Hi,
Today I got a response from Arbeitsamt about the work permit applied after 1.1.2005. Here is the text:
"Immigration Law: New regulations as from January 1st. 2005
As from 01-01-05 the new Immigration Law will become active. As from this date alien IT-Experts will still have the possibility in receiving a work and residence permit for Germany as part of the new Law. So that it can be stated that the former known Green Card Program will be continued. Yet there are some changes to be noticed:

The responsible authority for the issue of the work and residence permit will be the Immigration Offices and no more the employment agencies. Further there will be no more minium salary (39.600 EUR West, 32.700 EUR East). Instead the employer has to guarantee and to prove that the salary of the alien employee equals with the local salaries for the qualified position. The employer also has to prove that the prospective position which should be filled with the alien IT-Experts is a demanding position where high skills are expected."

I have viewed the BeschV & BeschVerfV with my very weak German knowledge. I think the above text is the summary of the BeschV for IT.

regards,
mk

Great mk,

Any official link (better if in English) stating it...

cheers,
T7

I did not find any English link. I know only German link.

In §27 of BeschV & BeschVerfV, it is stated that a strategy similar to greencard will be followed after 1.1.2005.

http://www.aufenthaltstitel.de/beschvinfos.html#27

regards,

mk

Nice, there is no Vorrangprüfung even after 1.1.
I thought so. But I think it will often happened that Beamter does not know it.