The German economy is actually desperately looking for skilled workers, also abroad. However, the Corona crisis has ensured that fewer people have their professional qualifications recognized in this country.
The corona crisis also has consequences for the immigration of skilled workers. Last year, the number of applications for recognition of foreign professional qualifications to the German authorities fell by 3 percent to 42,000, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office.
The procedure was reformed in March 2020 with the Skilled Workers Immigration Act and was intended to ensure accelerated processes. However, due to the pandemic-related entry restrictions, the statistical office assumes a simultaneously dampening corona effect.
Nevertheless, in 2020, 44,800 foreign qualifications were recognized nationwide as being fully or partially equivalent to German qualifications. That was 5 percent more than the year before. Two thirds of these (29,900) were in the medical health professions. Of this, a good half (15,500) were caregivers. According to their countries of origin, people from Bosnia-Herzegovina made up the largest group with 3,600, ahead of Serbia (3,400) and Syria (3,100).
A total of around 59,000 proceedings were pending with the responsible bodies in 2020, of which a good 9,400 had not yet been decided. In around 4800 cases, the recognition was refused or the procedure ended without a decision, for example if the application was withdrawn.
Jane Stock is a technology author, who has written for 24 Hours World. She writes about the latest in technology news and trends, and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to improve his audience’s experience.
