The form “Declaration of Employment” (“Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis”) is a document that you must send to the Immigration Office to apply for a work permit. It contains information from you and from the company that wants to hire you.
The form can be filled out by your company or by you by hand or on the computer using the PDF form of the Federal Employment Agency (“Arbeitsagentur”). As an alternative, our shortened form template can be used on this page.
- Shortened form template: This template is only for people in the asylum procedure or with a toleration who are applying for a work permit.
- Tip: Take our free test beforehand to find out if you can apply for a work permit.
- How the template works: Fill in the fields with your information. You can leave individual fields blank and fill them in later. When you are finished, click on Download PDF, save the file or print it out.
- No registration required: Your data will not be stored by us. You can also send the link to this website to your company.
Template for filling out the form (click to open)
Template for filling out the “Declaration of Employment” form for the approval of employment of persons with toleration or residence permit. (This form only contains the relevant questions 3 to 22, 24 and 25, 37 to 51 and 57 to 59.)
The next steps: Send the completed template as a PDF or as a printout to your company with the request to complete it and sign it. Then you or your company must send the following documents to the Immigration Office (if possible by registered mail or fax):
- Application for a work permit (letter)
- Declaration of Employment (signed)
- Draft employment contract (not signed). If required, you can find a sample employment contract here.
For more information, read our step-by-step information or contact us. This offer was realized with the support of the Postcode-Lotterie.