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Work abroadPlanning a skilled work move to Germany
Organize qualification questions, employer conversations and documents before making expensive moving commitments.
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Requirements depend on your nationality, your purpose, and your circumstances. Use Make it in Germany to confirm the route, documents, fees, and application process before making commitments.
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Work abroadGermany Opportunity Card: build an evidence and job-search plan
Research the Opportunity Card as a job-search project, with a qualification file and a realistic search budget. Start by identifying which of…
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Check both the institution and the exact qualification before deciding that an Anabin search has answered your Germany degree question. A familiar…
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Work abroadRegulated professions in Germany: identify the right recognition authority
Identify the occupation you actually intend to practise, then find its recognition authority. Recognition research should begin with duties and the workplace…
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For Anmeldung, prepare the file for the municipality where you actually live. Address registration and your residence-permission research belong in the same…
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Study abroadAusbildung in Germany: compare training offers and visa questions
Compare an Ausbildung offer as a training arrangement with its own education, employment and residence questions. A training salary and a tuition-bearing…
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Work abroadGermany EU Blue Card: check the job and qualification evidence together
Review a Blue Card job and qualification together. The practical question is whether the actual offer and supporting records meet the named…
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Family & relationships
Joining a skilled worker in Germany: a family preparation map
Build a separate research row for each spouse or child joining a worker in Germany. Begin with the worker's actual nationality and…