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At a glance: Work visa for qualified professionals

Visa and entry procedure for immigrants from third countries subject to visa obligation
General entitlement requirements (Section 5 Act on the Residence - AufenthG): passport, proof of
financial means, no existing reason for expulsion

Step 1
Check requirements
• Job offer in Germany or valid employment contract
• Equivalence or comparability of the foreign qualification

Step 2
(academic or vocational qualification)
• If applicable: license to exercise profession
• For EU Blue Card holders: minimum gross annual salary of
EUR 56,800 or EUR 44,304 for MINT professions (year 2021)
• Individuals over 45 years of age without EU Blue Card: check Make an appointment at the German embassy
current minimum salaries on „Make it in Germany“ or provide
proof of adequate pension provision • Preparation of necessary documents: e.g. employment
contract, passport, proof of recognised academic or
Please consider: As a rule, the approval of the Federal vocational qualification, visa application form
Employment Agency (BA) is obtained as part of the visa
procedure (exception: EU Blue Card holders with minimum Please consider: The German embassies provide informa-
gross annual salary of EUR 56,800). tion about possible waiting times for appointments and any
additional documents that may be required on their websites.

Step 3

Apply for visa in country of residence


• Bring documents in their entirety
Step 4
• Fees: EUR 75 (in local currency)

Please consider: Processing time ranges from a few days to


Enter Germany
several weeks. • Issuance of work visa for qualified professionals
• Book flight / journey to Germany

Please consider: It is mandatory to have sufficient health


insurance coverage prior to entering Germany.
Step 5
Apply for residence permit
• Make appointment with foreigners authority
• Apply for residence permit for the purpose of taking up
employment (Sections 18a, 18b para. 1 Act on the
Residence - AufenthG) ,
(holder of an EU-Blue Card: Section 18b para. 2 Act on the
Residence - AufenthG)“
• Request a list of the required documents from the foreigners
authority and prepare them
• Handling fees can be up to EUR 100 (Section 45 et seq.
Residence Ordinance - AufenthV)

Please consider: Please consider: Residence permit must be


applied for before the expiry of the entry visa.

This overview is a simplified representation of the visa procedure. The steps described are solely for the purpose of clarifying the application
procedure for residence permits. Further details on the visa application procedure and information on important points of contact can be found
at www.make-it-in-germany.com.
Date: March 2020 © Make it Germany; Federal Ministry of Economics & Energy

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