Specialists from abroad: Heil asks for a temporary visa for job search

Foreign applicants for particularly sought after professions should, according to the Minister of Labor Heil, receive temporary visas for job search. For example, the healthcare industry could benefit.

The Federal Minister of Labor, Hubertus Heil, wants to facilitate access to employment for foreign workers in certain industries. In the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung", the SPD politician has applied for a temporary visa for candidates in sectors such as nursing, where there is a shortage of workers. That should allow them to look for work, said the minister.

He wants to exclude the receipt of social benefits for them. "I can imagine that foreign nurses will come to Germany for six months and look for work here," said Heil. "If they do not succeed, they must come back after time has pbaded." The law on immigration for skilled workers later this year

The SPD had prevailed after the European Union dispute over refugee policy, that this year a law on immigration for skilled workers Cabinet is decided. Among other things, this should create opportunities for non-academics. This should also contain illegal migration.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday described the law as a "central project" of the government. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has announced the presentation of a historical document for the autumn.

The idea of ​​a temporary residence permit for job search specialists without a university degree is also supported by the industry. According to a report "Spiegel", it is included in a seven-point plan of the Federal Association of German Employers Associations (BDA) on the planned law.