VISA - Medical Requirments

Hi All,

I am Max and I am planning on immigrating to Germany. I have a few queries which are listed below, hope someone would be able to assist me with it!
1. Could you anyone assist me with possibly confirming if a HIV positive person can gain work permit and residence permit in Germany?

2. Is a HIV medical test required for German WORK VISA process?

3. And to obtain a German Work Visa - can the visa applicant sponsor themselves with just a work offer from a German Company or does the company has to provide the applicant with job offer letter and also has to sponsor the candidate as well?

Thank you very much for your guidance on this.

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Yara__Community_Manager

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Hi @Maxxx ,
thanks for coming to our platform. It's great that you are informing yourself before moving to Germany.
I will try to answer your questions as best as I can.

1+2. Yes, someone with HIV can apply for a work permit and residence permit in Germany. There are certain federal states in Germany, where they might ask you to take a test for the visa application or residence permit. I found this according to the source on page30: https://www.iasociety.org/sites/default/files/hivtravel/DAH_Quick_Ref_Guide_2016.pdf
To get more accurate information I would suggest you contact the “Aids Hilfe” they also give advice online and can help you further with your questions.

3. No, sponsorship is not possible for a work visa. You will already need to have a job offer in Germany. Please see our skilled workers visa page for more information.
However, you can sponsor yourself through the so called Opportunity Card. Where you can search for a job. In the chapter we have listed all the requirements.

Please let me know if the Aids Hilfe were helpful it would be great for other community members with similar questions if you could share your experience and the information they passed on.

Best wishes

Maxxx

Hi Yara,

Please find the response from the Aids Hilfe team on my queries

First:

In germany you dont an negativ HIV-test for an work permit or a residence permit.

You dont need a HIV-Test for a Work Visa,

and there is no shortage for ART medication here in Germany.

For the import of medications:

It is forbidden by law to obtain medicines from abroad. In Germany, only pharmacies are authorised to dispense medicines. Either you have insurance that covers the costs of HIV treatment or you go to one of our pharmacies with a prescription from a foreign doctor (but you have to pay for this yourself).

There are two types of insurance in Germany. Statutory health insurance and private insurance.

Both pay for HIV medication without you having to pay anything.

Favourable income insurances, however, NEVER pay for HIV medication or laboratory tests.

Yet I had one more additional query, if you can assist me with it, what would be the cost for HIV medications in Germany and is there any possibility to gain the medicines for free of cost and how does it work ?

Could you please assist ?

Yara__Community_Manager

Hi @Maxxx , it's great that you have reached out to Aids Hilfe, thanks for posting the answer here. I am sure it also helps others.

Regarding the costs of medication this depends on your insurance. In Germany there are two types of insurances, private and public.
Before coming to Germany I would suggest that you check which insurance is best and what insurance plan covers your medication.
We have some information that will help you guide what insurance to choose, here: https://handbookgermany.de/en/health-insurance

Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Best wishes

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