Timeline for Am I allowed to do a six-week internship in Germany on a 'normal' Schengen visa?
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| Jan 10, 2017 at 16:25 | comment | added | Relaxed | Little penalty if getting caught and assuming this isn't going to be taken seriously because it's unpaid work is definitely wrong. That's not the way immigration law works, you can be faulted for the deception itself, no matter how innocuous it might seem. The site is full of questions by people who thought this or that wasn't serious or they could embellish some details and getting in big trouble because of it. And your friends' experience obviously don't tell you anything about that. So I stand by my advice. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 16:24 | comment | added | Relaxed | @Estey Little chance of getting caught is probably true but debatable. Exactly how much is bearable is up to you to decide, I certainly don't mean to suggest you would get caught every time, as your friends' experience testify. And of course it would also depend a lot on the country in question and the person's citizenship. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 16:12 | comment | added | Estey | I disagree with the part of the A saying one should be absolutely forthcoming in their visa application. Several friends of mine did (work) unpaid internships in foreign countries under visas that shouldn't have allowed them to work (already knowing they were going to work when applying for the visa). You technically can get in trouble but since you're not paid, I don't see why the country would make a huge fuss. Saves the trouble of applying to a visa that's more difficult to obtain, little chance of getting caught (of course company's discretion is advised), little penalty if getting caught. | |
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| Mar 11, 2015 at 22:28 | comment | added | Shumail | Will having 5000 Eur in Bank account will be enough to support visa application ? | |
| Mar 9, 2015 at 23:14 | comment | added | Shumail | Thanks. Will I be needing to have a lot of money for my visa application ? Unfortunately, my position isn't paid so I'll bear all expenses myself. How much Euros should I be having to tell Embassy while applying for visa, for stay of 6 weeks ? | |
| Mar 8, 2015 at 15:24 | comment | added | Relaxed | @ShumailMohy-ud-Din Yes, I think this is correct, I will add the link to my answer (but like I said, I never had to do it myself). The document also explains the procedure in detail. Note that the less money/support you get from the employer, the more money you need to have to satisfy the consulate and get a visa. | |
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| Mar 8, 2015 at 11:56 | comment | added | Shumail | Thanks a lot for support. I think the authorization would be required in my case and perhaps, if I am right, this is the form that my employer needs to fill and submit to ZAV for authorization: arbeitsagentur.de/web/wcm/idc/groups/public/documents/webdatei/… Am i right ? | |
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| Mar 6, 2015 at 21:21 | comment | added | Relaxed | @ShumailMohy-ud-Din Point 2 only applies if are studying at a German institution. Point 6 does in fact mention a kind of authorization (“im Einvernehmen mit der Bundesagentur für Arbeit”). But a large university like the LMU should have an international relations office that will have more experience than I do with this situation. | |
| Mar 6, 2015 at 19:43 | comment | added | Shumail | Thanks. I have internship offer from a Lab in Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich. So in case that wouldn't be government funded by Govt as you mentioned authorization isn't required for that. Moreover, I don't have a Schengen visa as of now, and I plan to apply for a Valid visa only that would allow me to do internship legally. But as per the link of "under what conditions an internship is allowed" that you provided, I guess the point 2 & 6 tell I might not be needing this authorization thing? p.s i translated using Google Translate. | |
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| Mar 6, 2015 at 18:45 | history | answered | Relaxed | CC BY-SA 3.0 |