Apply for a residence permit to carry out a qualification measure with employment

If your professional qualification has not yet been fully recognized, you can, under certain conditions, obtain a residence permit to carry out a recognition procedure and, at the same time, take up qualified employment in the profession to be recognized.

To do this, you must undertake to submit an application for recognition of the professional qualification acquired abroad after entering the country and actively pursue the procedure. At the same time, the employer must enable you to take the necessary training measures as part of the employment relationship, for example through time off or company internships.

You will receive a residence permit if:

• You have a foreign professional qualification recognized in the respective country with at least two years of training or a recognized foreign university degree,
• you have German language skills appropriate to the qualification measure,
• the employer is suitable for training or post-qualification and
• as a rule, the Federal Employment Agency has given its approval.

You can work up to 20 hours per week in addition to your employment.

Employment in regulated professions does not have to be qualified employment if certain requirements regarding working conditions are met. The professional license required here should then be acquired as part of the qualification measure.

The residence permit to carry out a qualification measure with employment is limited in time and is initially issued for a maximum of one year. It can be extended for up to 3 years.