If you wish to apply for employment visa for professionals with an academic degree (e.g. Blue Card Visa) or employment visa for professionals with a vocational training please contact our service provider VisaMetric.

All persons who wish to seek gainful employment in Germany are required to obtain a residence permit in the form of a visa. A work permit will be included in this visa issued for this purpose.

A national visa entitles you to enter the other Schengen countries for the duration for up to 90 days.

After submitting your visa application, your visa file might be forwarded to the competent German authorities. Therefore, it can take several weeks up to months to process your national visa applications. After the application has been approved, the German Embassy will issue a national visa with the duration for up to one year. A final residence permit will be granted in Germany by the Immigration Office if you intent to stay in Germany permanently.

Before you can take up a job in Germany, it might be necessary to get your professional qualifications recognised and certified in Germany. All information leaflets will state if your professional qualifications have to be recognised accordingly.

You can check if your professional qualification is listed on Anabin as “equivalent” or “comparable”. If your degree is not listed on Anabin or does not get the above mentioned assessment, you might be asked to get it assessed by the ZAV (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen & Cental Office for Foreign Education). An assessment might also be necessary if Anabin lists your degree as equivalent with conditions.

Please prepare your application with all of the following documents in the given order. Please bring your original certificates and translations if applicable. Please DO NOT staple any documents.

Incomplete documentation may result in the rejection of your application.

• VIDEX application form fully completed including declaration Section 54 (2) 8, duly signed
• Valid passport (issued within the last 10 years and valid for at least 6 months after arriving in Germany with at least two empty pages) + copy
• Irish residence permit + copy
• 1 Passport size picture, not older than six months with a bright background and frontal view of the face (please do not attach the picture to the application form) Digitally-altered passport pictures will not be accepted
• Detailed CV
• Motivation letter
• Employment contract or letter of intent from your future employer in Germany including details about salary and working hours as well as full address of the employer + copy OR
• For self-employment: Information regarding the company and financing (e.g. location offer, business plan, credit and financial information, business contacts in Germany) + copy
• Detailed job description from your future employer
• Form “Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis”, filled out and stamped by your employer
• Self-addressed envelope (An Post only), 9,50,- Euros stamp or Envelope and stamps can be purchased for 12 Euros at the Embassy
• Visa fee: 75,- Euros (contactless payment options are not available)
• After approval: Health insurance covering you for the duration of your visa

Please note that the German Embassy Dublin reserves the right to ask for additional documents at any time during processing. Submission of the above-mentioned documents does not guarantee that a visa is granted.