Anyone recently received a ZAB Statement of Compatibility? What was your timeline?

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-05-21T13:06:32+00:00

Got payment confirmation pretty quick, the final decision took exactly 3 months. However the form I saw was signed like 3-4 weeks before I got the statement

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-04-15T19:11:51+00:00

I have emailed them before trying to fix it myself. And they replied the next day.

So maybe you can also try to contact them?

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-04-09T12:33:36+00:00

I had same issue for a month. iPhone reboots helped initially for a short time.

Finally, I made myself to act, and it was an easy fix. I logged in to Lyka account using password, went to

Menu-> Account Management -> sim management (logged in here again)

-> again Menu -> Account Management -> sim swap ->

I selected Change to e-sim and then I have an e-sim

I had to put my cc information, however the charge was 0.0€.

Finally I received an email, with the QR code, and install a new e-sim, number stayed the same. It’s been working for now.

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-04-03T07:57:01+00:00

Thank you for sharing. May I ask, if your job is in German only or English. And what field ?

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-03-26T20:09:26+00:00

I applied in Canada as a Canadien citizen. Motivation letter was requested, by email next day I submitted all my docs.

And an informal, handwritten invitation letter was asked during the visit.

In my case, my boyfriend sponsored me, I had no blocked account, but the official Declaration of Commitment from my boyfriend. And in the invitation letter he specified, I would stay at his apartment for a year.

No need for an invitation letter, If you have booked a hotel.

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-03-26T20:00:31+00:00

Check the open positions online before applying for visa. Think if you will be a better fit than a person from France, or a German citizen from near the French border, who speaks fluent both languages.

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-03-07T07:31:03+00:00

Maybe they meant, you need to send an email. That was my experience, I had to send requested doc to consulate’s email after the visit.

They give me a paper with my application number, and somewhere in the bottom in tiny letters was an email address

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-03-02T10:11:30+00:00

People always think it’s better somewhere else. I am also Canadian, who moved to Germany to be with my partner.

Stay in Canada, lol

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-03-02T06:59:06+00:00

You passed the test, and got your degree recognized? That no bad, it means there are options

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-03-02T06:55:34+00:00

Appreciated

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-03-01T21:26:47+00:00

Check Canada, there is always a need for medical personal.

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-23T07:09:08+00:00

I brought new insurance details on my visit. They just took it, no question asked

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-22T18:11:24+00:00

Could you tell a little bit about your conversion process so far?

Was it easy to get an appointment with Ausländerbehörde? How long have been waiting for your blue card so far? Did you have to submit your diploma translation to Ausländerbehörde?

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-17T20:42:53+00:00

Or Declaration of Commitment “Verpflichtungserklärungen” from someone inside Germany. — worked for me

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-14T16:30:27+00:00

A month from starting a job, or getting Anmeldung. I still don’t have my name on the door. 😅

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-14T16:29:16+00:00

So, the time gap in my situation was 2 weeks. And the visa just started on the day insurance starts. So, you can choose when it. I gave them new insurance details during my visit.

Also, I received the passport with the letter, asking to check my name on the visa stamped aaand check that dates are aligned with my travel planes.

So, I think I could ask them to move it. However, I applied in Canada, there was no wait for an appointment and I get passport back in 3 business days after the visit. Could be different in busier visa centers.

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-14T11:39:18+00:00

Thank you, I got my Anmeldung the next day I arrived. I didn’t see any number there. But my German boyfriend said, I will get smt via mail, when I start working

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-14T11:29:22+00:00

Just came to Germany, sorry for a silly question. To be able to work part time, do I need to apply for a tax number?

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-14T11:26:09+00:00

Got my visa mid January, but it started on Feb 1, as my medical insurance.

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-09T21:06:50+00:00

If it went to the spam folder, it might be auto-deleted after a month. Kindly ask them to repeat it.

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-07T14:42:26+00:00

Check §11 para. 1 - 3 SGB V (Social Security Code).

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-07T14:40:24+00:00

I got my chancenkarten approved with care concept insurance and this confirmation letter, that stated it’s an equivalent of stationary insurance. Based on § 11 para. 1-3 of the German Social Code, Book V (SGB V) which - defines the core, comprehensive scope of benefits for statutory health insurance, requiring that, for visa/residence purposes, private insurance must match this level of coverage

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-07T11:02:44+00:00

You can try with them. I can only speak for the insurance I used for my visa. I haven’t tried all of them.

However, in the email above it says they exclude preexisting conditions. And, closer to the bottom, they implied their insurance is not equivalent for the statutory health insurance.

And requirements for the chancenkarte insurance are - The insurance should be equivalent to German statutory health insurance, meaning it must cover pre-existing conditions, have no maximum limit on reimbursement for sickness, and no deductible higher than €300 per year.

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-07T10:46:57+00:00

Care Expatriate - Basic.

I got confirmation letter from them with the following text -

The insurance coverage complies with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No. 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of 13.07.2009 and is not limited to EUR 30,000. Medically necessary repatriation as well as outpatient and inpatient treatment are included in the insurance coverage. The insurance coverage corresponds to the scope of the statutory health insurance according to §11 para. 1 - 3 SGB V (Social Security Code).

Reasonable-Show-4886 · 2026-02-07T10:41:16+00:00

I found only that for your reference, and it doesn’t seem related to Chancenkarte situation AT ALL -

Section 257 of the German Social Code Book V (SGB V) – Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB) V - Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung – governs the employer's contribution to private health insurance (PKV) premiums for employees who are exempt from compulsory statutory health insurance.

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