A Pole looking for Job in Germany

Hello, I didn't really know where to put this post and I decided this was the best place. My girlfriend is Polish and I am an American living in Germany. She seems to think it would be hard for her to move to Germany to live with me and get a job. She says she needs a visa. She used to live in Germany but that was some time ago before Poland became part of the EU and I am sure things have probably changed. I was wondering how hard it is for a Pole to move to Germany and find employment, and what is necessary.

No. But she needs some work permission.

What do you mean by work permission? And how does she go about getting that?

I don't really now details. Generally Gerries keep their labor market closed for Poles until 2011, but there are some ways to work there legally - for exampel If a Gerri employer proove that he can't find any Gerries to do this job.

I see, that is kind of what she was saying. So why are they waiting so long to open up the borders to Poles? I know there are a lot of Russians in Germany and I know that a lot of the Germans don't like it because apparently the German government is doing a lot to help with the financial costs of buying houses and such.

They have some problems with unemployment, especially in ex-commie areas, where unemployment rate is often as high as 20% and these areas are close to Poland - with still so big difference in salaries Gerries without good eductaion would hardly have any chance to find a job closer than 100 km away from the Polish border.



I don't think that the government is helping them more than other people legally living in Germany, sounds rather like a myth, maybe expect some Russians playing Jews - many people from FSU found some half Jewish grandfather and came to Germany - Gerries give them some cash because of historical reasons.

Yeah I know about that. But the neighborhood that I live in is all new houses built within the last 5 years and there are so many Russians. The germans really say they get some type of financial assistance. I don't know, it could be just myth, I will have to look into it.