How to Get Germany Permanent Residency ?

Use various sources to collect information about the universities that you want to apply for. Like their eligibility criteria, application procedure etc. Send in your application before the deadline and make sure that you have a valid passport.

Proof of funds is compulsory for getting a visa and thus, the education loan is something that a study abroad aspirant has must get before applying for the visa. Education loans play a vital role in fulfilling the amount required to study abroad. For any kind of help related to education financing, you can contact GyanDhan to get free education loan assistance and avail the best offers on abroad education loans.

Apply for a student visa as soon as you have the admission letter. The German Embassy and the Consulates require proof of funding for the first year of studies. You can get in touch with GyanDhan to get assistance in getting the visa and preparing for the visa interview. To find out where you should apply for a visa, visit the website of the German Embassy.

Get your residence permit within the first three months of your stay in Germany from the nearest Foreigners’ Registration Office (Ausländerbehörde).

A student visa allows you only to work 90 full days a year or 180 half days. This restriction does not apply if you have a job with the university as a professor's assistant or researcher. If you have a mandatory internship, which is usually for 12 weeks, as a part of your curriculum, the visa laws allow you to do it. Also if you have a semester break, you can work more than 90 full days. This is a complex topic and it is advisable to discuss this with the relevant HR department of your target company.

A residence permit for the purpose of studying is issued for a period of two years and must always be extended before the two years run out. The extension depends on how you conduct your studies, e.g. whether you take examinations and obtain certificates. In this way, the chances of completing your studies within an appropriate time frame are assessed.

You can obtain a job seeker visa or a Long-Term Residence Permit, which allows you to stay in the country for up to 18 months and look for a job. If at the end of this period, you have found employment – either full-time or part-time, you can apply for the German work visa. If you have found full-time employment, applying for the EU Blue Card is another option – this option is especially advantageous if you intend subsequently to live and work in another EU state. However, the salary threshold for the EU Blue Card is higher - a minimum salary of EUR 50,800 is required on the date of writing of this article.

In deciding whether you qualify for a German work visa, the Federal Employment Agency (BA) looks at various factors, important among which are (a) whether their work could be performed by a German, or (b) does the job pay enough. Over the past two years, the number of applications for a work visa from non-EU citizens has more than tripled to ~240K, according to the BA. However, the approval rate number has increased – from ~83% in 2014 to ~89% in 2016.

As early as two years after receiving your German residence permit or your EU Blue Card, you can apply for a Permanent Residence permit – that is, a Residence permit without a time limit. Again, the condition is that you still have employment in Germany.

German naturalization means that after a certain period of living in Germany as a permanent resident, you can apply to become a citizen. The requirements that you need to fulfill in order to qualify for naturalization are as follows:

• You must have lived in Germany on a residence permit for at least 8 years, or you must have lived in Germany on a residence permit for 7 years and attended an integration course (this becomes 6 years on special integration circumstances).
• You must prove German language proficiency of at least B.
• You must be financially able to support yourself and your family without any help from the state.
• You must be a law-abiding citizen with no criminal record.
• You must pass a citizenship test.