Hi guys! I've got a very specific question and my only hope is to find an answer at this forum.

My husband and me want to found a small independent gamedev company in Germany and get a residence permit for living and working in this country.

But does Germany need more gamedev companies? Because if i want to get a visa i should prove that the company will be helpful for German economics (in other case i will not get the visa). How to prove it, what should i do? And where can i find some information about this?

Thank you very much for reading! Waiting for answers.

Sorry for my mistakes, i'm not native speaker.

7 minutes ago, Tom Sloper said:

Your first step needs to be to collect info on German game developers. Use gamedevmap to begin your info gathering.

Thanks! I've already discovered 37 gamedev companies in Berlin(at gamedevmap, yep!) and... I don't know how to understand this quantity. Is it very much or isn't it enough for the market.

But as far as i know, Berlin is becoming the new IT-capital of the Europe, so maybe it needs more gamedev companies

How do you think?

I don't suppose you already have an independent game development company? I don't know about their process but I suspect that if you can show you have a good track record for providing stable employment and give projections for how many locals you intend on employing, it might show how you can "be helpful for German economics", as you say.