Working in Germany

Skilled worker

A vocational qualification or university degree recognised in Germany, and a job offer matching your qualification.

EU Blue Card

A German or comparable university degree, a job offer of at least 6 months and a minimum gross annual salary.

Recognition of the qualification

For vocational training: an equivalence decision. For a university degree: a printout from the anabin database or a ZAB statement.

Employment contract

Signed by the employer and by you, with the employer's declaration for the Federal Employment Agency.

Over 45

Additional conditions apply (a higher minimum salary or proof of an adequate pension).

Health insurance

With a German provider, valid from one week before work starts.

Registration

Online, on the official visa portal (Auslandsportal), for most study, training and work visas.

Submission

VFS Global in Yaoundé receives study applications (except scholarship holders and researchers) and vocational training applications; the decision rests with the embassy.

Visa fee

Paid at the counter against an official receipt, reduced rate under 18; VFS charges a service fee on top. Current amounts given in your quote.

Passport

Valid for at least 12 months, with at least two blank pages.

Language certificates

Only certificates from ALTE bodies are accepted (Goethe-Institut, telc, ÖSD, TestDaF, ECL), and the oldest module must be less than one year old.

Registration and submission are free. The embassy advises against agencies selling appointments: we do not do that. Our help covers understanding the rules and preparing your file.