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Student Internship Visa for Germany

Student Internship Visa for Germany

Renowned universities are not the only opening that Germany offers to global students and newly graduates but also have the opportunity to do an internship in their field study or interest, at the many institutes and corporations here. Throughout the internship, they can be benefited professionally and have the prospect to work along with experts in their field of study.

Who Can Obtain an Internship in Germany?

`One and all interested can obtain to do an internship in Germany. Even if your German language is very elementary, or you know no word in German at all, you can still achieve an internship. It all hinged on the organizations that need to recruit you as an intern. Here are two conducts of finding an internship in Germany:

  • Check online for internship posts
  • Email to the company or institute about your interest to do an internship

Try to find a salaried internship. A paid internship can at least cover some of your utmost basic needs.

Who Requires a Germany Long-Stay Student Internship Visa?

If your internship is fewer than three months, then you must obtain a Short Stay Visa. But if your internship is lengthier than that, you will have to appeal for a Long-Term Internship or Training Visa. It is share of the National Visa, also recognized as D Visa. You will not require to get a Long-Stay Internship or Training Visa beforehand, heading to Germany if you are a citizen of:

EU/EEA/EFTA

Australia

Canada

Israel

Japan

the Republic of Korea

New Zealand

the United States of America

 

On the other hand, if you are a citizen of a nation not itemized above, you should get a visa to do an internship in Germany.

Visa Necessities

The mandatory documents for a Germany Student Internship Visa are as follows:

  • Proof of study (student ID)
  • Authorization to work acknowledged from ‘Bundesagentur für Arbeit’ (original and photocopy)
  • A letter from the university confirming that you are studying at the institute
  • Endorsement letter from the German corporation settling conditions of your stay in Germany, including compensation
  • Evidence of qualification 

Methods of Applying

The steps are as follows:

  • Finalize the appeal form for a Long-stay Student Internship Visa via online. Print it double and sign it at the end. Find the appeal form HERE.
  • Collect all the compulsory documents and photocopy each original double
  • Schedule an interview
  • Attend at the appointment center on time (embassy) on time
  • Pay the visa charge. 

Extending the Internship Visa

You can appeal for a visa extension if f the company where you are working as an intern needs you to continue your internship. To appeal for a visa extension, book a meeting at the Foreigner’s Office in the town you are staying in Germany. Take all the papers you have. Provide a letter from your company that they want to extend your internship.

Switching Internship Visa to a Working Visa

You can change your internship visa into a Working permit only in exceptional cases such as when the company where you are doing your internship desires to hire you as an employee.

After You Reach in Germany with a Student Internship Visa

When you have a legal visa on your hands, you can travel to Germany. In two weeks of arrival, register your place of stay at a registration office near to your new home. Then appeal for a Germany Residence permit for student internship.