From Brazil to Berlin: work, train or study

Entry without a visa and when it does not apply, visa appointments at the German consulates, the work routes, study with the Ensino Médio, the apostille, German ancestry, the social-security agreement, and how to avoid agents who sell what is free. Every statement is tied to an official source. Free, independent, no agency.

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🧭Which route fits me?Skilled work, nursing, Opportunity Card, Ausbildung, study or family: a short decision guide. 🛄Entry without a visa and the § 41 ruleBrazilians may enter visa-free for 90 days, but may not work: what § 41 AufenthV allows and what it does not. 🛂Visa application in BrazilEmbassy Brasília and the consulates general, appointments, fees, payment and what to do after a refusal. 📄Documents from BrazilApostille at the cartório, no German objection, civil-status documents, certificates, translations. 🩺Nursing recognition in BerlinRecognition, § 16d AufenthG, recognition partnership, who decides in Berlin, and what is not confirmed for Brazil. 🧾Recognition of your qualificationanabin, the ZAB statement and which body decides, by profession. 💼Route: skilled worker, IT and EU Blue CardBlue Card, IT without a degree, experience route, salary thresholds 2026 and the fast-track procedure. 🃏Route: Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)Points, money, work rights and limits of the card (§§ 20a, 20b AufenthG). 🛠️Route: vocational training (Ausbildung)Requirements, German level, money, pay and the consulate pages. 🎓Route: studying in BerlinStudy visa (§ 16b), blocked account, work while studying, study-applicant visa (§ 17). 📄Admission with Brazilian certificatesEnsino Médio, Studienkolleg, Brazilian degrees, anabin and uni-assist. 🗣️Learning German in BrazilWhere to learn, which certificates count, and the level each route needs. 👪Route: joining family in GermanySpouse, child and parent reunification: German A1 (with exceptions), who sponsors, marriage documents. 🌳German or Italian ancestryWhen German citizenship may already exist, the BVA procedure and a short note on Italian ancestry. 🛫Leaving Brazil: rules on your sideDual citizenship (EC 131/2023), military enlistment, tax exit notice (CSDP) and what we could not confirm. 🛡️Social security agreement Germany-BrazilThe agreement of 1 May 2013: pensions, posting for 24 months, adding up periods, and what is not covered. 🛬After arrival in BerlinAddress registration, bank account, health insurance, residence permit, in that order. 🤝Find your communityWhere Brazilians in Berlin find free advice in Portuguese, meet people, study, work, learn German and find Portuguese-language schooling for children. 🏠Already in Berlin?Changing status, staying long term, citizenship and free help. 💶Costs at a glanceFees, salary thresholds and money you must show, by route (2026). ⚠️Avoiding scams and illegal agentsHow the consulates handle appointments and payment, and how to check an offer before you pay.