Ways for international students to work in Germany after graduation

Many China students studying in Germany, most of them want to stay and work in Germany after graduation, or even settle in Germany in the future. So what are the ways to stay and work in Germany after graduation? Do you understand these? If you don't understand, come and have a look with me.

One: Finish your studies in Germany and apply for a "job visa".

Foreigners in Germany need to apply for a "job visa" to get employment. It should be noted here that according to Article 18C of the German Residence Law, graduates with German university degree certificates or foreign university degree certificates recognized by Germany can go to Germany to find jobs. The longest period of holding a job visa is 18 months. Note that employment or self-employment is not allowed within the validity period of the job visa.

The interpretation of the above policy is simply: after graduating from a German university, you can apply for a job visa to stay in Germany for 18 months, but you are not allowed to work during this period.

Apply for a work or internship visa and start work.

During the period of "looking for a work visa", students who have found a job can prepare a series of materials such as "work/dispatch or internship contract" and apply for a visa of "working in Germany or internship/being dispatched". So you can start working in Germany.

It should be noted here that if students are engaged in internship during their studies in universities, they need to provide a certificate of introducing internship positions issued by the German Federal Labor Bureau or the International Federation of Economic and Business Students. In other words, if your current job at school is an internship at school, you must issue an internship certificate.

Three: apply for the EU blue card and obtain legal residency.

The situation now is that you have already started working. You can apply for a German blue card by presenting a German labor contract written in German and a degree certificate from a university recognized by Germany (mainly referring to bachelor degree or above). The contract should indicate that the total annual income is at least 46,400 euros (at least 3,665,438 euros +092 euros for natural scientists, mathematicians, engineers, doctors or IT professionals).

Blue card holders can live in the EU without restrictions and enjoy social welfare benefits. It is not only a residence permit, but also an unrestricted work permit. In addition, families of blue card holders do not need to apply for additional work permits, and they are free to choose jobs in Germany.

Four: hold a blue card, work in Germany, and apply for German citizenship after meeting the requirements.

German immigration law stipulates that international students who have legally lived in Germany for 8 years (including attending school) and have formal jobs can apply for German citizenship. After meeting the conditions, it is logical to immigrate to Germany.