What are the effects of the Soysal-judgement for the German visa requirements?
The need to obtain a visa before entering Germany was governed, at the time when the Additional Protocol came into force, by Article 5 Paragraph 1 of the regulation for the implementation of the aliens act of 1965. A residence permit had be obtained before entry in the form of a visa by foreigners who wish to take up employment and by citizens of a country, not listed in the appendix to this regulation. Employment was regarded as any self-employed activity or an employment, designed to obtain an income or for which a wage was agreed or expected, depending on the circumstances. In the specific case of service providers you have to prove carefully whether a visit will be not used for the purpose of employment. In this context you have to take notice to the General Administrative Regulation of 7th July 1967 , which clearly define what employment in terms of administrative practice was. For instance, businessmen, who want to sign contracts, had been exempted from the visa obligations by th
