Residence permit – Search for a vocational training place

Description

With a visa or a residence permit for the purpose of seeking an apprenticeship, you may stay in Germany for up to six months to apply for an apprenticeship locally. During this time, you are not permitted to undertake any gainful employment. Visa: You will generally need a visa to enter Germany. You can find all the information you need about the visa application process on our website. After entering the country, you must first register your address at the Citizens’ Office. Application for a residence permit: Before your national D visa or current residence permit expires, you must apply for a residence permit. Please use the same online application form to renew your residence permit as you did for your initial application.

You can submit your application and the required documents online:

• Please upload your documents as PDF files where possible.
• Once you have submitted your application, a confirmation will be displayed. You can save this as a PDF file for your records.
• This confirmation states that your current residence permit remains valid in Germany beyond its previous expiry date and that you may continue to work to the same extent as before (legal fiction).
• You can present this confirmation as proof to the authorities or at your place of work.
• Once your application has been assessed, you will be given an appointment.

Requirements

• Registration of main residence in Munich
• Valid national passport
• 35. Must not have reached the age of 18
• School-leaving certificate that entitles you to university admission or a degree from a German school abroad
• German language skills at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
• Securing a livelihood for the entire duration of the stay
• Health insurance required from the time of entry

Required documents

• A fully completed application form
• Valid national passport
• A recent biometric passport photograph, submitted digitally by a certified photography studio or chemist’s. Alternatively, you may use one of the photo kiosks at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service Centre for a fee.
• Valid entry visa
• Proof of sufficient means of support: Proof may be provided by opening a blocked account with at least 1,091 euros per month (for the year 2025) or by means of a declaration of financial support or parental income (a declaration from the parents undertaking to cover living costs for the duration of the search for a training place, accompanied by evidence of the parents’ income for the last three months).
• Proof of health insurance (your statutory health insurance card or the insurance policy for private health insurance)
• Proof of a foreign school-leaving qualification or a qualification from a German school abroad that grants university entrance eligibility
• Proof of sufficient German language proficiency (Level B1) according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) from an ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) certified examination provider (Goethe-Institut, TestDAF-Institut, telc GmbH, ÖSD, ECL) or a certificate in German detailing your school, preparatory college, vocational training or higher education qualification
• A written declaration of consent from the persons with parental responsibility (parents) if the applicant is under 18 years of age

Please note

• The documents submitted (such as proof of identity and language certificates) will be checked for authenticity. We will consistently report any forgeries to the police.
• ​ Should we require any further documents, we will write to you.

Legal basis

§ Section 17 (1) Residence Act