Working holiday visa

In Working Holiday programs (rarely also called the Work & Travel program) are bilateral agreements on working holiday stays for young people. The two States conclude such agreement to each ( usually one year ) to allow members of the other State a longer term stay, in which it is possible to finance this by Work & Travel on additional jobs. Germany has such agreements with Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In addition, there is a limited program in Singapore, which is not based on reciprocity.

  • Asia: Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore
  • America: Argentina, Canada, Chile
  • Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
  • Oceania: Australia, New Zealand

The certificate issued for this purpose, WH visa generally permits a temporary job, with the exhibition as other special conditions must be observed. Usually WH visas are granted only once in life and only up to a maximum age of the applicant of 30 years (or 35 years in Canada). You can usually only in advance of the embassy or the consulate of the country to be visited in the country whose nationality the applicant owns, will be issued. This means for example that a German who is planning a working holiday stay in Japan, needs to make before his outward journey time at the Japanese embassy in Germany or the appropriate consulate for a visa. Equivalently, has so far been a Japanese national as well get his WH visa for Germany only advance in Japan by the German embassy, this is now possible in Germany even after entry at any immigration office. This possibility is currently only allows nationals of Australia, New Zealand and Japan. However, when applying for fall after entry in any event fees for the issuance of a residence title.

In some cases, such as Japan, the WH Visa provides a substitute for non- existing au pair programs in the countries concerned. The search for a possible job is for each visa taker.

Terms and Conditions

In general, for an exhibition of a WH visa for Germany:

  • Nationality of a country with which Germany has a WH Agreement
  • Meeting the age limit
  • Valid passport, which is still at least three months longer valid beyond the end of the intended stay
  • Fully completed visa application for Germany ( Schengen visa)
  • Current, biometric passport photograph (35 x 45 mm)
  • Copy of return ticket
  • Proof of health insurance
  • Proof of sufficient financial means for the stay
  • Validity of the work permit is always only for Germany, stay in the Schengen area to 90 days is possible ( as a tourist ).

In addition to annual quotas (eg for German in Canada, or Taiwan and Hong Kong in Germany ) or there are discrepancies. More accurate and current conditions can therefore be found on the pages of the competent diplomatic missions in Germany.

Although frequently of a temporally unlimited opportunity to work during the working holiday year is mentioned, there are rules that you must not be engaged for more than three months and six months with the same employer or a work permit is limited in time in certain countries. At least for the Australian work permit within the 12 months is unlimited. An extension of the visa is usually not possible. One exception is Australia, where it is possible to extend the visa by 12 months. This happens only if it can be demonstrated that the visa holder at least three months certain activities is pursued primarily in the agricultural sector. In the second WH visa, moreover, employment on one of the previous employer and is limited to six months. An extension of the residence permit or a conversion is up to the discretion of the competent foreigners authority. Entitled to such does not have the visa holder in the rule. In Canada, a second time applied for a visa, which must be from another of the three available categories, however.

Similar programs

Besides the possibility in many countries to complete internships as well as au pair and Demi pair programs, there are programs for volunteering in over 20 countries on four continents, eg Teach and Travel in, inter alia, China or Thailand and the voluntary farm work, be granted for accommodation and meals (see " WWOOF ").

Furthermore, in some South American countries also stays eg be carried out with voluntary work under a tourist visa.

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