ICT- Karte für unternehmensintern transferierte Arbeitnehmer Erteilung

§ 19 Residence Act (AufenthG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__19.html

If your company is based outside the EU and you are temporarily seconded to a branch in Germany, you can apply for an ICT card.

"ICT" stands for "Intra-Corporate Transfer". The ICT card is a special residence permit that you can apply for as a manager, specialist or trainee if you are temporarily deployed in Germany from a location outside the EU. The ICT card allows you to work in your company's German branch for a certain period of time.

• Valid passport or passport replacement
• Employment contract including proof of previous employment in the company
• If applicable: declaration of secondment from the company
• Proof of qualification (e.g. certificates, diplomas)
• Confirmation of the planned deployment in Germany, including information on the position and duration of the stay
• proof of health insurance
• Current biometric passport photo (can also be taken during the interview for a fee)
• Proof of securing livelihood (for example, salary slips or certificates)
• Current registration certificate

In individual cases, the responsible authority may require you to submit further documents.

• You will work in the receiving branch as a manager or as a specialist.
• You have been with the company for at least six months without interruption immediately prior to the intra-company transfer.
• You will continue to be a member of the company for the duration of the transfer.
• ​​​​​​The transfer takes longer than 90 days.
• The transfer takes a maximum of 3 years. If you are a trainee, a maximum of 1 year.
• You have entered the country with an appropriate visa and have already provided the information required for the ICT card to the responsible German diplomatic mission abroad.

100,00 EUR

• You use the online service to apply for the ICT card after your entry and upload the required documents.
• The responsible office will then send you an appointment for an interview.
• Please bring all required documents, preferably in their original form, with you to the appointment.
• The responsible authority will check your identity and documents.
• The competent authority shall involve other authorities where necessary.
• If your application is approved, your fingerprints, signature and a biometric photo will be taken to produce the electronic residence permit (eAT).
• The responsible authority commissions an external body, the Federal Printing Office, to produce your eAT.
• As soon as the eAT is ready, you will receive a notification and can collect the card in person from the responsible office. The responsible office will give you an appointment for this.
• If the application is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice with the reasons for the rejection.

Up to several weeks

You must submit your application before your visa expires.

The ICT card is issued for specialists and managers for a maximum of 3 years in total and for trainees for a maximum of 1 year.

There are no special features.

• Contradiction
• Action before the administrative court

• ICT stands for "Intra-Corporate Transfer"
• special residence permit for managers, specialists and trainees
• allows you to work for a certain period of time in the German branch of a company if you are usually employed at a location outside the EU

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