Moving to Germany

Going to Germany to study or to work

University studies in Germany, or paid vocational training inside a German company. ETALL builds your file, looks for your place, and follows you through to the visa.

The two possible routes

Paid vocational training
University studies
Support right up to the visa

ETALL students welcomed into a German company for their vocational training

Going to Germany with ETALL

ETALL stands beside you from start to finish in your plan to reach Germany. Two routes are open to you: leaving as a student to follow university studies, or leaving as a worker for paid vocational training.

Route 1

Vocational training (as a worker)

It works rather like a paid apprenticeship: you train inside a German company and receive a wage at the end of every month. Two broad fields are open: the technical trades (mechanical engineering, catering, logistics, transport, civil engineering, plant construction and so on) and nursing. For nursing, level B2 is compulsory; for the technical trades, B2 is recommended but leaving is possible with B1. The ETALL C1 certificate is strongly advised if you want to settle in well in Germany.

the technical trades
nursing

Our students in training in Germany

ETALL students in nursing uniform at a German care institution — Nursing

An ETALL student in a mechanical engineering workshop in Germany — Mechanical engineering

An ETALL student at his workstation in a German company — Technical trades

An ETALL student training in nursing in Germany — Nursing

An ETALL student on a vocational training placement in a German workshop — Vocational training

An ETALL student at work in a German company — In the company

Three former ETALL students in nursing uniform at their training institution in Germany — Nursing in Germany

Two former ETALL students outside the care institution where they are training in Germany — At their training place

An ETALL student in site clothing in front of a brick wall during training in Germany — Construction

An ETALL student wearing safety glasses, working on an industrial installation in Germany — Industrial maintenance

An ETALL student and a German colleague working on a machine in a workshop — In the workshop

An ETALL student in a professional kitchen during training in Germany — Hospitality and catering

ETALL students in nursing uniform with their German supervisors — With the care team

How does it work?

ETALL has a team entirely devoted to taking your file in hand. You provide the documents asked for, and the school builds your candidate profile and puts it online. The team then looks for a company for you. When a company shows interest, you sit an online interview, on Zoom or Google Meet, and it is the company that makes the choice. If you are accepted, the company sets a date with you and the procedure carries on through to the visa. If you are not, the team looks for another company for you — you are never left on your own.

The office that follows departure procedures for Germany at ETALL

The fees

The fees for handling your file are set case by case, and are paid only once the visa has been granted. Plan as well for around 1,000 euros (about 650,000 FCFA) to live through your very first month in Germany, before your first training wage arrives.

Route 2

University studies (as a student)

Level B2 is likewise the minimum required. ETALL takes care of finding the school for you. For your part, you open a blocked account and pay into it the bank guarantee required for the first year of study: 11,208 euros (about 7,350,000 FCFA), paid into the account opened in Germany in the student's name. Once all the documents are together, ETALL books the consulate appointment for your visa application.

Over there

They made it

A former ETALL student receiving his certificate at an official ceremony in Germany — Certificate ceremony

Three former ETALL students holding their official documents outside their company in Germany — Papers in hand

A former ETALL student in cap and gown, holding a diploma and a bouquet outside the German institution — Graduation day

Two former ETALL students in work clothes, with their certificates and their German supervisors — At their workplace

A former ETALL student at a microscope during a practical class in a German laboratory — In the laboratory

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