Stadt Münster, Job market
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Job market
The job market situation in Münster is currently good. By the end of 2011, the number of unemployed individuals had decreased to under 8,400. In December 2011, the unemployment rate was precisely 5.8 per cent, well below the average figure for the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Career choice – searching for apprenticeships
Stepping into professional life can be difficult for school-leavers and students. The careers advisors at the Federal Employment Agency support those in need of advice as regards the transitions from school to training and study to professional life.Martin-Luther-King-Weg 22
ph. 0 18 01 / 55 51 11 (land line 3.9 euro cents/min / max. 42 cents from mobile phones)
ahlen-muenster.biz@arbeitsagentur.de
www.arbeitsagentur.de/nn_11778/Navigation/Dienststellen/
RD-NRW/Ahlen-Muenster/Agentur/Buerger/BIZ/BIZ-Nav.html
The School and Further Education Office, which focuses on the transition from school to career, also advises individuals on educational career choices and orientation.
Stabstelle Übergangsmanagement Schule - Beruf (Transition Management: School and Career, team office)
Klemensstraße 10
ph. 02 51 / 4 92-40 65
Kalk@stadt-muenster.de
www.muenster.de/stadt/schulamt/schule-beruf.html
Working in Münster as a non-EU citizen
Those from non-EU countries require a work permit in order to be able to work in Germany. Questions regarding residence and work permits are clarified in a combined procedure in accordance with Federal immigration law. The city’s Immigration Office is the first port of call for job-seeking foreigners. Newly arrived citizens from non-EU countries can apply for their residence permits here. The authorities will subsequently decide whether somebody is eligible to work and to what extent, and record this eligibility in the residence permits accordingly.
Amt für Ausländerangelegenheiten (Immigration Office), Ludgeriplatz 4 (Südstraße entrance)
Monday to Friday from 8 am to 12 pm, plus Thursday afternoons from 3 pm to 6 pm
ph. 02 51 / 4 92-36 36
auslaenderamt@stadt-muenster.de
www.muenster.de/stadt/auslaenderangelegenheiten/en/employment.html
Working in Münster as a citizen from a new EU member state
Special regulations apply in the case of citizens from the new EU member states of Bulgaria and Romania until the end of 2013. Although they do not require a residence permit in accordance with the Residence Act, they are only able to take up employment in Germany in the event that they are issued a work permit by the Federal Employment Agency.
Agentur für Arbeit Ahlen - Münster (Federal Employment Agency), Martin-Luther-King-Weg 22
Monday from 7:30 am - 3 pm; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30 am – 12:30 pm; Thursday from 7:30 am – 6 pm
ph. 0 18 01 55 51 11 (land line: 3.9 euro cents/min; max. 42 cents from mobile phones)
www.arbeitsagentur.de/muenster
Working in Münster as a citizen from an “old” EU member state or from Switzerland:
Citizens from these states enjoy freedom of movement in their capacity as employees and self-employed individuals. They do not require a special work permit from either the Migration Office or the Federal Employment Agency.
Applying for an electronic tax card
Those wishing to work in Germany legally (and be liable to pay tax and receive social security benefits) require a tax card. It contains information about date of birth, religious confession, number of child allowances and tax category. The employer usually knows whether or not it is necessary to apply for a German tax ID, and where to go, as there are two tax offices in Münster.
Information:
- Finanzamt Münster-Innenstadt (inner city tax office), Münzstraße 10
ph. 02 51 / 416-0
Consultation times Monday to Friday 7 – 12 am, plus Monday 1:30 – 5 pm
www.finanzamt-muenster-innenstadt.de/allgemein/eckdaten/fa337.php
- Finanzamt Münster-Außenstadt, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 46
ph. 02 51 / 97 29-0
Consultation times Monday to Friday 7 – 12 am, plus Monday 1:30 – 5 pm
www.finanzamt-muenster-aussenstadt.de/allgemein/eckdaten/fa336.php
For general tax information please see: www.elster.de
Approval of foreign qualifications and certificates
In order to obtain a formal acceptance for foreign certificates, university grades or professional qualifications, the first challenge is to find the right place to go. The Chambers of Commerce and Industry, for example, are responsible for commercial and industrial-technical professions. The guilds, several government agencies, the school authorities or even the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs – for university degrees – can also be the appropriate address. More information about the legal acceptance procedures can be found under
www.berufliche-anerkennung.de or:
www.mais.nrw.de/08_PDF/003_Integration/004_foerderbereiche/
foerderungen_qualifikation_01_Wegweiser_Nrw.pdf
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