Further information on entering the Federal Republic of Germany for gainful employment can be found under the following links:

• The Federal Government's portal for skilled workers and trainees from abroad: Make-it-in-Germany
• ANABIN database of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs for the assessment and recognition of foreign school and university qualifications: ANABIN.
• The portal of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research for the assessment and recognition of foreign professional qualifications: Annerkennung-in-Deutschland

The Federal Office for Foreign Affairs (BfAA) supports the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaoundé in the processing of visa applications in the category of study, employment and training in the context of nursing and healthcare professions.

Processing at the BfAA does not change anything for applicants. If there are any queries or need for clarification regarding your visa application, you may be contacted directly by the BfAA to speed up processing. Your visa or notification of refusal will continue to be issued by the responsible diplomatic mission abroad.

Detailed information on visa processing by the BfAA can be found here (information is only available in german).

Please note that incomplete applications cannot be processed. The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaoundé and the BfAA reserve the right to request further documents in individual cases and to have the authenticity of the documents submitted checked. Documents submitted prior to the application cannot be assigned to a later visa application.

The visa should be applied for in good time before the planned departure. The processing time for complete application documents is currently around three months. Processing may be delayed due to incomplete application documents or irregular processing measures. There is no entitlement to the issue of a visa within the specified processing time. The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaoundé accepts no liability for any delays in travelling in the event of irregular processing times.

Further information on the entry for gainful employment into the Federal Republic of Germany can be found on the following websites:

• The German government’s portal for skilled workers from around the world: Make-it-in-Germany
• The database Anabin can be used to find out how a degree will be evaluated and recognised in Germany: Anabin

Further information on entering the country to take up an au pair position in the Federal Republic of Germany can be found under the following links:

The information page of the Federal Employment Agency on taking up an au pair job: Au-pair in Germany

The information offered by the Federal Association of Au Pair Agencies: Au-pair-Society e. V.

Further information on entering Germany to take up voluntary service in the Federal Republic of Germany can be found under the following links:

• The information service of the Federal Employment Agency with all information on the requirements for voluntary service: Freiwilligendienst leisten in Deutschland
• The information page of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth: Freiwilligendienste in Deutschland

If your visa application has been rejected and you do not agree with the decision, you have the right to appeal in accordance with the information on legal remedies in your rejection notice. You will find the information on legal remedies at the end of the rejection notice.

Your rejection notice will detail the reasons for rejection.

After a rejection, you are free to submit a new visa application at any time. When submitting a new application, try to address the issues mentioned in the rejection notice in detail and submit the relevant evidence.

Information on the remonstration procedure, including information on the duration of the remonstration procedure, can be found here.