German Visa Application Form - PowerPoint

							    A Guide to Visiting,
  Studying, Working and
Living in Germany Legally




                Compiled by Uschi (Leah Toomey)
                Visiting

   If you are staying for less than three
    months and will not be working or
    studying in Germany during your
    stay, You do not need a visa to enter
    Germany as an American citizen, Just
    a Valid US Passport
           An extended Stay

   If you intend to stay in Germany for more
    than three months, You must apply for a
    visa.
   The visa application must be presented in
    person at a German consulate.
   Visa application fee is $80
                          What to Bring
                           With you

   Fully Completed application Form and Customs
    Declaration
   Two Passport Photos (2”x2” headshot)
   Valid US Passport and one photocopy’
   A Current Bank Statement and One Copy
   Reference Letter from your employer
   Proof of Travel Health Insurance coverage for at
    least $37,500
   Proof of travel Reservations (hotel/airline)
       Consulate Locations
•German
Embassy in
Washington DC


 Atlanta GA     Los Angeles CA
 Chicago IL     San Francisco CA

 Boston MA      Miami FL

 Houston TX     New York NY
           Working in Germany

You must have a             A work permit only
  residence visa with a       allows you work to at
  working permit in           the job you stated
  order to have a job as      when applying
  a foreigner in            Germany will only allow
  Germany                     foreigners to work at
You must already have         specific skilled
  a job lined up in order     professions.
  to apply for a working
  permit.
                               Its nearly impossible
                                to get a work permit
                                in Germany unless
                                you have a degree in
                                a Science or
                                Technology field




   Even then Germans,
    European Union
    members and Turkish
    citizens receive
    preference in hiring.
          Studying in Germany

   Student Visa Fee is only $47
   Visa Fee is wavered for academic
    scholarship holders.
   Must be accepted to a school before
    applying for visa
   Must show that you will be able to support
    yourself while studying in Germany
   Students may work at the university with
    out applying for a work permit




   After Graduating foreign students are
    permitted to stay in Germany for a year in
    order to seek employment.
Becoming a German National
 Three Primary ways to
Become a German Citizen

 By birth to a
  German Parent
 By Birth on German
  Soil
 Through
  Naturalization
      By Birth to a German Parent
   If you were born after January 1st 1975 and
    either of your parents had German citizenship at
    the time of your birth You automatically receive
    German Citizenship
   If a child and their German Parent were born
    outside of Germany the Parent must send the
    competent diplomatic mission abroad notification
    of the birth before the child reaches his/her first
    year.
    By Birth on German
            Soil


   As of December 31, 1999 A child
    born on German soil receives
    citizenship, provided that at least
    one parent has been legally
    residing in Germany for at least
    eight years before the child was
    born.
   The child must chose between
    the Nationality of his/her parents
    and German nationality between
    the ages of 18 and 23
By Naturalization
           In general a person must have lived
            in Germany for at least eight years
            in order to apply for naturalization
           If you Have successfully completed
            an integration course you can apply
            for citizenship after seven years.
           Spouses of German Citizens can be
            naturalized after living in Germany
            for only three years provided they
            have been married to their German
            spouse for at least two of those
            three years.
In order to be naturalized
   You must speak fluent German.
   Be willing to renounce any other citizenships.
   Pledge to respect the free and democratic values
    of the basic law of the Federal Republic of
    Germany.
   Not be guilty of any serious crime
   Be able to guarantee your livelihood and that of
    any dependents without using social welfare or
    unemployment benefits.
    Ways to Lose German Citizenship

   By serving in the military of another
    country.
   By accepting citizenship to another
    country.
   At the discretion of
    the German
    government
                  Bibliography
   “Information services” German Embassy Washington DC
    September, 2006. 27, March 2007
    http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/missions/embass
    y/embassy.html
   “A Manuel For Germany” Beauftragte der
    Bundesregierung fur Migration, Fluchtlinge und
    Intergration. January 2005. 26, March 2007
    http://www.handbuch-deutschland.de/book_en.html
   “Welcome To Germany” Auswartiges Amt 1, September
    2006. 26, March 2007. http://www.auswaertiges-
    amt.de/diplo/en/Impressum.html