Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte), points route
Überblick: Erfüllen Sie die Voraussetzungen?
Dieses Programm verwendet eine Punktetabelle. Sie benötigen 6 Punkte.
Vollständige Tabelle: Anforderungen.
Budget
- Proof of funds per month of stay (blocked account or declaration of commitment): €1,091.00 per month
- Funds for the minimum validity of the visa: €3,309.00
- Funds for the maximum validity of the visa: €13,092.00
- National visa fee (as stated by the German mission in Nairobi, payable in local currency): €75.00
Unterlagen
- Passport with a copy of the photo page
- Completed and signed visa application form including the notice under para 54 AufenthG
- Two identical current biometric photos with white background
- Gapless CV in German or English
- Motivation letter in German or English (target fields, place, accommodation, planned recognition steps)
- Proof of the qualification and its recognition (certificate, anabin printout or ZAB evaluation, or recognition notice)
- Language certificate (German A1 or English B2) from an ALTE-certified provider, not older than twelve months
- Evidence for each claimed point (employer references, old passports and visas, partner's application)
- Proof of funds (blocked account confirmation showing total and monthly amount, or declaration of commitment)
- Proof of health insurance for the whole stay
- Certified German or English translations of documents in other languages
Offizielle Quellen
Die Regeln auf dieser Seite stammen von diesen offiziellen Seiten:
Schritte
- Decide the route: skilled worker (qualification fully recognised, no points) or points route (You)
- Get proof that the foreign qualification is state-recognised (anabin/ZAB certificate evaluation, digital statement on the vocational qualification, or a partial-recognition notice) (You)
- Take a language test: German A1 or English B2 (points route) (You)
- Arrange proof of funds: blocked account opened before the application, or a declaration of commitment (You)
- Apply online via the Foreign Office consular services portal and upload the documents (You)
- Attend the mission appointment: identity check, biometrics, fee, original documents (You)
- In Germany: search for work (side job up to twenty hours a week, trial work up to two weeks each) (You)
- With a qualified job found: apply to the foreigners authority for a work permit, or an extension of the card by up to two years if no other permit fits (You)
Quelle & Aktualität
- Offizielle Quelles
- Zuletzt geprüft
- 2026-10-27
- Regelversion
- 2026-10-27.1 (published)