Business Immigration Services

Business Immigration Services

The shortage of skilled workers and globalization are increasingly leading companies to recruit foreign employees and to deploy staff across borders. The immigration and labor law regulations are multi-layered and complex. In addition, access to labor markets worldwide is highly regulated. Increased compliance requirements and bureaucratic hurdles can not only delay the deployment of employees in Germany or the target country, but can also result in significant risks and penalties for companies. Both the employer and the employee are liable for illegal employment of foreign nationals with market access restrictions, fines or entry bans as a possible result.

With its Business Immigration Service, BDO Legal advises clients across all sectors on all aspects of immigration law issues. Our lawyers and immigration specialists have extensive experience in advising on immigration law issues and in communicating with the authorities. In particular, we provide support in compiling and submitting the necessary documents to ensure that your employes are deployed in compliance with the relevant legal regulations and that procedures run smoothly and quickly.

Work permit procedures and residence law issues often represent the ‘first point of contact’ in international personnel assignments, but BDO Legal also always advises also in the context of labor and social security law aspects. Our cooperation partner, BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, assists with any subsequent tax services.

Our Business Immigration Services experts support you with the following services:

  • Examination of business trips and international personnel assignments, secondments and localizations from a compliance perspective
  • Support in applying for visas and residence permits (including work permits) for non-EU citizens
  • Advice on the best residence options for employees and their dependents
  • Instruction on registration law and residence registration requirements
  • Examination of the employer's notification obligations resulting from the Skilled Immigration Act 
  • Supporting the application process in the home country and in Germany, including communication with HR as well as the employee and dependents
  • Communication with all authorities involved
  • If necessary, coordination of external service providers (translators / relocators)
  • Checking the recognition of university degrees
  • Support with legalizations and obtaining apostilles
  • Assistance with extensions of residence permits
  • Immigration audits

As a single point of contact, the Business Immigration Services team coordinates immigration services in the destination country with support of the BDO international network of independent member firms and is available to you as a direct contact in particular for:

  • Coordination of immigration services worldwide via the BDO network
  • Advice on business trips (business visitor)
  • Support with visa applications and processes at foreign missions in Germany
  • Assistance with legalizations / obtaining apostilles
  • General advice in connection with immigration regulations in the destination country (e.g. application process, visa requirements, family reunification, health checks, etc.)

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