Vocational-training-place jobseeker (up to 25 years) and job seeker

• Application form for national visas, completely filled out and signed by the applicant (online application form via VIDEX) *
• Two recent biometric passport photos (45 mm x 35 mm) (photo specifications template). Please glue only one photo onto the application form and bring the second loose *
• Valid passport (or a recognised substitute travel document) *

• Tabular and complete CV. In particular setting out your prior education and employment *
• Self-written motivation letter. The letter should set out which fields of work or training and which positions you are interested in, where you want to apply or have already applied, and what accommodation you will use *

a) With academic qualification

• Proof of qualification — academic. Degree certificate and ANABIN database extracts (degree and university separately; both must be listed as 'H+', and the degree must be listed under the university) and, where applicable, proof of prior professional experience

b) With vocational training

• Proof of qualification — vocational. Your training certificate and a recognition decision (Anerkennungsbescheid) from the competent body in Germany, and, where applicable, proof of prior professional experience. You can find the competent body and further information about the recognition procedure here: www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de

c) Vocational-training-place jobseekers (up to 25)

• Proof of qualification — vocational-training-place jobseeker. School qualification granting university entrance, or diploma of a German school abroad

• Language certificate. You must in principle show language skills at B1 level if you have recognised vocational training. You provide the proof through a recognised certificate from an examination provider accredited under the standards of ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe). The following currently apply: • Goethe-Institut e.V. certificates; • telc GmbH certificates; • Austrian Language Diploma (ÖSD) certificates; • „TestDaF" from the TestDaF-Institut e.V. (institute of FernUniversität Hagen and Ruhr-Universität Bochum; exam level starts at B2 CEFR); • ECL Prüfungszentrum certificates. The certificate must not be older than 12 months at the time of application. Note also that if you have taken the exam in different modules, all module exams must have been taken with the same examination provider. Taking different exam parts with different providers is not sufficient. Exception: if you have a recognised academic qualification, proof of relevant language skills is not mandatory, but it increases the plausibility of the visa application

Blocked account

• Blocked account with a monthly balance of €1,027 for the planned duration of your stay. Further information on the blocked account: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/sperrkonto/375488

Sponsor's declaration

• Formal sponsor's declaration (Verpflichtungserklärung) by a sponsor in Germany. The declaration must be filed with the foreigners-authority at the sponsor's place of residence and must clearly identify the purpose of stay as 'jobseeking' (Arbeitsplatzsuche) or 'vocational-training-place seeking' (Ausbildungsplatzsuche). Only declarations bearing the note 'Bonität nachgewiesen' (financial standing proven) are accepted

• Proof of adequate medical-insurance cover for entry, valid from your intended entry date and for at least three months *

• (Optional) Further evidence of preparation for jobseeking or training-place seeking already undertaken, e.g. invitations to job interviews