{"id":4992,"date":"2025-02-05T11:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T10:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/life-initiative.org\/?page_id=4992"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:30:31","slug":"erklaerung-zum-beschaeftigungsverhaeltnis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/life-initiative.org\/en\/erklaerung-zum-beschaeftigungsverhaeltnis\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of employment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The form &#8220;Declaration of Employment&#8221; (&#8220;Erkl\u00e4rung zum Besch\u00e4ftigungsverh\u00e4ltnis&#8221;) is a document that you must send to the Immigration Office to apply for a <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>work permit<\/strong><\/span>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contains information from you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and from the company that wants to hire you<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The form can be filled out <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>by your company or by you<\/strong><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by hand or on the computer using the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arbeitsagentur.de\/datei\/erklaerung-zum-beschaeftigungsverhaeltnis_ba047549.pdf\">PDF form<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>of the Federal Employment Agency <\/strong>(&#8220;Arbeitsagentur&#8221;). As an alternative, our shortened <strong>form template<\/strong> can be used on this page.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Shortened form template:<\/strong> This template is only for people in the <\/span><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>asylum procedure<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or with a <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>toleration<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who are applying for a work permit. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Take our <a href=\"https:\/\/life-initiative.org\/en\/arbeitserlaubnis\/\">free test<\/a> beforehand to find out if you can apply for a work permit. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How the template works:<\/strong> Fill in the fields with your information. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can leave individual fields blank and fill them in later. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are finished, click on <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Download PDF<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, save the file or print it out. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>No registration required:<\/strong> Your data will <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>not be stored<\/strong><\/span><\/span> by us. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also send the link to this website to your company. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 22px;\">Template for filling out the form <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;\">(click to open)<\/span><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Template for filling out the &#8220;<strong>Declaration of Employment<\/strong>&#8221; form for the approval of employment of persons with toleration or residence permit. 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Then you or your company must send the following documents to the Immigration Office (if possible by registered mail or fax):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/life-initiative.org\/en\/antragsvorlage-arbeitserlaubnis\/\">Application for a work permit<\/a> (letter)<\/li>\n<li>Declaration of Employment (signed)<\/li>\n<li>Draft employment contract (not signed). If required, you can find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de\/recht\/mustervertraege\/arbeitsvertrag-standard--5196770\">sample employment contract<\/a> here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, read our <a href=\"https:\/\/life-initiative.org\/en\/arbeitserlaubnis-asylverfahren\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">step-by-step information<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/life-initiative.org\/en\/kontakt\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">contact<\/a> us. This offer was realized with the support of the <b>Postcode-Lotterie<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The form &#8220;Declaration of Employment&#8221; (&#8220;Erkl\u00e4rung zum Besch\u00e4ftigungsverh\u00e4ltnis&#8221;) 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. 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