The following additional documents have to be submitted by applicants who qualify as skilled worker (option 1):

Proof of qualification:

• Certificate of vocational training in Germany – original and 1 copy
  
  OR
• Certificate of degree from a university in Germany – original and 1 copy
  
  OR
• Recognition of equivalence of the foreign university degree (printout from the anabin database for your university degree)
  
  OR (if the qualification is not assessed as „entspricht“ (comparable) or „gleichwertig“ (equivalent) and/or the institution is not classified as „H+“)
  Statement of comparability by the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) (original + 1 copy)
  
  OR (in the case of regulated professions in which permission is required to exercise the profession, for example, medical professions, engineers; complete list is available from the Federal Employment Agency or the European Commission)
  Permission to exercise a profession issued by the authority responsible for recognizing qualifications, or assurance of permission to exercise a profession (for example, for medical professions: decision of the licensing authority in the federal territory, i.e. assurance of permission to exercise a profession or issuing of medical licence (original + 1 copy)
  
  OR
• Recognition of the equivalence of the foreign vocational qualification from the respective agency responsible for recognition - original and 1 copy

  
  OR (in the case of regulated professions in which permission is required to exercise the profession, for example, medical professions; complete list is available from the Federal Employment Agency or the European Commission)
  Permission to exercise a profession issued by the authority responsible for recognizing qualifications, or assurance of permission to exercise a profession (for example, for medical professions: decision of the licensing authority in the federal territory, i.e. assurance of permission to exercise a profession or issuing of medical licence (original and 1 copy)