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Visa for professional training in Germany
| Information on the ban on the recruitment and placement of healthcare and nursing staff |
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The WHO has identified a critical shortage of health personnel in Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, among others, and has recommended not actively recruiting and placing healthcare and nursing personnel from these countries. The Federal Republic of Germany has transposed this recommendation into binding law (Section 38 BeschV and Annex). Any kind of private placement of healthcare and nursing staff is therefore prohibited in the consular district of the Embassy in Dakar! All activities aimed at bringing together employers and those seeking training or employment in order to establish an employment relationship are deemed to be job placement. This also includes activities aimed at finding a job oneself (e.g. advertising measures). An intentional or negligent violation of this prohibition on placement is prosecuted by the Federal Employment Agency as an administrative offence and can be punished with a fine of up to EUR 30,000 (Section 404 (2) No. 9, (3) SGB III). |
Further information
• Official information can only be provided by the visa section of the German Embassy Dakar. The Embassy does not work with agents, travel agencies or other third-party providers.
• Languages spoken at the counter: German, French, English and Wolof. If the applicant does not speak any of these four languages, it is advisable to bring a third person for interpretation.
• Translation of documents: Documents not in German, French or English must be submitted with an officially certified translation.
Original documents will be returned after processing. Application forms and passport photos will be retained by the embassy.
A visa appointment and complete documents do not guarantee that a visa will be issued.
Entry
Please carry all original documents submitted in the visa procedure in your hand luggage when travelling. The border authorities may require you to present these documents again at immigration control. These documents must also be presented again when applying for a residence permit at the Aliens' Authority.
Border authorities may refuse entry even if a valid visa is held.
Data protection
Your personal data is processed and stored in the visa procedure. You can find information on this on our page on data protection in the visa procedure.