Need clarification about work permit

doforumda · Post by **doforumda** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:47 pm

I am an Asian and I have a work permit of Finland and currently working in an IT company in Helsinki. Today I got a job offer from Germany. My question is that can I use my work Schengen visa of Finland to work in Germany? While working in Germany with Finland Schengen visa, I will apply for Germany visa to stay there for a long time.

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Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:35 pm

doforumda wrote:I am an Asian and I have a work permit of Finland and currently working in an IT company in Helsinki. Today I got a job offer from Germany. My question is that can I use my work Schengen visa of Finland to work in Germany? While working in Germany with Finland Schengen visa, I will apply for Germany visa to stay there for a long time.

Thanks in advance

Work Schengen visa? Are you sure you don't have Residence Permit? http://www.migri.fi/working_in_finland/ ... yed_person
Travelling: http://www.migri.fi/working_in_finland/ ... nce_permit
German regulations I've have no idea, but surely they like the red tape as much as Finnish bureaucrats.

doforumda · Post by **doforumda** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:56 pm

I mean work resident permit through which I could visit throughout Europe.

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:02 pm

doforumda wrote:I mean work resident permit through which I could visit throughout Europe.

With that you can get to Germany. Working and living there is up to the local rules and legislation.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:13 pm

My question is that can I use my work Schengen visa of Finland to work in Germany?

No, you need to apply a German permit, every country has its own work rules. You can travel within Schengen, but to stay and work you need to go through each country process separately - theres no "EU-permit" as such.

Adrian42 · Post by **Adrian42** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:31 pm

Pursuivant wrote:
My question is that can I use my work Schengen visa of Finland to work in Germany?
No, you need to apply a German permit, every country has its own work rules. You can travel within Schengen, but to stay and work you need to go through each country process separately - theres no "EU-permit" as such.

The EU Blue Card could be considered to be an "EU-permit".

(But that is unlikely to be relevant for the OP in this thread.)

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