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You know what you can do.
We show you how to sell it in Germany.

You have a professional qualification, work experience, and a clear goal: Germany. What you're missing is the actual route there. Which authority recognizes your qualification? Which visa applies? How do you apply in German? That's exactly what we work out together. At the end, you have your clear recommendation: the path that actually fits you.

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Does this sound like you?

You have a professional qualification and want to come to Germany as a skilled worker. Now you want to know how to actually put it to use here.

“Will my qualification be recognized in Germany?”

That depends on your occupation and your home country. We give you a realistic assessment, name the responsible authority, and show you exactly which documents you need and in what order.

Question about recognition
“I don't know how to apply in German.”

A German cover letter works differently than the one you would write at home. Different structure, different tone, different expectations. A pure AI-written letter with no personal work behind it's something hiring managers spot instantly. We show you what actually convinces them.

Question about applying
“Where do I even find employers that fit?”

Not by googling and hoping. You get an individual list from us with specific employers, portals, and contact points that match your occupation, your region, and your language level.

Question about finding employers
Skilled Worker Consulting € 299

90 minutes. Your personal plan for Germany.

Nothing generic, no off-the-shelf template. Your clear recommendation: exactly the path that fits you, your occupation, and your home country.

The wrong recognition route costs you months. A consultation costs you an afternoon.

The wrong authority, the wrong procedure, or documents nobody actually asked for: you only find out after months of waiting, and then you start over. In the meantime you're waiting in your home country or working in Germany below your qualification. Take the right route from the start and you get where you want to be months earlier.

What you work through with Felicia

  • Which authority recognizes your qualification, and how
  • Opportunity Card, skilled worker visa, or the experience route: which one is realistic for your profile, and what you need to prepare
  • Whether your work experience is enough even without formal recognition, and which salary threshold applies then
  • Which German level your route actually demands: on some routes you need no proof at all for the visa
  • What has to be in your application documents, and how to present yourself properly in German
  • Which employers fit your profile
  • Living and housing: finding a place, health insurance, and what daily life in your target city really costs
  • A realistic timeline with concrete next steps

Your Personal Germany Plan: Within 3 business days

  • Your recognition route: The exact authority for your occupation, which documents you need, and in what order
  • Your individual employer list: Specific employers, portals, and contact points that fit your occupation and your region
  • Application documents in German: What belongs in your CV and cover letter, what hiring managers expect, and what they don't
  • Funding and programs: Triple Win, language courses, migration partnerships: what specifically applies to your home country
  • Visa roadmap: Skilled worker visa, Opportunity Card, or the experience route: which one is realistic for your profile
  • Your personal timeline: Exactly what to do, when, how, and where. With real deadlines and contacts.
  • Your start in Germany: Housing, insurance, and government offices in the right order, with contacts for your city
Felicia, coach, teacher and entrepreneur
Your consultant
Felicia, coach, teacher and entrepreneur

I live in Germany, I know the system from the inside, and I've worked abroad myself. What you get is not a template. It is your personal plan.

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The job interview

Culturally a different game. And that decides everything.

A job interview in Germany runs differently than in India, Mexico, the Philippines, or Morocco. Direct answers instead of modesty. Concrete examples instead of general statements. If you don't know that, you can fail with a perfect qualification.

In the consultation, we prepare your documents and the way you come across, tailored to your occupation and to the culture of the country you're heading to.

Interview Prep, € 99/hour: A realistic mock interview in English or German. Direct feedback on your language, structure, and presence. Bookable as an add-on to Skilled Worker Consulting or on its own.

Go to Interview Prep
An international skilled worker in a German workshop
Step by step

The route to Germany. No step can be skipped.

Know the process and you plan realistically. Underestimate it and you lose a year.

1

Get your qualification assessed

First orientation via anabin.kmk.org →, or free guidance via anerkennungsberatung.de →

2

File your recognition application

Depending on your occupation: the IHK (chamber of commerce), the HWK (chamber of skilled crafts), or the responsible state authority. Regulated professions such as doctors and nurses have their own procedures. We name the exact office for your case.

3

Learn German

Whether you have to prove German depends on your route. With a fully recognized qualification and a job offer, you need no proof at all for the skilled worker visa. For the Opportunity Card, A1 German or B2 English is enough. For a recognition partnership, A2. Regulated professions such as nursing need B1 or B2. Regardless of any of that, almost every employer expects good German. Proof comes from recognized providers like the Goethe-Institut, telc, ÖSD, or TestDaF. For the Opportunity Card, the certificate generally can't be older than one year. The responsible German mission abroad checks the exact requirements.

4

Job offer or Opportunity Card

With a job offer: the direct route to the skilled worker visa. Without one: apply for the Opportunity Card and come to Germany for up to 1 year to look for work. make-it-in-germany.com →

5

Visa and arrival

Apply at the German embassy in your home country. Wait time: 2 to 6 months depending on the country. Start early.

An international nurse at a German care home

Triple Win for nurses: This program, run by the Federal Employment Agency and the GIZ, places qualified nurses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Philippines, Tunisia, Indonesia, Jordan, and the Indian states of Kerala and Telangana directly with German care providers. Free language preparation in your home country is included. triple-win-programm.de →

Partial recognition is not failure. If your qualification isn't fully recognized, there are generally two routes: an adaptation course or a knowledge exam. Which one is realistic for you is something we work out together.

New rules since 2024

Germany has opened its doors. But you still have to find the right entrance.

Route 1

Recognized qualification

Your qualification is recognized in Germany. The classic route with the skilled worker visa. Requirements: a recognized vocational or university qualification and a matching job offer. German is not legally required for this visa, but in practice employers expect it almost every time.

Weg 2

Work experience

New since 2024: At least 2 years of work experience gained within the last 5 years, plus a state-recognized vocational qualification from your own country, can be enough, even without formal recognition in Germany. Important: your job offer has to pay at least € 45,630 gross per year for this (as of 2026), and from age 45 it's € 55,770. If your employer is bound by a collective agreement, this threshold doesn't apply.

Weg 3

Opportunity Card

A points system: at least 6 points across qualification, language skills, age, and your connection to Germany. Come to Germany for one year to look for work, with no job offer lined up beforehand.

For skilled workers from Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia: The Federal Employment Agency has signed concrete placement agreements with these three countries. Among other things, that means free language courses before you travel and direct support through the application process. For Colombia, an official migration partnership with the German government also launched in 2024. What that means for you in practice is something we sort out in the consultation.

More info: Make it in Germany and BAMF. All information without warranty. As of 2026.

Why Jump2Germany
A clear recommendation
We're based in Germany and know the job market from the inside. You get a recommendation for the right recognition route, not an endless list of options.
Official sources only
Your facts come from Make it in Germany and the Federal Employment Agency. You know which route counts: recognition, the Opportunity Card, or a recognition partnership.
After you get in

Landing in Germany

The plan doesn't end with your contract. Housing, insurance, government offices, daily life: the part everyone else leaves out is what decides whether your start goes well. And a lot of it depends on your situation.

Finding an apartment

Where you can realistically search from home, and how not to fall for scammers.

Insurance: Which ones you need

Health, liability, and other coverage. What's mandatory and what's simply smart.

Registering with the authorities

Registration at the citizens' office, residence permit, tax ID. What comes first, and where.

Bank account, phone, daily life

The first steps nobody else explains to you.

Here's what we do for you: We give you the right order and specific contacts for your start, matched to your city and your situation.

Ready for Germany?

You have the trade.
We give you the plan.

A 90-minute consultation, then your Personal Germany Plan within 3 business days: contacts, document checklist, employer leads. All of it built around you.

Skilled Worker Consulting € 299 Start with a free call →
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