Permit Rulebook

Skilled worker — vocational (§ 18a)

The rules, quoted and dated:

Your vocational training is recognised in Germany and you have a job offer that matches it. There is no salary threshold — but from age 45 an extra salary requirement applies. Every number on this page is the authority's own sentence, with the page it came from and the day we read it. This page is for people who need a permit to work in Germany. This page describes the rules; it does not decide on you.

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What this route asks for

No salary or points threshold — what this route asks for is in the conditions below

Read from the authority's own page on , with the sentence it came from below.

Where do you stand on this route? The questions are answered on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere. You get each rule against what you declared, the gap if there is one, and which single change would open more routes.

Check yours — Germany, Skilled worker — vocational (§ 18a)
What the checker asks, and what it does not

Every number below is quoted from an official page, and a daily check re-reads every source. On this route — quoted and dated · scored — 2 conditions this interview did not ask, in our own words, not the authority's. Every rule that decides this route is a question you answer; two things no page we watch states for this route — how much German the job itself needs, and enough income and health cover to live here — are shown below as our own reading and never asked.

A non-EU passport

Who this is for

Citizens of the EU, of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and of Switzerland, can live and work in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands under free movement — the routes on this site are for other passports. Check registration rules after arrival (e.g. Anmeldung in Germany).

As an EU national you generally don't need a work permit to work anywhere in the EU. · europa.eu · TFEU (the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) art. 45 (free movement of workers) — Your Europe · · English, from europa.eu. Official page ↗

A job offer

Condition

This route asks for a job offer.

What the checker asks
  • Which best describes your situation?

Vocational training of 2+ years

Condition

This route asks for vocational training of 2+ years.

What the checker asks
  • Your highest completed qualification?

Full German recognition

Condition

This route asks for full German recognition.

vocational qualifications acquired abroad which are equivalent to qualified German vocational training · bamf.de · · English, from bamf.de. Official page ↗
Our reading, not the authority's words
  • How much German you need depends on the job itself. The page we watch states that condition for Germany’s job-seeking permit, not for this route, so it is our expectation and not the authority’s words.
  • You will also need enough income to live on without state support, and health cover; the salary from the job normally covers both. No page we watch states either condition for this route.