Your need. Our mandate.
Your skilled professionals and apprentices.
We recruit skilled workers and apprentices in India, vet them on site and support them until their first day in your business — and beyond.
Advance · Recruit · Arrive.
Three letters, one journey — the drive at the start, the arrival in the middle, the advancement at the end.
Advance — progress
The drive and the why: a labour market that moves forward, and a gap that closes. We look for skilled professionals and apprentices who see their job not as a given, but as an opportunity.
Recruit — bringing together
We select in India in person and on site: we assess qualification, language and motivation before anyone sets off.
Arrive — arriving
A life that is ready instead of the unknown: language, recognition, housing, colleagues — everything is in place on day one.
And Advance closes the circle: those same skilled professionals and apprentices build careers and gain quality of life for themselves and their families. Businesses grow — and ARA grows with them.
Vacancies cost revenue every month. We bring reinforcements — carefully selected and brought to Germany in an orderly way.
Indicative figures, as of 2024/25 — source for each figure at the ⓘ symbol. Construction & Trades counts the skilled-worker gap, not reported vacancies.
Where we place for you.
Five fields, five distinct paths through recognition, language and residence law — and we support each of them.
Learn moreFood service
Kitchen and service for businesses that need reliable staff quickly. On request we help with housing in the Heidelberg/Mannheim area.
Learn moreHospitality
Housekeeping, service, front desk and kitchen — the areas where hotels look hardest.
Learn moreNursing & Care
The largest and most predictable market. Part of the recruitment can be refinanced via the German long-term care funds.
Learn moreRetail & Logistics
Sales, checkout, restocking and warehouse. Growing demand in retail — from supermarkets to specialist stores.
Learn moreConstruction & Trades
Electrical, plumbing/HVAC and structural construction. Through the recognition partnership, the worker works while recognition is ongoing.
What we stand for
A labour market whose gaps of today are closed tomorrow — by people who value their place and stay.
Enabling progress · Securing prosperity in Germany · A new quality of life for people from India and their families
We place skilled professionals and apprentices from India with German businesses and take on the entire journey — from selection on site to beyond the first day at work.
Our Vision
We see progress that begins with people: a German labour market whose biggest gap is gone tomorrow — closed by people who see their job not as a given, but as an opportunity.
In this future, the business that searched in vain for so long finally finds the talent that stays and grows with it. And the skilled professional or apprentice from India who fills that role doesn’t step into the unknown, but into a life that is ready for them: language, recognition, housing, colleagues — everything is in place.
This is how migration stops being a risk to be managed and becomes progress that three sides win together: the business that grows; Germany, which secures its prosperity on motivated, reliable people; and the skilled professionals and apprentices from India, who gain a new quality of life — for themselves and for their families. This is how we enable progress that arrives on both sides of the world. ARA is the way there.
Our Mission
We place skilled professionals and apprentices from India with German businesses — and take on the entire journey, so that an open position becomes lasting reinforcement.
We select in India in person and on site: we assess qualification, language and motivation before anyone sets off — so what reaches the business is not a file, but a person who wants to stay.
We bring every skilled professional and apprentice to Germany with full legal certainty: visa, recognition, authorities and language course managed in one hand, strictly under German law and transparent for business and candidate alike.
We organise the arrival down to the last detail — flight, bank account, insurance, registration and housing — so that everything is in place on day one.
And we stay involved where others would have long since ticked the box: we remain the point of contact beyond the start — for the people’s advancement, a better life for them and their family, and the growth of the business.
This is how, with every single placement, we close a piece of the gap that is holding back the German labour market today.
Carefully placed. Fully supported.
Others hand over a CV. We take responsibility for the whole journey — and strictly follow the law while doing so.
Compliant & transparent
Candidates pay us no placement fee — we strictly follow § 296 SGB III. For your business: no advance, payment only after the employment contract. No lock-in clauses, clear terms.
Arrival organised
We handle flight, bank account, insurance and registration. If needed, we help with housing in the Heidelberg/Mannheim area.
All from one source
Selection, language, visa, recognition, arrival and support through one contact person — not across five providers.
Rooted in the region
Based in Wiesloch (Heidelberg/Mannheim area) — personally available, with our partner Dr. Skill in India behind every placement.
Vetted selection in India
Pre-selection, interviews and document checks directly on site — together with our partner Dr. Skill. You receive deployable staff, not CVs.
How it works.
You tell us what you need. We coordinate the rest — from selection in India to support after arrival.
Needs & profile
Requirements, headcount, timing and language level — we map out the path.
Selection in India
Pre-selection, interviews, checks of qualifications and documents on site.
Language
German course up to B1/B2, professional and cultural preparation.
Visa & procedure
Fast-track skilled-worker procedure, recognition, authorities — we run it.
Arrival
Flight, bank account, insurance and registration — housing if needed in the HD/MA area.
Support
Onboarding and support during the first months — we remain your contact.
You have decided. From here, we take over.
Once you have chosen one or more candidates, the rest runs through us.
Taking care of housing yourself? We are happy to support you there too.
ARA People, classic recruiting or temp work?
Three ways to find staff — and what they really cost you. Deliberately simplified so you can compare quickly.
A simplified comparison of typical models — there are solid providers in every model.
Run the numbers in a minute.
Pick a sector and headcount — you instantly see your cost, the starting credit and what every month of vacancy costs you.
All values are guide values and do not replace an offer. Final terms depend on profile and scope.
Pay once or subscribe — your choice.
Same service, two ways: the subscription costs around 20% more in total — in return you pay nothing upfront.
All amounts net plus 19% VAT; subscription instalments rounded to full €5. Final terms depend on profile and scope and are set out in the offer. In nursing, part of the recruitment can be refinanced via the long-term care funds.
Properly set up — verifiable.
Legally sound recruitment is not a promise but an obligation. These are the rules we align ourselves with.
From jobseekers only a legally tightly capped fee is permitted — no advance, payment only after the employment contract. If the limit is exceeded, the agreement is entirely void.
The WHO list recruitment ban covers 55 countries — India is not among them. Recruiting nurses is therefore permitted.
Fast-track skilled-worker procedure. We handle the procedure on your behalf and shorten the time to entry.
Recognition partnership: qualified employment even before full recognition. Especially relevant for construction and trades.
The Professional Qualifications Assessment Act governs recognition of qualifications obtained abroad. We manage the recognition procedure for your workers.
This information summarises the legal framework in general terms and does not replace individual legal or tax advice.
What businesses ask us most.
Answered briefly and honestly — and anything left open we clarify in a personal conversation.
Ask your questionWhat does a placement cost?
Is there a referral bonus?
How long until they start work?
Do you also place apprentices?
What salary does the business pay — and does the candidate pay us anything?
Who handles the visa and recognition?
What about housing?
Is recruiting from India right for your business?
Five questions, 30 seconds — you get an honest first assessment.
Which sector are you hiring in?
Three steps to working together.
From the first conversation to the mandate — clear and non-binding until you engage us.
First contact & introduction
You describe your needs, we introduce ARA and the route from India — no obligation.
Together we clarify exactly who you need
We firm up profile, headcount, timing and terms — tailored to your business.
Engagement & contract
With a clear agreement, we start selection and the procedure in India.
Tell us where it pinches.
Briefly describe your needs — sector, headcount and timing. We get back to you with a concrete proposal, no obligation.
By the way: this site is also available in German.
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