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Work visa in the case of partial recognition of vocational training (Section 16d Residence Act)
Important
Documents not in the English language must be submitted with a certified German translation. A translation of the personal data page of the passport is, however, not required.
Certificates, diplomas, etc. must be presented in the original. Your original documents will be returned to you once your application has been processed.
The visa must be approved by the Federal Employment Agency and, where applicable, the competent foreigners authority in Germany. The visa can only be issued when these approvals have been received.
Processing time is as a rule ca. 4 weeks but can take longer in individual cases.
Flight reservations are not required to apply for a visa – please only book when you have received your visa.
The mission abroad reserves the right to request further documents.
Missing documentation delays the procedure and can result in your application being rejected.
Please do not contact the mission abroad to check the status of your application during the normal processing period. Such inquiries are extremely time-consuming for the visa section and can thus not be answered.
Please do not staple the documents.
Required documents
Use the following checklist to make sure your application documents are complete. All documents listed here are to be submitted in the requested form and order.
One (1) fully completed and signed application form including declaration pursuant to Section 54 Residence Act
One (1) recent biometric passport photo (see specimen photos)
- Valid and personally (signed passport with at least two completely empty pages)
- One (1) uncertified copy of the data page of your valid passport
Completed form signed by your employer: Declaration of employment (Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis von der Bundesagentur für Arbeit) (original with one (1) copy)
Notification by the German agency responsible for recognition of vocational qualifications on the need for adjustment or compensatory measures to establish the equivalence of the vocational qualification or to issue a work permit (original and one (1) copy)
More information on recognition: www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de.
If stated in the deficit notification: registration for theoretical courses, in-company training measures (with further training plan) or exam preparation courses (original and one (1) copy).
If stated in the deficit notification: registration for assessment text and where applicable registration for preparatory course for the assessment test (original and one (1) copy)
If a German language course is planned as part of training: registration confirmation from the language school indicating the number of hours per week of the booked course (intensive course with at least 18 hours per week) and confirmation of payment of the course fee (original and one (1) copy)
Proof of qualification, for example, diplomas, certificates and proof of completion (original and one (1) copy)
Proof of German language skills (original and one (1) copy)
(As a rule at least A2, in the care and health sector at least B1)
If as an employee you are subject to mandatory statutory health insurance, you must bear in mind that this insurance can only begin when you take up residence in Germany and enter into employment. If you enter Germany beforehand, private health insurance must be taken out for the period prior to employment beginning and prior to being eligible for statutory health insurance. In its terms and conditions, travel health insurance can exclude protection if a long-term or permanent stay is planned. So-called incoming travel insurance can also contain such exclusions.
Financing
To stay in Germany the applicant must have at their disposal at least € 941 net/ € 1 133 gross per month. Proof of these means is to be provided in advance when the application is submitted. If a salary will not be received directly after entering Germany or if the salary is less than 941 € net per month, provision of the monthly shortfall of funds must be proven separately, for example, in the form of a blocked account.
In the case of financing in the form of a blocked account:
Open the blocked account in good time BEFORE you apply for a visa. When applying for a visa, only the official confirmation of the opening of the account including information on the amount paid in and the amount available per month will be accepted. A confirmation which does not include this information is not sufficient. Proof of lodgement or transfer of funds without the aforementioned confirmation from the bank is not sufficient.
For applicant of a nationality other than Mauritian.
Visa fee of 75 €. Payable in Ariary.