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Recognition partnerships
All required documents need to be submitted at the personal interview in 1 copy including the application form. Please do not staple the photocopies. Original certificates / documents must be presented separately. Your documents will be returned to you once your application has been processed.
The following documents have to be presented as indicated below:
| completely filled out in English or German, signed by the applicant himself | |
| Visa fee | 75,00 Euro, Payable in cash in GHS at the current exchange rate of the Embassy or by credit card |
| 1 biometric photograph | - not older than 6 months - uniform white background - size: 3.5x4,5 cm - not glued or stapled to the application form |
| - completely filled out including signature and stamp of the employer in Germany |
The following documents have to be presented in Original plus one set of copies in A4 format. Please do not staple to documents:
| Passport | - original passport + copy of data page - valid for at least 6 more months and at least two free pages |
| Birth Certificate | based on first registration |
| School leaving certificates | WAEC-Certificates: BECE and WASSCE |
| Curicullum Vitae (CV) | including the following points: - specification of the certificates, diplomas and qualifications obtained - professional training -work experience |
| Proof of intended employment in Germany | Employment contract or binding job offer in your field of qualification containing: - the time frame of the contract |
| Agreement on Recognition Partnership | A written agreement with your future employer stipulating that you will be allowed to complete the recognition procedure as part of your employment relationship (this can also be part of the employment contract) |
Proof of partial recognition, so-called Deficit notice (not mandatory)
| If already available (not mandatory) Notification from the German authority responsible for professional recognition regarding the necessity of adaptation or compensatory measures for the determination of the equivalence of professional qualifications or the granting of a license to practice a profession. Further information on recognition can be found at: www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de |
| Proof of qualifications | a) applicants with University degree - German university degree or A printout confirming the recognition needs to be handed in. If the qualification is not assessed as “entspricht” (comparable) or “gleichwertig” (equivalent) and/or the institution is not classified as “H+”, you will first have to apply for a Statement of Comparability with the Central Office for Foreign Education before applying for a visa. Further information can be found here: https://zab.kmk.org/en/statement-comparability b) workers with vocational training: - Proof of possession of a foreign professional qualification |
| Health insurance | - incoming-health insurance valid from the day of entering Germany until the work contract starts - a travel health insurance is not sufficient! |
| Residence permit for Ghana, if applicable | - as proof of a legal residence status in Ghana - only for applicants with a nationality other than Ghanaian, Liberian or Sierra Leonean |
| German language certificate | - A2- German language level - a recognized language certificate, not older than one year |
The embassy must involve the competent authority in Germany in the visa procedure. Depending on previous stays, the answer may take some time. Therefore, apply for the visa in good time. We ask for your understanding that inquiries about the status of the application cannot be answered within the first 6 weeks of the application.
All above information is without guarantee for correctness and completeness. They are based on the information available to the embassy at the time of creation.