You may be issued a residence title for skilled workers that entitles you to take up employment : if your foreign degree or certificate * has been officially recognised ; if you have already been offered a specific job offer – you must ask your future employer to fill out the ” Declaration regarding a contract of employment ” if you have been issued written permission to exercise your profession ( or if you have been expressly assured that you will receive this permission ) and if you wish to work in a so – called regulated profession ( e.g. in the health care sector ) if you meet the respective requirements for foreigners , e.g. a valid passport , secure means of support , etc. Do not submit a visa application until you have met all of the requirements and are able to present a complete set of supporting documents . If your foreign degree or certificate has not yet been officially recognised , your visa application cannot be processed . * If you have completed your professional training or higher education in Germany , then official recognition is not required . Different authorities are responsible for officially recognising foreign – earned degrees and certificates .