DeutschLebenOfficial procedures in Germany
Step-by-step guides based on official sources – free, no account needed.
Benefits
Business
Documents
Driving
Education
Family
Health
Housing
Residence
- Applying for a national visa from Vietnam (VFS Global, Embassy Hanoi, Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City)
- Applying for or extending a residence permit
- Applying for the EU Blue Card
- Austrian citizenship by naturalisation
- Family reunification (spouses and children)
- Long-term residence (Daueraufenthalt – EU) in Austria
- Naturalisation (German citizenship)
- Residence title and visa D for Austria from Vietnam
- Student visa and residence for study
- Visa and residence for vocational training (Ausbildung)
- Visa for a German language course
Taxes
Work
- Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte) for job search
- Recognition of foreign professional qualifications
- Recognition of foreign qualifications in Austria
- Red-White-Red Card and EU Blue Card in Austria
- Registering as job-seeking/unemployed and unemployment benefit
- Social security number (pension insurance number)
- Visa and residence for skilled workers (skilled immigration)
- Work permit in Switzerland for non-EU/EFTA nationals