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So, I am 42 and would like a career change and settling in Germany afterwards. I would like to apply for Masters degree, but my passion is do do Ausbildung in Elderly Care Nursing, or Social Work. I would like to apply for student visa for Masters degree because I stand better chance of Visa, but I want to change to Ausbildung after I arrive. Is change possible with new law? Is Ausbildung realistic at my age, in terms of getting a place? I am currently doing B1 German and hope to have B2 by August 2020.
asked Apr 4, 2020 in Education by Siku | 508 views

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Hello again @Siku,

thank you for sharing your question with us.

As nursing is a so called bottleneck profession, you always stand a good chance to get a place in one of the schools. A change is possible under the new law. As soon as you get a contract from a school, you can apply for a visa according to § 16 a sentence 2 Residence Act. Triennial nursing schools start 1st of September. Your application for a visa according to § 16 is possible six month before the beginning of your training in school, not earlier (otherwise you would have to apply for the visa in your home country).

I hope my answers were useful for you and I'll be very pleased if you contact me again with further questions. I'm a member of the mbeon-staff and I‘ll be glad to guide over a longer period of time. mbeon is an online advisory service for migrants via the mbeon-app, which you can download on your smartphone for free. You'll find me in the mbeon-app under my name „München, Frau Müller“ and get confidential one-to-one advice in a safe virtual room where nobody can read messages. For further information please visit ***.mbeon.de.

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answered Apr 6, 2020 by mbeon-Christine
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