Aufenthaltserlaubnis zur Arbeitsplatzsuche für Fachkräfte mit Berufsausbildung beantragen

As a skilled worker with vocational training, you can obtain a residence permit for a period of six months to look for a job if you meet certain requirements for this.

You can obtain a residence permit to seek employment for skilled workers if you have completed qualified vocational training in Germany. Qualified vocational training exists if you have completed vocational training in a state-recognized or comparably regulated training occupation. The duration of the training must have been at least two years. If you have completed your vocational training abroad, the equivalence of your qualification with the German, qualified vocational training must be determined by the responsible recognition body (e.g. the Chamber of Industry or Commerce).

If you wish to pursue employment in a regulated profession, the required professional practice permit must already have been granted or promised at the time the residence title is issued for the purpose of seeking employment. Regulated professions are professional activities whose admission or exercise is tied by legal or administrative regulations to the possession of certain professional qualifications. In Germany, regulated professions are, for example, doctor, nurse, lawyer, teacher, educator or engineer.

If you are already in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for job-seeking purposes if you were in possession of a residence title for gainful employment or a residence title for the purpose of an EU study-related internship immediately beforehand.

With the residence permit for job search, you can have a trial job, which the qualification qualifies you to do, for up to ten hours per week.

The residence permit is issued for up to six months.

• Valid passport or passport replacement
• Visa, if this was required for entry into Germany
• Current biometric photo
• Original of the certificate of successfully completed professional training
• In the case of foreign professional qualifications: notification of the determination of the equivalence of the foreign professional qualification with a domestic qualified professional qualification, if available.
• In the case of regulated professions: Permit to practice the profession or promise of granting the permit
• Proof of German language skills
• Evidence of livelihood security (e.g. equity capital, blocked account, declaration of commitment)
• Proof of health insurance
• Current certificate of registration

• You are in possession of a recognized and valid passport or passport replacement and - if this was required for entry into Germany - an appropriate visa.
• There is no interest in deportation against you.
• Your stay does not endanger or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• You possess
  • a domestic qualified vocational training or
  • an equivalent foreign professional qualification
• The object of your job search is employment as a skilled worker.
• You have German language skills that correspond to the desired occupation. As a rule, German language skills of at least level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are required here.

• If required, you have a professional practice permit or a promise that it will be issued.
• You are able to secure your livelihood and health insurance cover from your own resources without claiming public benefits.

Issuance of residence permit: EUR 100,00

Notes:

• For the issuance of the residence permit in the form of the electronic residence title, which can also be used as an electronic proof of identity, additional fees may apply.
• The time and the form of charging as well as the payment vary depending on the foreigners authority.
• Under certain conditions, a fee reduction or fee exemption may be considered.

The procedure is as follows:

• Depending on the foreigners authority and your request, it may be possible to apply via the Internet.
• Find out whether your foreigners authority offers electronic application for the residence permit.
• If the application is only possible in person, make an appointment with the Aliens' Registration Office.
• During the appointment, your application will be received and your supporting documents will be checked (bring them with you to the appointment).
• For the production of an electronic residence permit (eAT card) your fingerprints will be taken.
• In the case of an electronic application, the Aliens' Registration Office will contact you after receiving your online application to arrange an appointment at the Aliens' Registration Office, if necessary.
• During the appointment, your supporting documents will be checked (bring them with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the production of the electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• If your application is granted, the Aliens' Registration Office will arrange for the eAT card to be produced.
• After about six to eight weeks, you can pick up the eAT card at the Aliens' Registration Office.
• The eAT card must always be collected in person.

• The residence permit should be applied for at least eight weeks before your visa or current residence permit expires.
• The residence permit is issued for a maximum of six months.
• Action period: 1 month

An appeal against the decision of the Foreigners' Registration Office may be filed with the court specified in the decision.

• Residence Permit for the Purpose of Gainful Employment Issuance for Job Search for Qualified Professionals with Vocational Training
• Foreigners who have a German qualified vocational training or a foreign vocational qualification equivalent to a domestic qualified vocational training may be granted a residence permit for the purpose of seeking employment.
• The foreign skilled worker must have German language skills that correspond to the desired activity. As a rule, German language skills of at least level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are required here.
• Foreign specialists who are already in Germany can obtain a residence permit for the purpose of seeking employment if they were in possession of a residence title for gainful employment or a residence title for the purpose of an EU study-related internship immediately beforehand.
• The residence permit entitles the holder to a trial employment for up to ten hours per week, which the qualification qualifies the holder to perform.
• The residence permit is issued for up to six months.
• Depending on the foreigners authority and the request, the application can be made via the Internet or in person.
• A fee is charged for the issuance of the residence permit. The time as well as the form of payment varies depending on the authority.
• Responsible: the foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence.

Please contact the foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence.

The immigration authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence.

• Online procedure possible: Occasionally
• Written form required: Yes
• Personal appearance required: Yes