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Start Relocation takes over the service for Expath customers
The new year brought a surprise for clients of Berlin-based relocation company Expath: Expath’s operational business was taken over by Startcon on 1 February 2025.
Navigating Germany’s housing scene: Temporary vs. permanent residences
Finding an apartment in Germany is tough. Moving to a new city and especially country can be both thrilling and daunting, especially when it comes to finding the right place to call home. In Germany, in general, individuals face the choice between temporary and permanent residences. Each option caters to specific needs and presents its own set of...
What is the “Niederlassungserlaubnis”?
The Niederlassungs-Erlaubnis (“settlement allowance“) is a settlement permit for an unlimited period of time, which gives the holder unrestricted access to the labour market. For employers, it can be an advantage to support this one-time procedure. We will tell you about the requirements for acquiring this residence permit, what in our experience...
The Blue Card: Everything you need to know
The Blue Card is a successful permit to attract the best professional talent, which offers significant advantages for their integration into German life. We tell you here what this permit is about, the criteria for obtaining it according to the two different types of the card, which are the most significant advantages, and how we at Startcon can...
New regulations for foreign doctors – preparatory course for the specialist language examination at the Medical Association
Die Bedingungen für die Zulassung ausländischer Ärzte an Deutschen Krankenhäusern haben sich verändert. Für Approbation und Berufserlaubnis werden in vielen Bundesländern fachsprachliche Prüfungen von den Ärztekammern abgenommen.
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Start Relocation takes over the service for Expath customers
The new year brought a surprise for clients of Berlin-based relocation company Expath: Expath’s operational business was taken over by Startcon on 1 February 2025. Expath Managing Director Tia Hardy Robinson informed her customers at the start of the year that Expath...
Navigating Germany’s housing scene: Temporary vs. permanent residences
Finding an apartment in Germany is tough. Moving to a new city and especially country can be both thrilling and daunting, especially when it comes to finding the right place to call home. In Germany, in general, individuals face the choice between temporary and...
What is the “Niederlassungserlaubnis”?
The Niederlassungs-Erlaubnis (“settlement allowance“) is a settlement permit for an unlimited period of time, which gives the holder unrestricted access to the labour market. For employers, it can be an advantage to support this one-time procedure. We will tell you...
The Blue Card: Everything you need to know
The Blue Card is a successful permit to attract the best professional talent, which offers significant advantages for their integration into German life. We tell you here what this permit is about, the criteria for obtaining it according to the two different types of...
New regulations for foreign doctors – preparatory course for the specialist language examination at the Medical Association
More and more hospitals are employing doctors from abroad. The conditions for the authorisation of foreign doctors in Germany have now changed. In many federal states, specialist language examinations are conducted by the medical associations to obtain a licence to...