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Question: What is the salary threshold for IT-Specialist so it can grant visa?
Context: what does the work permt pre-approval process involve? international skilled workers from non-eu countries require a work permit pre-approval from the federal employment agency (bundesagentur für arbeit) to access the german labor market. in most cases (it-specialist, skilled worker, ict), the visa can only be granted if the federal employment agency has approved the work permit beforehand. the company that hired me in germany only requires me to know the english language. however, the checklist requires me to bring a a2-b1 german certification to the visa appointment. can i be exempt from this requirement? for an it -specialist visa, the employee needs to prove german language skills ( b1 level), but you can also apply for an exception with a written confirmation from your employer that another language is usually spoken in the company and you have sufficient language skills in that language. we will prepare this letter for you get it signed by your employer.  Academic professionals (§18b para 1 AufenthG) A residence permit for academic professionals who do not fulfil the requirements for the Blue Card. IT experts (§19c para 2 AufenthG and § 6 Bes