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Economy in Germany: introducing ‘opportunity card’ to bolster workforce

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German residence permit in check type format (Photo: Piechowski)

Faced with a critical shortage of skilled labor, Germany is planning to introduce an “opportunity card”(its version of a green card). It aims to make it easier for non-EU nationals to come to find work.

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Living in Germany: Toughest Country to Handle the Basics of Expat Life

Political event in Erlangen, Germany
The lack of digitalization continues when it comes to the availability of government services online: about one in three expats (33%) rate this factor negatively (vs. 21% globally). Germany fares a bit better regarding administrative topics in general (36th), but not by much:, 52% of expats find it difficult to deal with the local authorities (vs. 39% globally). Political event in Erlangen, Germany by Markus Spiske is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

Internationals who move to Germany are happy in the workplace but have delivered a crushing verdict on how hard it is to find a home and settle into the society around them, a new survey shows.