Apply for a residence permit for education and training purposes

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If you are a national of a non-EU or non-EEA country, you will need a residence permit for training purposes in order to undertake in-company training or further training in Germany.

The residence permit can be issued both for qualified vocational training and for vocational training that is not qualified.

Qualified vocational training exists if it is vocational training in a state-recognized or comparably regulated training occupation for which a training period of at least two years is specified according to federal or state regulations. If these requirements are not met, it is not a case of qualified vocational training.

In-company further training is understood to mean, for example, qualification measures, internships, practical phases following studies or trainee programs.

The residence permit can be issued irrespective of your previous qualification, i.e. it is not linked to special school requirements. The training company has to check whether trainees are suitable for vocational training.

If you wish to attend a language course prior to vocational training that is not qualified vocational training or prior to further training, you must first apply for a residence permit to attend a language course and then apply for a residence permit for training and further training purposes.

During qualified vocational training, you are entitled to pursue employment for up to ten hours per week that is independent of your vocational training. Gainful employment alongside vocational training that is not qualified or in-company further training is not permitted. Self-employment is not permitted under any circumstances.

You can apply for vocational training allowance for the duration of your training or further education (see "Further information").

Training and further education companies wishing to train or further train a person from abroad can apply to the Foreigners' Registration Office for the accelerated procedure for skilled workers, which facilitates and accelerates the entry of skilled workers (see "Further information").

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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