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I want to setup my company in Germany. I am a civil engineer and I took equivalency from the Ingenieurkammer. I have experience for more than 20 years. I am living in Turkey. I am planing to do renovation work and as subcontractor.

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Thank you for your request and your interest in setting up a business in Germany. www.make-it-in-germany.com provides international professionals with information on working and living in Germany. Detailed information on setting up a business are also available on “Make it in Germany”.

As a citizen of Turkey, in order to set up a business in Germany, you will need a residence permit for the purpose of self-employment (“Aufenthaltserlaubnis zur Ausübung einer selbständigen Tätigkeit”). If you are not yet living in Germany, you need to apply for a visa for the purpose of self-employed occupation at the competent German Mission in your home country. The corresponding local contact you can find on our “world map”. General information on visa process are available on “Make it in Germany”. Please note that there a several criteria which need to be fulfilled in order to obtain the residence permit for the purpose of self-employment. Read more the requirements on “Make it in Germany”.

If you already live in Germany, you need to clarify if your current residence status enables you to start a business in Germany. Therefore, we strongly recommend you to contact your foreigners’ authority (“Ausländerbehörde”). Here you can find the corresponding contact information at the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge.

For a first personal advice according visa or residence status you may also contact the “Hotline Working and Living in Germany” under the telephone number +49 30 1815 - 1111. The service is provided in German and English.

We hope, that we could be helpful to you and wish you all the best four your future plans.

* Please note:
The information presented here is a general service offering. Only the German missions and the foreigners’ authorities are responsible for the issuance of visa resp. residence permits. For further questions, please contact directly the respective authority.

Reference: Justina Alichniewicz
Projekt „Make it in Germany“
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V.
Mai 2019

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• BMWi-Existenzgründungsportal: Turkish version