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Visa for professionally experienced workers
The visa enables experienced professional workers who have a recognised university or vocational training qualification by the issuing country to obtain a residence permit under the Section 19c (2) of the Residence Act (AufenthG) in conjunction with Section 6 of the Ordinance on the Employment of Foreigners (BeschV) in order to work in a non-regulated profession.
General Information
To apply, you must meet the following requirements:
- An academic or vocational training qualification recognised by the government of the country in which it was obtained
- Professional experience of at least two years in a period of the last five years that qualifies you adequately for the job you want to do in Germany
- A concrete job offer in a non-regulated profession in Germany
- A gross annual salary of at least € 43.470,- (in 2025)/3.622,50€ gross per month provided by the potential job in Germany
- An approval of employment by the Federal Employment Agency (BA)
The official website of the Federal Government of Germany Make it in Germany contains a lot of helpful information about working and living in Germany.
Online Application for students via Consular Services Portal
You can easily apply online for your student visa via the Consular Services Portal of the Federal Foreign Office. You need to compile the necessary document personally followed by a pre-check of your application You can check the status of your application online at any time. Please refrain from any status enquires, as these will not be answered.
This is how the online application works:
Step 1: Complete your application form online and upload all and correct documents.
Step 2: Submit your application. Your details and documents will be pre-checked once for completeness. You will receive feedback online. If your application is complete, you will receive a link to book your appointment.
Step 3: Use the link you receive to book an appointment online at your diplomatic mission abroad. You will only receive an appointment to come in once your documents have been have been pre-checked.
Step 4: Attend your appointment on site at the Embassy. During this appointment, you need to provide the checklist (see below), a biometric passport photo, originals of your documents (certificates), your identity will be checked and your biometric data (fingerprints) recorded. You will also have to pay the necessary fees.
Step 5: Track your application status online.
Please Note: Applications for Family Reunion -Child to Foreign Parent can no longer be handed in directly at the Embassy. Do not book an appointment separately.
Required Documents
Section 19c (2) of the Residence Act (AufenthG)
To apply, you will need the following original documents plus one set of copies to present at your appointment at the Embassy. We highly recommend to use the information sheet as a checklist and bring it as a print out for your appointment. Please pay attention that all Tanzanian documents issued by an authority of the state needs to be legalised.
Please sort the individual sets in the order listed below.
Information Sheet
In your application form (VIDEX) you enter all the information about your entry and your stay in Germany. You must complete this form and print it out once, sign and date it.
If you are a minor, your legal representatives must sign the application and declare their consent.
To the form
A recent biometric photo (3.5 x 4.5 cm with a light background)
Information on biometric photos can be found here.
Your passport must be signed and valid for at least one year from the date your visa is issued.
Please note that the document must still have at least two blank pages (if the decision is positive, your visa will be affixed here later).
Do you not have Tanzanian citizenship?
If you are not a Tanzanian citizen, please provide us with your
Proof of your residence in Tanzania can be, for example, a copy of your electricity bill, water bill or gas bill.or a rent contract.
For non- Tanzanian nationals: additionally, Tanzanian residence permit
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- Please provide proof of all school reports as well as
- Highest secondary school leaving certificate as well as
- Recognition that your school leaving certificate qualifies for studies in Germany. In Order to do so, please proceed to https://anabin.kmk.org/db/schulabschluesse-mit-hochschulzugang:
o Should you school leaving certificate be mentioned, please upload a print out
o Should your school leaving certificate not be mentioned please have your degree evaluated by the Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen (ZAB) first and upload the evaluation of your school leaving certificate.
Please sign the attached declaration and bring the original to your appointment.
To the form
Please have the form of the declaration of employment completed by your future employer. The information on the job description must indicate the planned activity! It is helpful to additionally include the work contract.
To the form
Your potential job in Germany must guarantee you a gross annual salary of € 43.470,- (in 2025)/ gross monthly salary of 3.622,50€. Therefore, you can submit your working contract including details of your future salary. Alternatively, it is sufficient if your employer is bound by a collective agreement and pays you in accordance with that agreement.
Please provide evidence that you have gained 2 years of professional experience within the last 5 years pertaining to your job qualification. Please submit proof of work experience e.g. by submission of the respective employment references.
A document of proof can be, for example, the degree certificate of your degree program. Your higher education degree or vocational training must be recognized by the government in whose country the qualification was obtained.
Please note that a legalization is required to use Tanzanian documents. This confirms to the domestic authorities that the document was actually issued by an official Tanzanian authority.
Further information on legalisations.
You can apply for a Statement of Comparability to the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) to confirm that your university degree is recognised in the country in which it was obtained.
To support your visa application, you will need a positive result of your vocational qualification, which you can also apply for online at the ZAB.
Please be aware that your vocational qualification requires at least two years of vocational training.
Please provide us with your CV in English or German. Please use the Europass format.
Information on the Europass format can be found here.
e.g. hotel booking, signed letter of invitation, etc. is not mandatory to be provided. However, it would be very helpful to submit should you be in a position to do so.
Travel health insurance with a minimum cover of EUR 30,000 or USD 50,000, valid from the day of departure and for the entire validity of the visa (six months).
If you are older than 45 and your annual gross salary is not at least EUR 4.427,50 per month / EUR 53.130,- per year (2025), please provide proof of pension provision
You can submit various types of assets as proof of additional pension provision. These include statutory, state-regulated pension insurance policies, entitlements already acquired from private pension or life insurance policies, real estate and other assets.
In certain cases, additional documents may be required.
Processing time
Due to the regular need for approval from the authorities in Germany, you should generally allow twelve weeks for your visa application to be processed (calculated from the time you submit the complete application documents as well as fees and biometric data and have come in for your appointment to the diplomatic mission abroad).
Please do not request a status update – these will not be answered but ignored.
Fees
Appointments
After the above mentioned pre-check you will receive a link to book your appointment. It is not possible to make an appointment by telephone or in person. Special appointments are not provided.