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Red-White-Red Card - Regular Worker in Tourism, Agriculture or Forestry

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for a third-country citizen who has already been employed for at least 7 months in the last two years as a registered Regular Seasonal Worker, now applying for a Red-White-Red Card as a Regular Worker in Tourism, Agriculture or Forestry.

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  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    As a third-country citizen, you may apply for a Red-White-Red Card as a Regular Worker in the fields of Tourism, Agriculture or Forestry, if
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    you have been employed for at least 7 months in the last two years as a registered Regular Seasonal Worker in the same industry,

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A binding job offer for permanent employment by the respective employer is required, and the applicant must have worked at least 7 months in the last two years as a registered Regular Seasonal Worker in the same industry and prove German language skills at A1 level.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    As a third-country citizen, you may apply for a Red-White-Red Card as a Regular Worker in the fields of Tourism, Agriculture or Forestry, if
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    you have received a binding job offer for permanent employment by your respective employer
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    you have been employed for at least 7 months in the last two years as a registered Regular Seasonal Worker in the same industry

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Unusually for a Red-White-Red Card, this route is earned by prior seasonal service rather than by points or qualifications: the applicant must have worked at least 7 months in the last two years as a registered Regular Seasonal Worker in the same industry, prove German at A1 level, and hold a binding offer of permanent employment from that employer. The source states expressly that there is no specific labour market test for this route.

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    you have been employed for at least 7 months in the last two years as a registered Regular Seasonal Worker in the same industry
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    you can proof German language skills at A1 level
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    There is no specific labour market test

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder is entitled to fixed-term settlement and employment by the employer specified in the application; self-employed work is also allowed if subsidiary to the main employment and other legal requirements are met. The official source does not state a family-accompaniment rule for this route.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    As a holder of the Red-White-Red Card you are entitled to fixed-term settlement and employment by the employer specified in the application. The Red-White-Red Card is generally issued for a period of 24 months. You can also work self-employed, if this employment is subsidiary and all other legal requirements are fulfilled.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The Red-White-Red Card is generally issued for 24 months; progression to a Red-White-Red Card plus, with unlimited labour market access, is available once employed in accordance with the eligibility criteria for a minimum of 21 months during the preceding 24 months (assessed by the AMS).

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
  • captured paragraph
    As a holder of the Red-White-Red Card you are entitled to fixed-term settlement and employment by the employer specified in the application. The Red-White-Red Card is generally issued for a period of 24 months. You can also work self-employed, if this employment is subsidiary and all other legal requirements are fulfilled.
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    if you were employed in accordance with the eligibility criteria for a minimum of 21 months during the preceding 24 months, which is assessed by the AMS.
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    If you are a holder of the Red-White-Red Card plus you are entitled to fixed-term settlement and unlimited labour market access.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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