Employment and Residence Law for Research Institutions
We advise and accompany employers and in particular scientific institutions as well as their potential employees throughout Germany in all stages of proceedings on all questions of employment and residence law. We advise them on applications and correspondence with all authorities such as German embassies, immigration authorities and the Federal Employment Agency, and we also represent them in dealings with the relevant authorities.
Your experts for legal advice in the scientific context in Germany
Whether you are a researcher, assistant, research associate, visiting scientist or post-doctoral researcher – there are numerous legal requirements to be observed by third-country nationals as well as their employers when staying in Germany.
We are therefore happy to advise you on all questions of residence and employment law relating to the entry, residence and employment of future employees. Residence law not only raises complex questions of substantive law that need to be taken into account when employing foreign staff in the scientific sector, but also raises procedural questions in which we can also assist you.
Our main areas of advice for employers and companies:
- Drafting of employment contracts, including customary remuneration
- (Preliminary) approval procedures of the Federal Employment Agency, including representation
- Application for various residence titles and their extension, i.e. from visa to residence permit, EU Blue Card to settlement permit
- Issuance of fictitious certificates and related rights and obligations
- Due Diligence, notification and documentation obligations
- Cross-border cooperation between different scientific institutions and cross-border activities of third-country nationals for research purposes.
