  In the realm of two-dimensional materials magnetic and transport properties
of a unique representative $-$ Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$ $-$ attract ever increasing
attention. Here, we use a developed first-principles method for calculating
laser-induced response to study the emergence of photo-induced currents of
charge and spin in single-layer Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$, which are of second order in
the electric field. We provide a symmetry analysis of the emergent
photocurrents in the system finding it to be in excellent agreement with
ab-initio calculations. We analyse the magnitude and behavior of the charge
photocurrents with respect to disorder strength, frequency and band filling.
Remarkably, not only do we find a large charge current response, but also
predict that Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$ can serve as a source of significant laser-induced
spin-currents, which makes this material as a promising platform for various
applications in optospintronics.
