Apply for a mobile ICT card

You can obtain a Mobile ICT Card if you are to work as a manager, specialist or trainee in a German branch of a foreign company.

The Federal Employment Agency must approve your employment. In particular, the Federal Employment Agency will check your activity as a manager, specialist or trainee as well as your salary and working conditions.

The residence permit is issued for the duration of the internal transfer within the company, but for at least 90 days. However, the stay in Germany may not exceed three years for managers/specialists and one year for trainees. At the same time, the planned stay in Germany may not be longer than the stay in the EU member state that issued the residence permit for the purpose of the intra-company transfer.

• Valid passport or passport substitute
• Residence permit from another EU Member State for internal transfer within the company
• Current biometric photo
• Proof of your qualifications (e.g. university certificate, certificate of completed vocational training)
• Proof of professional experience (e.g. job references)
• Employment contract or letter of secondment, if required
• Proof of means of subsistence (e.g. equity capital, proof of income, blocked account, declaration of commitment)
• Proof of your health insurance
• Current registration certificate

In individual cases, the Immigration Office may request the submission of further documents.

Issuing a residence permit: EUR 80.00

Under certain conditions, a fee reduction or fee exemption may be possible

Notes:

• Additional fees may apply for the issuance of a residence permit in the form of an electronic residence permit, which can also be used as electronic proof of identity.
• The time and form of fee collection and payment vary depending on the authority.

• If you are already in Germany for short-term mobility, you must submit the application at least 20 days before the end of your stay for short-term mobility.
• If you are still abroad, you must submit the application at least 20 days before entering Germany.
• If you have submitted the application 20 days before entering Germany, you may stay and work in Germany for up to 90 days within a 180-day period until the immigration authority has made a decision.
• Objection period: one month