GermanyWork
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This route is for transport personnel in international road and rail transport.
International road and rail transport
No approval is required for the issuance of a residence title to transport personnel who
The worker must work for a foreign-seated employer: for carriage of goods by road under s.20(1) no. 1(a), an employer seated in another EU Member State or EEA contracting party; for cross-border passenger journeys by road, an employer seated abroad; for international rail transport, a transport company with its seat abroad.
in the carriage of goods by road for an employer seated a) in the territory of another Member State of the European Union or of another contracting party of the Agreement on the European Economic Area,
No approval is required for the issuance of a residence title to personnel employed in international rail transport if the transport company has its seat abroad.
in the international carriage of passengers by road perform cross-border journeys for an employer seated abroad with a vehicle registered in the country in which the employer has its seat.
This also applies in the case of regular cross-border coach services even if the vehicle is registered in Germany.
for a stay of no more than 90 days within a period of twelve months, or transfer a vehicle registered in Germany to a country outside this territory,
For road goods carriage for an EU/EEA-seated employer, the work must be international carriage or cabotage operations under Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 and the employer must have been issued a driver attestation; for road haulage outside the EU/EEA, the vehicle must be registered in the country where the employer has its seat. The official source does not state any qualification, experience or salary condition.
perform international carriage operations as defined in Article 2 (2) or cabotage operations as referred to in Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14 September 2009, p. 72) and for which the employer has been issued with a driver attestation,
perform international road haulage operations outside the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of another contracting party of the Agreement on the European Economic Area with a vehicle registered in the country in which the employer has its seat
The route covers cross-border passenger journeys by road for an employer seated abroad with a vehicle registered in the employer's country, including regular cross-border coach services even if the vehicle is registered in Germany; for road haulage outside the EU/EEA, a stay of no more than 90 days within twelve months or the transfer of a German-registered vehicle to a country outside that territory. The official source does not state whether the holder may change employer or whether family may accompany.
in the international carriage of passengers by road perform cross-border journeys for an employer seated abroad with a vehicle registered in the country in which the employer has its seat.
This also applies in the case of regular cross-border coach services even if the vehicle is registered in Germany.
for a stay of no more than 90 days within a period of twelve months, or transfer a vehicle registered in Germany to a country outside this territory,
For drivers performing international road haulage outside the EU/EEA with a vehicle registered in the country where the employer is seated, the stay may be no more than 90 days within a period of twelve months. The official source does not state renewal or a longer-term residence direction.
perform international road haulage operations outside the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of another contracting party of the Agreement on the European Economic Area with a vehicle registered in the country in which the employer has its seat for a stay of no more than 90 days within a period of twelve months
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