Finally, I just got my work permit 🙂 Hurrayyy!!! 

It takes me 7 months and 6 times going to the immigration office to get a one-year-work-permit for me and a one-year-stay-permit formy wife. I feel very very relieved and happy 🙂 I can start working again this Monday.

These are some tips which can help you to get a German work permit. This is only based on my experience, so there is no guaranty 🙄

Pray a lot. Even if you have qualified to get one, it is the immigration office who decides whether you can get your permit or when you can get it. Sometimes, I feel like it is based on their mood. Some people can get the permit in just 2-3 weeks while others have to wait for months. Some people can pass by providing just the required documents, some might have to provide additional documents like translated CV/resume. So don’t forget to pray a lot or bring your 4 leaf clover or other lucky charms 😉

Be nice and professional. Wear more formal outfits, silent you mobile phone, and prepare all the required documents (especially your biometric photos). Try to put a smile on your face 🙂 Try your best not to make the immigration offices feels angry. It will suffer you or the person after you.

Bring a native German with you, if possible. Even if you can speak German very well. Preferable, someone related to your job (your boss, HRD person, or colleague) and knows about German immigration law (a little bit is OK). Not all Germans know and aware that there is a big problem in German immigration, so make sure that you tell your case to your colleague/boss/HRD person. Even better, hire an immigration lawyer!

My colleague said to me that good things come to those who waits but in my case (or most people’s cases), good things come to those who fights.

Good luck!