Visa for Germany: the right route depending on your path
In short: there isn't one Germany visa but several, each tied to a route, skilled employment, Ausbildung or the Chancenkarte. Karriere Fähre identifies yours and assembles the whole file, right up to the embassy appointment.
The principle
The visa follows from your route, not the other way round
You don't pick a visa at random: it depends on your profile and the route that fits you. Identify your route, and the right visa follows.
The visas
Which visa for your situation
Three situations, three visas. Here's which one fits which profile.
Skilled worker visa
You have a recognised qualification and a job offer in Germany, with no age limit. This is the skilled employment (Fachkräfte) route.
See the skilled employment route →Ausbildung visa
You want to train in a trade through an apprenticeship, with no prior qualification and under 35. The Ausbildung visa opens this route.
See the Ausbildung →Chancenkarte
You have a recognised qualification but no job offer yet. The opportunity card lets you come and look for work on the spot, on a points system.
Understand the Chancenkarte →Our role
The visa file is our job, not yours
The visa is the stage where many plans fail when you're on your own. We take it on from end to end.
Qualification recognition
We prepare the Anerkennung, the trickiest step, from the start of the journey.
Assembling the file
Supporting documents, forms, translations: we build a complete, compliant file.
Consular appointment
Booking the embassy appointment and preparing you for the interview.
Accelerated procedure
When the employer allows it, § 81a (the beschleunigtes Fachkräfteverfahren) gets recognition and visa handled as a priority.
Timelines
Realistic timelines, stated from the start
Timelines depend on the route, the country and how loaded the authorities are. We don't promise miracles: we give you a realistic schedule from the first assessment, and activate the accelerated procedure where it's available.
Already qualified?
Recognised qualification, job offer, German: the skilled-worker visa rewards a profile that's ready. See the conditions in detail and have yours assessed.
The skilled-worker visa