This is the initial procedure one needs to understand to acquire a German work permit or Visas. With an ‘old style’ work permit, the visa (the stamp in the candidate’s passport) is issued at the same time as the work permit. With the new Green Card scheme the Green Card (a document granting permission to the employer to employ the candidate) is issued in Germany and the candidate then takes it and her passport to the German Embassy in their home country where a visa is placed in the candidate’s passport to allow her to travel to Germany.

What is the difference between "body shopping" and providing a service? It is not possible to obtain a work permit for a candidate who is being body shopped, but it is possible for a candidate under a contract to provide services. The key differences are:

• The sponsor may not be a recruitment agency.
• The staff remains on the payroll and line management of the service provider.
• The services are above and beyond that of just a contractor – e.g. consultants assisting in the installation of a proprietary product sold to a client.
• The services provided must be shown to be in the normal run of operations for the service provider.
• What elements should be included in a service contract to ensure that it is suitable for a work permit application?

A provision of service contract should include the following elements:

• The day to day line management of the consultants remains with the service provider
• It should include warranted deliverables.
• It should cover the entire period for which the permit is requested.
• It should be signed by both parties and, ideally, be on the client’s headed paper.

For more Info and queries please follow this link -

http://www.workpermit.co.uk/germany/employer.htm

To check out an online application form, follow this link -

http://www.workpermit.co.uk/germany/employer8.htm