Visa for IT specialists
If you’d like to hire an IT specialist that doesn’t fit the educational or training qualifications for the work permits listed above, there is a third option: the visa for IT specialists. In order to qualify for this visa, applicants must:
Have a job offer in the IT sector in Germany.
Provide proof of at least three years of experience in the IT sector over the last seven years. Their professional experience must adequately qualify them for the job in question.
Provide proof of the relevant theoretical knowledge required for the job in question through training courses and exams.
Get approval from the Federal Employment Agency (BA). It must be demonstrated that there are no preferential (nationals of EU member states or the EEA States) workers available for the job. The conditions of employment must be comparable with those of domestic employees.