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Jobseeker Visa

This visa allows university graduates from countries outside the EU to seek an employment in Ger-
many for up to six months. It supports the objective to secure an employment according to their
qualifications.

General information on labour immigration for academics is available on www.make-it-in-


germany.com

For your application you require the following documents:

1. Passport and two copies of the data page. The passport has to valid for at least three months
more than the validity of the visa.
If you are a foreigner residing in Kenya, Burundi or Eritrea you have to show a valid residence
permit for the country of residence.

2. 2 completed and duly signed application forms


A digital application form which can be completed online can be found at
https://videx-national.diplo.de

3. 2 current, identical biometric passport photos with a white background

4. Curriculum vitae of professional career, specifying the certificates, diplomas, etc. you have
obtained

5. German university degree or recognised foreign degree comparable to a German degree

6. A letter of motivation providing information on the planned course of action to secure a job
(sector, region, intended place of residence/accommodation etc.)

7. Any additional evidence of your preparations to secure a job that can already be provided
(invitations of job interviews, email contact with potential employers, print-outs from online
vacancy websites)

8. Proof of sufficient means of subsistence for the time of your stay in Germany

You can check whether your foreign university degree is recognised or comparable by consulting the
ANABIN database: http://anabin.kmk.org/

Following approval of the visa application, but before your visa can be issued, you must provide evi-
dence that you have taken out travel health insurance, if such evidence has not already been sub-
mitted.

Please ensure that your application documents are complete! Incomplete applications may result in
rejection of the visa application.

This fact sheet is regularly updated but makes no claim to be complete. In individual cases provision of additional documents may be
necessary.

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