Residence permit for vocational training
General information
§ 16a Residence Act
Documents/ forms to be submitted
You can submit this application completely online. If you are not able to use the online application, please use the "Residence permit application/Application for renewal of a temporary residence permit" (PDF 227 KB) and submit the documents by mail.
- Declaration of employment relationship (PDF 1 MB)
- signed instruction sheet (PDF 144 KB)
- Visa for the purpose of education (copy)
- Valid passport (copy)
- Rental contract (copy)
- Confirmation of health insurance
- in the case of statutory health insurance: informal letter from the health insurance company
- in the case of private health insurance: Certificate of insurance (see below)
- Apprenticeship contract (with registration of the IHK/HWK in the register of vocational training relationships) or school contract in the event of school training (copy)
- Able to cover living costs with at least 934 euros per month; can be proved through apprenticeship wages, blocked account, scholarship, letter of obligation (for school-based training, 903 euros per month)
- German B1 certificate from a certified language course provider (Goethe-Institute, TestDaF-Institute, telc GmbH (DVV), ÖSD) (only necessary if language knowledge is not checked by the educational institution nor acquired through a preparatory German course) (copy)
Process and procedure
Please submit your application and related documents via online application. You will be invited to collect your biometric data after a decision has been made on your application. After the decision about your application, you will be invited to have your biometric data recorded.
Costs and fees
- Issue: 100.00 euros
- Extension: 93.00 euros
If you are receiving a scholarship from public funds for your stay in the Federal Republic of Germany, you do not have to pay the fees. You need to show evidence that you are currently receiving the scholarship.
Payment possibilities:
- Paying by cash
- Paying by EC card
Paying by credit card is possible.