- You started your apprenticeship during your asylum procedure and would like to continue it after your asylum application has been rejected or you have been in possession of a tolerated stay for at least three months and would like to start an apprenticeship.
- You already have a training place or have the prospect of one that fulfils the following criteria:
- It is a qualified, company-based or school-based vocational training course lasting at least two years in a state-recognised or comparably regulated training occupation or
- It is a state-recognised or comparably regulated assistant or helper training course, which is followed by qualified vocational training.
Please note:
For assistant or helper training programmes, you also need a training place confirmation for the subsequent qualified vocational training. It must also be a so-called "shortage occupation" (e.g. occupation in geriatric and nursing care).
Training toleration cannot be granted for pre-vocational qualification measures or school-based measures (e.g. language courses) that are intended to introduce you to vocational training. You can find a list of recognised training occupations under "Further information".
- Your identity has been verified.
Please note: People who came to Germany before 31 December 2016 must clarify their identity when applying for a tolerated stay for training.
Persons who came to Germany between 1 January 2017 and before 1 January 2020 and wish to apply for a tolerated stay for training now or later must have clarified their identity by 30 June 2020 at the latest. The deadline is met if all reasonable measures to clarify the identity have been demonstrably taken by then. Even if the identity is not clarified until later.
Persons who have come to Germany since 1 January 2020 must clarify their identity within the first six months in Germany.
Reasonableness is assessed according to the circumstances of the individual case, whereby you should cooperate in all actions that the authorities require of you.
- If you have not yet reached the age of 18, your legal guardians must consent to your stay in Germany.
- You have no links to extremist or terrorist organisations and do not support them. You have not yet been convicted of a criminal offence. There are no grounds for deportation against you.
If you are only starting your training with tolerated status, no specific measures to terminate your stay must have been initiated against you, such as booking transport or a medical examination to determine your ability to travel. The granting of a tolerated stay for training is also excluded if you have submitted an application for voluntary departure or during an ongoing Dublin procedure.