If you receive a “residence permit for researchers” you will automatically be given a work permit. You can find more information on the “residence permit for researchers” on the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees: www.bamf.de/forschungsaufenthalte

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Grant holders, research assistants and research associates working at scientific-research institutes funded exclusively or mainly from public funds do not usually need a work permit. However, you should check with your future employer or sponsor whether this special regulation applies to you.

Visiting academics and researchers generally receive a residence permit for research purposes that allows them to take up gainful employment. Approval by the Federal Employment Agency is not generally required.

You can find more information on work permits on the following websites: www.auswaertiges-amt.de www.euraxess.de www.daad.de/en/form