As of March 2020 qualified professionals with a recognized foreign vocational training and a concrete job offer can apply for a visa. General information is provided here. You are only considered as a qualified professional, if you already went through the German recognition procedure. If you haven’t completed the recognition process yet you are not considered as a qualified professional and you should therefore not apply for this type of visa.

You are required to present a valid passport (min. validity 6 months).
The following documents must be presented to the Embassy during your appointment. Make sure to handover only complete applications.

• Filled in application form (national visa) + declaration form (Section 54 (2) 8 in conjunction with Section 53 of the Residence Act)
  
• 3 biometric passport photos (not older than 6 months)
• Copy of all pages of your passport (A4 size copy)
• Motivation letter + CV
• O/L & A/L examination certificates
  
• Vocational training certificate
  
• “Gleichwertigkeitsbescheid” or “Defizitbescheid”
  
• If applicable (regulated profession): “Berufsausübungserlaubnis”
• B1 certificate issued by Goethe Institut
  
• If you intend to work in the health sector: B2 certificate
  
• Employment contract or letter of intent from your future employer in Germany, suitable to your qualification, including details about salary and working hours as well as full address of the employer
  
• If applicable (fast track procedure): preliminary approval (“Vorabzustimmung”) of the Aliens’ Authority
  
• Information regarding your intended address in Germany (e.g. tenancy agreement or hotel reservation or invitation letter in case of private accommodation)
• Certificate about compulsory health insurance (“Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung”) from German employer valid from date of employment
• If not already included in the compulsory health insurance: a separate travel health insurance for the time frame from arrival in Germany until beginning of employment

Please prepare two identical application sets with the above-mentioned documents copied and bring all your original certificates along. Moreover, every set has to be sorted already in the correct order as showed above!
Fee: EUR 75 (to be paid in Rs., by credit card or cash) – no refund in case of rejection! Conversion into Rs. is made based on the exchange rate at the time of application.
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Although the information in this leaflet has been prepared with utmost care,
we cannot accept any responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein.
Note further:
False or falsified documents will lead to the refusal of the visa and / or further consequences.
Incomplete applications may result in refusal. Complete documentation does not guarantee a visa approval.
The German Embassy Colombo reserves the right to ask for additional documents and / or call applicant for additional information or interview.
As your application will also be forwarded to the competent immigration authorities in Germany, processing will take at least several weeks.
During that time no status inquiries are answered. Please refrain from contacting us during the procedure of your application.