Hallo! Since this subreddit has been a very helpfull resource (thank you all so much btw) i was asked by a friend to post his problem in hope of answers that could help.

His situation and problem:

"I am a foreigner with a Hungarian residence permit, i came to Germany to find a job, and was able to land a contract.
I contacted my "Ansprechpartner" at the immigration office to explain my situation, I wanted to know how I should proceed after geting the employment contract. He confirmed that it was possible to apply for a residence permit in Germany by using my Hungarian permit.

After showing his Email response to my employer and Agentur für Arbeit to proceed with the rest of the documents, I contacted the service again. This time, however, a different clerk replied that this was not possible, and not legal, even though I mentioned the previous confirmation letter to her, she denied that this was legal and simply said i can not get my german residence permit this way.

What should i do? Has anyone had similar experience?"

Thanks in advance.

by rBnilss

4 comments

  1. What citizenship does your friend have?

    Which Hungarian permit does he have? Does he have a long-term EU permit from Hungary?

  2. It appears they are asking for the necessary documents for a residence permit for taking up employment. This is a regular process and the HU residence permit does not affect this. It is neither a hindrance nor an advantage. 

    The only resident permit that would be useful for your friend for the purpose would be the EU Long Term Residence Permit. This is an unlimited visa, and I. Germany requires at least five years residence, and is legally equivalent to a permanent settlement permit. I do not know the requirements for Hungary.

  3. If your friend is nonEU (also not from privileged countries) and doesn’t have EU Permanent Residence in Hungary, then he must apply the working permit from German embassy in Hungary or his home country. 

  4. He needs to apply from the German embassy in Hungary assuming that he is a resident there.
    That doesn’t seem logical at all , but yeah , welcome to Germany 🙂

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