Questions about work contract termination and taking a party time job & its impact on visa
I am a non EU citizen. I came to Germany, Düsseldorf on EU blue card. After working for 1.2 years I lost my job. After that I applied for Arbeitlosgeld and I received it for 6 months. I also enrolled for Integration course. Currently I am jobless for last 7 months, I am not getting Arbeitlosgeld anymore, my integration course is still continuing.
Initially when this situation happened I communicated Ausländerbehörde through Email.
Recently I getting a part time job opportunity, which is 20 hours per week.
Now ny questions are:
1) Do I need to inform Ausländerbehörde about the part time job?
2) Will a part time job change status of my residence permit?
3) The Aufenthaltserlaubnis states- that if I change my job I need to update the company name also. Does it also applicable for part time jobs as well? Or only for full time job?
Kindly help me to understand the procedure. Your help is highly appreciated.
Hello @Adh_ and welcome to our forum thank you for posting your question here.
It’s great you have informed the Ausländerbehörde regarding your job loss, you have a deadline two weeks to inform them, after you have lost your job.
I will try and answer your questions, please other community members who have had similar experiences feel free to share too.
1) In general, if you have to let your local immigration office know if you change your job within the first year of employment if you hold a Blue Card.
Then the immigration office will check if your new employment meets the requirements of a blue card. Here is more information on the job change with a Blue Card
https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/skilled-immigration-act
I would recommend to always let the immigration office know when you change jobs.
2) Whether or not your residence changes depend on the type of job you will have.
The immigration office (Ausländerbehörde) will always check if the requirements for a Blue Card are fulfilled.
The minimum income varies according to certain exceptions, for example if you work in a job that has shortages. You can find the different amounts on our page:
https://handbookgermany.de/en/eu-blue-card#faq_431
And on Make it in Germany:
https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/skilled-immigration-act
The job will also need to be a qualified job, meaning that it requires a university degree and is tied to your degree.
3) The update also applies for part time jobs. Your residency is usually always tied to the employer. If this changes then you also need to change it on your residency. The experts from @Faire__Integration_in_Schleswig-Holstein and @Faire__Integration_BB might also have some further tipps for you.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Best wishes.