Have an offer, but the salary is below the Blue Card threshold or your qualification is vocational? We choose the right work visa, check the employer's documents and prepare your embassy package.
Updated: September 17, 2026
18 pages · PDF. When recognition is needed, checking your university and degree in Anabin, BundID registration, the ZAB application step by step with screenshots, documents, fee and processing times.
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Five questions about work, education and family, and the routes that fit.
Open →Support packages are booked after a consultation, so we understand your case first and you never get offered what you don't need.
45 minutes on your case: which visa fits, which documents you need and where to apply from. You leave with a step-by-step plan.
Document preparation for a work visa, EU Blue Card, job seeker visa, Chancenkarte, IT visa or freelance visa.
An add-on to the Visa package: we help with your first steps in Germany until you hold the residence permit card.
What exactly each package covers →
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Each package covers one applicant and is valid for 12 months from payment. Visas for a spouse and children are arranged separately. Final prices, no VAT charged.
Submitting an employment contract without the Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis, or with an old version of the form
Read more →Invoicing clients as a freelancer while on the Opportunity Card
Read more →Writing a generic motivation letter for the Chancenkarte
Read more →Booking through the wrong channel: portal, embassy or visa centre
Read more →Buying travel insurance that doesn't cover a long-term stay
Read more →Translating documents without certification by a notary or sworn translator
Read more →Not checking your degree in Anabin or getting a ZAB evaluation in time
Read more →Entering on a Schengen visa hoping to get a residence permit locally
Read more →Missing the deadline to extend or change your residence permit
Read more →Applying for citizenship while still on § 24
Read more →The Blue Card has a salary threshold but more benefits: faster permanent residence, easier job changes and family reunion. A work visa fits when the threshold isn't met or the qualification is vocational.
No. IT specialists without a degree can qualify with at least 3 years of experience in the last 7 years and an appropriate salary.
A form completed by the employer: role, salary, working conditions. The current version is EzB 02/2024. Mistakes in it are a common reason for follow-up requests, so we check it before submission.
Yes, the employer can start the fast-track procedure for skilled workers (§ 81a AufenthG) via the Ausländerbehörde.
Yes. For example, offers for CNC machinists and programmers are usually €40,000–60,000 gross a year, so the realistic route is a § 18b work permit, and you can start with the Opportunity Card and trial work.
For most German work visas and residence permits an employment contract isn't enough: the employer also completes the Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis. What goes into it and where to get the current EzB 02/2024 form.
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