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Actually I did BS computer science from Pakistan, I came here in Germany during covid time. So I take opportunity of Ausbildung but after 2 years I got admission in masters program on the base of my previous degree which I mentioned. So can I quite my Ausbildung?
asked Aug 8, 2022 in Education by Asad | 962 views

Dear @Asad, welcome to Wefugees and thanks for reaching out to us. First of all, congratulations on your admission to the master program. To answer your question well, more information is needed, like your current residence permit. Best wishes, Julia

Dear @Asad, May I ask which residence permit you are currently holding? Best, Meike
Meike thanks for your response. Right now my type is 16a
Thanks Julia for your response and good wishes.

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Dear @Asad,

a heartly welcome from me, too, and thanks for the interesting question.

First of all, to provide you and all our readers with a better understanding of the following, some remarks about §16a immigration act. This relatively new paragraph is part of the skilled workers immigration package aimed at attracting and retaining skilled employees. This unfortunately entails very limited options to change your residency status.

As outlined in the procedural notes of the Berlin immigration authority, a status change is possible for the following purposes only: 1. Change to a qualified vocational training (highly improbable in your case, as I assume that you're undergoing a qualified three years training at present)

2. Change to an employment as a skilled worker/specialist (which would be possible on the basis of your BA degree)

3. Change to an employment requiring distinct professional practical knowledge (also not excluded for you, just one example: Provided you've been working with MSAPPs during your studies and find an employer seeking exactly a young specialist for hand-tailored MSApps adjustments).

If you wish to pursuit the MA-programme, it would be necessary to apply for a student visa at the German embassy in Pakistan. Please note that there are some prerequisites to be met, such as a blocked account, alternatively a Declaration of Commitment, which might be the highest hurdle.

I hope I could contribute to clarification. Please don't hesitate to come back to us with further questions.

Kind regards,

mbeon-Christine

answered Aug 9, 2022 by mbeon-Christine
Thanks for your response mbeon-christine. Actually I also asked to my friends they were saying that I don’t need to go back to Pakistan. As I am in Germany so I can change my visa type from here. As you told that I have to provide block amount etc so they already told me that I have to provide city registration, university acceptance letter and block amount. Just let me know in short that I can change my visa from Ausbildung to master study? Yes or no
My Ausbildung is for 3 year and I already completed 2 years. But with this Ausbildung I already did Bachelor in Computer Science (Hons) which is 4 year degree program from Pakistan. So on the base of my previous degree I applied in Master program and then university send me acceptance letter. So is this possible that my Ausbildung Visa (16a) convert to Master Visa (16b) after providing all my documents which are city registration, block amount and university acceptance letter etc?
I'm afraid I didn't get it. Could you please detail the kind of vocational training you're doing right now?
And your BA-studies in Pakistan? Thanks in advance.
Right now my vocational training is in Lager Logistik but my previous degree is in Computer Science which is 4 year degree program. And I also cross verify my computer science degree in German that is equivalent to German bachelor degree.
Firstly I came here in Germany on job seeking visa. Anyone who did 16 year of education then they can get job seeking visa.
Thanks for clarification. As I wrote above, it is not possible to change from § 16a to § 16b according to the Berlin procedural notes.
Nevertheless, as you have already fulfilled all the conditions for a study visa (recognition of your BA and admission to a MA programme, blocked account)) your propects are much better - and as the decision is a discretionary one, you should discuss your plan with your local immigration office as soon as possible. Good luck and best wishes!
Hi, I’d just like to add that in my view it is possible to change from 16a to 16b while in Germany, without having to leave the country and applying for a new visa. This is based on a document which provides an overview of the possibilities to change between different types of residence permit.

This document can be found (in German) here:

https://***.der-paritaetische.de/alle-meldungen/spurwechsel-zwischen-den-aufenthaltstiteln-im-kontext-von-bildungs-und-erwerbsmigration/

It is not an official source but rather a guide put together by an organisation working in the area of migration.
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