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English certificate for the chancenkarte application

Hello,

I have a question regarding the application process for the chancenkarte. I am from Colombia and I want to apply to the job seeeking visa and one of the requirements is to have English level B2. 

In my case, I completed my master's degree at a British university and that's usually enough as proof of language, but I have not found if that is also the case for the process for the chancenkarte. 

Do I still need an English language certificate ( like the IELTS or TOEFL)?, or is it enough to provide the MA Diploma and a university letter certificating that I completed my studies in the UK university in a program in English as proof of my language skills?

Thanks for your help,

 

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Eren__(support)

Hello @lini10  

In the official letter of the embassy in Bogotá it says: Diploma (original y copia) de sus conocimientos de inglés – ¡mínimo B2! La escuela que expide el diploma debe estar certificada por la Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE); también se acepta el Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). For more info, you can check:

 https://bogota.diplo.de/resource/blob/2671684/a2134071780b742c78b638cf942a3e7e/chancenkarte-tarjeta-de-oportunidades-data.pdf 

However, for the opportunity card, if you have a university degree with recognition in Germany, you will be taken as a qualified worker and would be exempt from language regulations as a principle. Yet you should check the specific requirements applying to Colombian citizens. More about the conditions for opportunity card you can find here:

 https://handbookgermany.de/en/opportunity-card

I hope these were helpful :)

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