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Anonymous
/trv/, I've grown very dissatisfied with my life. I don't like it here anymore.

I'm in California and been here all of my life, and I think I'm done. I want to go somewhere else and experience something completely different; not just travel, but GOING one way and not coming back until I've decided I'm done.

I want to go to Germany. I've always been a fan of German music of different kinds (German rock, German dance music, etc.), I've wanted to learn German language for a long time, and... well, I love beer, so I think I'd be in the right place.

A friend of a friend suggests he may have a job for me and could get me a place to stay.

German /trv/s, how hard is it to get a working visa as a foreigner? How hard is it to stay in Germany for, say, three or four months to six months and still be able to make enough money to scrape by (legally)? Where should I go, where should I avoid?

I'm too young to be stuck behind a desk in a dead-end IT job. I want to see the world first.
>> Anonymous
If you've got a lot of work experience and proof that you know german (Maybe a certificate), getting job interviews is pie.

Travel visas I think lasts upto 3 months depending on where you are from. Not sure about working ones, but the language is the most important

You can renew your work visa as well while your still there in german embassy
>> Anonymous
>>12820
What if I don't speak German (at least, not beyond a few basic words)?

I'm pretty good at language and I pick it up fast, but I wouldn't be going into it knowing German already.
>> Anonymous
For Visa related questions refer to the homepage of the Auswärtiges Amt.

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Infoservice/FAQ/VisumFuerD/10-Arbeitsvisum.html

As for the work, 3 to 6 months shouldn't be a problem. There is this concept of earning 400 € a month which go taxfree. Quite a few students do these 400 € jobs and manage to make ends meet. With like 7 - 10 € per hour for it's not that much to do either. There is no minimum wage though!
Now spending it is another story. The most expensive states in Germany are Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, the South. It gets cheaper in the West, the Ruhrpott and reaches the bottom in the East.
Munich, Hamburg and Frankfurt are costly. You won't have to spend that much in Cologne and especially not in Berlin.
>> Anonymous
>>12846
But there is one big problem.
The South is expensive but has more work than the rest of the country.

So you have the joice:

1. Go south and find a good job, but live very expensive( e.g. a appartment with 30 squaremeter 1 room + bath for 350€ a month)

2. Go everywhere else and possibly get no job but cheaper living.