Working in Germany: the official website
for qualified professionals
Visa & residence Quick-Check
Quick-Check
Check your options of working and living in Germany with our Quick-
Check.
Your options:
Germany offers you the opportunity to learn a profession through vocational training. Such training usually
takes two or three years. To complete vocational training in Germany, you require a visa.
You have already found a training position and received a
confirmation?
In such case, you may apply for a visa for vocational training at the competent German embassy in your
country.
The following information might help you with your visa application:
At a glance: visa for vocational training (PDF)
Checklist for trainees (PDF)
You have not found a training position yet?
Under certain conditions, you may apply for a visa for the purpose of applying for training in order to locally
find a suitable training position in Germany.
The following information might help you with your visa application:
At a glance: visa for seeking a vocational training place (PDF)
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Information on vocational training in Germany:
Find out more about prospects after training in Germany in the "Vocational training" section.
Tip
Citizens of Andorra, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Monaco and San Marino can enter
Germany without a visa in order to undertake school-based vocational training in Germany
(Section 41 (2) of the Residence Ordinance [AufenthV]). Before taking up school-based
vocational training, an application for the corresponding residence permit must be submitted
to and issued by the responsible foreigners authority.
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Date: 2025-06-22 15:28:47 GMT
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