Route: Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)

Job search permit with points system (§ 20a AufenthG) – mainly for people outside Germany.

The Opportunity Card lets you come to Germany to look for a job. If you already live here with § 24, you do not need it: you may already look for work and work.

Two ways in

• Route A: your qualification is fully recognised in Germany. No points needed.
• Route B (points): a qualification recognised in Ukraine (at least 2 years of vocational training, or a degree), German at A1 or English at B2, and at least 6 points – for partial recognition, German level, experience, age, previous stays in Germany and a qualifying spouse.

Money and work

• €1,091 a month (§ 20a (4) sentence 1 AufenthG; amount per administrative practice and Make it in Germany): blocked account, declaration of commitment or a part-time contract.
• Up to 20 hours a week of work, plus trial employment of up to two weeks each (§ 20a (2) No. 2). The card lasts up to 1 year.