Why the US must not become a nation of emigrantsThe US is experiencing an unprecedented exodus of citizens, with a growing number seeking better opportunities abroad due to factors like h...
20 Mar, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Germany launches online visa applications via consular services portalGermany launched a digital Consular Services Portal for visa applications. This new system covers 28 types of national visas, making the pr...
03 Jan, 2025, 10.56 AM IST
Manpower-short Germany ups skilled worker visasGermany will issue upwards of 10 percent more professional visas in 2024 after it relaxed some rules in a bid to tackle chronic labour shor...
17 Nov, 2024, 07.36 PM IST
Germany increases visa quota for skilled Indian professionals to 90,000 annuallyGermany will increase annual visas for skilled Indian professionals from 20,000 to 90,000. This aims to enhance economic and professional t...
25 Oct, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
Germany cuts visa processing time for Indian skilled workers from 9 months to 2 weeksThe German government has dramatically reduced the processing time for long-term visas for Indian skilled workers, from nine months to just...
15 Aug, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
Germany issued 80,000 work visas till June 2024 amid workforce shortagesBetween January and June this year, Germany issued 80,000 employment visas, with 40,000 granted to skilled workers, reflecting a 3,000 incr...
31 Jul, 2024, 11.30 AM IST
Germany is planning to lower taxes for some foreign skilled workersGermany is planning significant tax reductions for newly arrived foreign skilled workers, offering 30%, 20%, and 10% rebates over three yea...
30 Jul, 2024, 10.46 AM IST
Germany eyes Indian talent pool to fill critical labour gapsGermany is planning to hire more Indian workers to address its labor shortages, according to Schengen News. Labor Minister Hubertus Heil an...
18 Jul, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
Germany's new immigration law aimed at attracting skilled workers to become effective in NovemberGermany's new immigration law, set to take effect in November, aims to attract skilled workers from non-EU countries with non-academic trai...
07 Oct, 2023, 03.18 PM IST
Calling all foreign workers! The German chip sector’s run into a labour problemGermany is trying to get ahead of its skilled worker shortage. Last October, the government announced a strategy focusing on education, ups...
02 Jul, 2023, 07.17 AM IST
Germany to pass immigration reform law this weekGermany is set to pass a law that will make it easier for skilled workers to immigrate, particularly from non-EU countries, as the country ...
19 Jun, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
Germany must become an 'immigration country', finance minister saysLast month, Germany unveiled draft reforms on immigration, skills training and promoting immigration from countries outside the European Un...
21 Apr, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
Germany is looking to fill two million jobsAchim Dercks, president of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), said in a press conference that the vacancies "resulted in a...
13 Jan, 2023, 10.45 AM IST
Germany poised to loosen immigration rules for skilled workersChancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet is due on Wednesday to approve measures to allow citizens of countries outside the European Union who’ve s...
30 Nov, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
By easing immigration, Germany is trying to avoid a crisis of 2.5 lakh missing workersAccording to the new immigration rule, Germany plans to offer dual citizenship, as well as a special citizenship status which will be valid...
14 Sep, 2022, 06.34 PM IST
Germany issued 60,000 visas for skilled workers in 2021The number was 30,000 in 2020 when the German Skilled Workers Immigration Act was rolled out in March.
07 Mar, 2022, 11.11 AM IST
Germany is on the lookout for 400,000 immigrants to fill up job vacanciesThe new system will invite all the qualified professionals from outside the EU to work in Germany, accompanied by a smooth and transparent ...
26 Dec, 2021, 08.21 PM IST