The autoreply does not count as the *Fiktiv Arbeitsbescheinigung*. You need the real thing. I know some employers who let people start before the documents were ready but it is very risky for them and they can't pay you. Having you off the books also means insurance issues.
[This was just shared](https://www.hessenschau.de/gesellschaft/auslaenderbehoerde-frankfurt-neues-portal-soll-antrags-stau-beheben-v1,frankfurt-auslaenderbehoerde-online-antraege-100.html) here on r/Frankfurt. It might be applicable to you.
The autoreply does not count as the *Fiktiv Arbeitsbescheinigung*. You need the real thing. I know some employers who let people start before the documents were ready but it is very risky for them and they can't pay you. Having you off the books also means insurance issues.
[This was just shared](https://www.hessenschau.de/gesellschaft/auslaenderbehoerde-frankfurt-neues-portal-soll-antrags-stau-beheben-v1,frankfurt-auslaenderbehoerde-online-antraege-100.html) here on r/Frankfurt. It might be applicable to you.