In respect to this, there is a strict selection process of visa application, greatly correlated to the present state of German labor market and its need for qualified workers. In spite of the independence of freelance professions, the German Residence Act “Aufenthaltsgesetz” were established as an instrument for monitoring the migration process of foreigners who seek to implicate themselves into Germany’s economic activity. Freelance jobs in Germany mainly relate to professions such as painters, artists, performers, scholars and scientists, authors, teachers, educationalists, reporters, doctors, interpreters, dentists, commercial advisors, attorneys, and a comprehensive list of other professions. Freelance jobs, due to their independent nature, do not closely relate to the job shortages. Self-employment jobs significantly relate with business shortages of Germany, and so the issuance of residence and work permit under self-employment purposes greatly relates with that. As a freelancer “Freiberuflich” in Germany, you become a subject to pay fewer taxes compared to a self-employment job. I calculated it, and again DKB wouldn't accept this number.Freelancing in Germany classifies as a self-employment job, with minor dissimilarity. Then I discovered (from Wikipedia and also here: ) that there is a different 13-digit format, which is more standard and also used by the ELSTER software. DKB wouldn't accept this 10-digit number. I didn't have one since I live in Germany since just a few months and never presented a tax return. So, I first found out that my Steuer-ID is not my Steuernummer, then I called the Finanzamt to get my Steuernummer, which came in 10 digits.

Weitere Angaben zur persönlichen IdentifikationsnummerĪrt der nationalen ID-Nummer: Steuernummer DKB is asking for some more data about myself, as follows:

So, I already a DKB account, and I would like to activate the Broker functionality.

Elster online identifikationsnummer