs and pays us for the placement. Whether any costs could arise for you, we tell you in the first call, before you agree to anything. Any placement fee is governed by German law (Section 296 SGB III): at most EUR 2,000 including VAT, due only once an employment contract has come about through our placement, and no advance payments. For placement into vocational training (Ausbildung), the law allows only the employer to pay a fee (Section 296a SGB III). Authority fees, for example for the visa or recognition, may also apply. Other DastN services that you book yourself (for example visa support, embassy interview preparation or training) are priced in writing before the contract starts. Where an employer has booked and pays for them, you pay nothing for those.
Our website is dastn.com, our emails come from @dastn.com and our phone is +49 30 466901111. We state all prices in writing before the contract starts. Payments only by bank transfer to DastN GmbH, never via WhatsApp or private accounts.
The check and your first consultation come with no obligation.
DastN GmbH, Berlin · HRB 230821 B
Next step
Let's talk about your move
In a first call we look at which steps fit your situation.