Hi, I posted about this in another sub but didn't really get a lot of comments so I wanted to try my luck here. Before you come out lashing at me for asking this in a threat "for Germans", please keep in mind that, even though Germans do not have to go through any of this, they may know someone who does or who did. They may also work in immigration offices or know someone who does. My situation is very long and complex so please bear with me.

I am a Canadian citizen who came to Germany in October 2019 and began working in the company I currently work for from January 2020 onwards. Because I am Fachkrafte, I was able to apply for Permanent Residency (Niederlassungserlaubnis) after 4 years of working and paying taxes so in early 2024 which I did. Unfortunately, because of the huge delays in bureaucracy, while I applied for Permanent Residency in March 2024, I was only able to secure an appointment for December (December 17th) through my lawyer to submit all my documents one last time and then hopefully receive the card a few weeks later.

Here's where it gets complicated. I was recently told by a former work colleague that the company will be shutting down operations in Germany at the end of December. This same person claims that "that is what literally all of us know and we were informed"....well I wasn't and this is not the first time. I am still waiting for an official confirmation from the higher-ups but I trust this former colleague and again this wouldn't be the first time I am not told about something that is happening from within but that's beside the point. One of the requirements to be able to get PR is to be working and while I will technically (hopefully) still have a job on December 17, I will be out of a job about 10 days later. That also means that my Human Resources department probably will not want or will not be able to produce an Arbeitgeberbescheinigung for me in early December and the Arbeitgeberbescheinigung is one of the main documents requested when applying for PR.

Can HR refuse to do an Arbeitgeberbescheinigung for a failing company that is shutting down in a matter of weeks or months? Furthermore, even if my HR department produces that document, I imagine that the Landesamt fur Einwanderung can and will reject my PR application on the basis that the company I work for is shutting down soon anyways. Is there any way around this? Should I not receive an Arbeitgeberbescheinigung from HR, can I still somehow apply for PR and receive it? After all, I fulfilled all the other criterias and am a law-abiding citizen. What is happening or might happen with the company is not my fault and it is totally beyond my control. This is all happening at the worst possible moment and I really want to receive PR.

I was also told by an Indian who went through this process that on the letter for picking up their PR card, it was stated that they needed to be employed at the same place until pick-up. I would not fit this requirement but then again I don't know if this applies to everyone applying for PR or just a specific category of people like some specific nationals.

**I already have an immigration lawyer who helped me with PR and he will be informed about the situation but I wanted to hear from those of you who have had similar situations or know someone who is or has been in a similar situation.

We all do remote work from home, the only "office" that exists is for HR plus a few workers here and there that cannot work from home.