You want to regularise through a training course

The former training route, now socio-formative: two years' stay and enrolment on a regulated course or a vocational certificate.

Residence on training grounds

What is included

  • Checking the chosen training qualifies before you enrol
  • Preparing and filing the application
  • Following up the training commitment and the later work authorisation

What is included and what is not promised

The 2024 Regulation keeps this route and renames it. The key is choosing training that genuinely qualifies: not every course counts, and enrolling on the wrong one costs both the course and the application.

What it includes: checking the chosen training qualifies before you enrol; preparing and filing the application; following up the training commitment and the later work authorisation. What it does not include: we cannot guarantee the permit or speed up the authority: the immigration office or the ministry decides in its own time.

Documents you will need

  • Full valid passport.
  • Municipal registration certificate, historical if you have it.
  • Residence card or earlier decision, if any.
  • Enrolment or pre-registration on the course.
  • Apostilled and translated criminal record certificate.

Indicative timing

We answer your enquiry within 1 working day and send the written quote within 2 working days.

Once your documents are complete, we prepare the file between 5 and 12 working days.

Three months from a complete filing, plus the course enrolment calendar, which does not always match the timing of the file.

See the pricing page for how we charge this kind of matter.

How it works

Estimated duration: 12 days.

  1. We identify the exact procedure

    Before you enrol we check that the course you have chosen is among those that allow this route and that you meet the other requirements.

  2. Document list and quote

    We ask for the enrolment or pre-enrolment, the proof of residence and the criminal record certificate. Price agreed, fee apart.

  3. Filing and receipt

    We file the application electronically with the training commitment and keep the receipt.

  4. Tracking and corrections

    We follow the permit and remind you what you must prove about the course for the later work permit.

What to have at hand

  • Full valid passport
  • Municipal registration certificate, historical if you have it
  • Residence card or earlier decision, if any
  • Enrolment or pre-registration on the course
  • Apostilled and translated criminal record certificate

Frequently asked questions

Does any course count?

No. It has to be regulated training or a vocational certificate that meets the rules. We check before you pay the enrolment fee.

Can I work while studying?

Under the 2024 Regulation this residence permit allows work. We explain the scope in your case.

What if I drop out?

That breaches the training commitment and affects the permit. Worth discussing before you leave.

Related services

People who come for “Residence on training grounds” often need one of these Public administration procedures too. If your case mixes several, it goes in a single file with a single quote.

See everything we do in Public administration

Your case

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Step 1 of 3 Your case
Step 2 of 3 Details for your quote

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It is on the letter or notice you received.

Step 3 of 3 Contact details

We only ask for the basics so we can reply with context.

You can attach up to 5 files of up to 10 MB each: PDF or photos. If you do not have them to hand, send the request anyway.

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