germany visa
Stay in Germany after masters degree
<p>I am going to obtain masters degree in mathematics in Berlin. The market in this field is very competitive.</p>
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<li><p>How I stay in Germany after graduation? (I heard that 3 years, is it true?)</p>
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<li><p>Can I work in different area?
(I mean not as a mathematician)
I can work as programmer in IT or, if I will not be lucky, as unskilled worker, like courier, carrier, porter, waiter, stuart,...).</p>
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<p>If I find such unskilled job during or after graduation, can I stay in Germany?</p>

<p>I made the comment that this belongs into <a href="https://expatriates.stackexchange.com/questions">Expatriates Stack Exchange</a>, but since there is a (heavily downvoted) answer in place I thought I'd add this as an answer, too.</p>
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<li>As a graduate from a German university, you can get a <a href="https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324661/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Aufenthaltserlaubnis zur Arbeitsplatzsuche für Fachkräfte</a> (roughly translated jobseeker's visa for professionals).</li>
<li>Germany gives work visa (<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaue_Karte_EU#Gesetzliche_Voraussetzungen" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Blue Card EU</a>) to academics with basic language skills and a well paid job offer. How much you have to earn depends on the sector, for an IT job it is about €43k per year. Even an entry-level programmer <em>can</em> make that much.</li>
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<p>It is important that you start the paperwork before you graduate. The student's organization in your university (ASTA) may be able to help.</p>
