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Applies to the following people/travelers |
Duration of stay |
Visa or other residence status required? |
Work possible? |
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Citizens of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom |
< 90 days |
No |
Yes |
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> 90 days |
No - but must register with local Residence Registration Office |
Yes |
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Citizens of Bulgaria*, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania*, Slovakia, Slovenia |
< 90 days |
No |
Self-employed persons: Yes Employees: Yes, but a work permit is still required. These transitional rules will cease by 2011 at the latest (*Bulgaria and Romania: 2014). From 2009 the labor market will be opened up for university graduates from the new EU-States. |
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> 90 days |
No - but must register with local Residence Registration Office |
Self-employed persons: Yes Employees: Yes, but a work permit is still required. These transitional rules will cease by 2011 at the latest (*Bulgaria and Romania: 2014). From 2009 the labor market will be opened up for university graduates from the new EU-States. |
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Citizens of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, United States and 19 other states |
< 90 days |
No |
Yes - but only with a residence permit "for the purpose of gainful occupation" or a settlement permit. Exception: "working holiday visas" for travelers between 18 and 30 from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Canada on the basis of bilateral agreements. These allow the holder to work on a visitor's visa. |
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> 90 days |
Yes - Residence permit or (permanent) settlement permit required. Citizens from Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United States entering Germany for the purpose of a long-term stay (> 90 days), including a stay for the purpose of gainful occupation, do not require any visa at the time of entry - application for residence or settlement permit is possible after entry, within a period of 3 months. |
Yes - but only with a residence permit "for the purpose of gainful occupation" or a settlement permit. |
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Citizens of other states |
< 90 days |
Yes - visa required. |
Yes - but only with a residence permit "for the purpose of gainful occupation". |
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> 90 days |
Residence permit or (permanent) settlement permit required. |
Yes - but only with a residence permit "for the purpose of gainful occupation" or a settlement permit. |
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Separate option for entrepreneurs from outside the EU and European Economic Area |
< 3 years then conversion to settlement permit possible |
Residence permit "for the purpose of self-employment" - which is granted as a rule (but not exclusively) if an investment of 500,000 Euros and the creation of at least 5 jobs. |
Yes - with a residence permit "for the purpose of self-employment" - which is granted as a rule (but not exclusively) with an investment of 500,000 Euros and the creation of at least 5 jobs. |
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Simplified option for Highly qualified persons |
Unlimited |
Settlement permit "for highly qualified persons" |
Special approval allows a settlement permit to be granted immediately. No restrictions for family members. |
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