NEW - the Skilled Immigration Act will apply from 01.03.2020!

The Skilled Immigration Act expands the framework for the immigration of qualified skilled workers from countries outside the EU to Germany. In future, skilled workers with vocational, non-academic training will be able to immigrate to Germany more easily for work purposes. Existing regulations for skilled workers with a university degree will be continued and in some cases further facilitated, but will not change fundamentally.

Important for employers who employ foreign skilled workers, there is a new reporting requirement!

If the employer terminates an employment relationship with a foreign skilled worker prematurely, the employer must inform the immigration authority of this. within four weeks inform. Otherwise you could be fined.