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Internship in Preparation for Studies

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

An internship in preparation for studies, completed at a company in Germany that has agreed to take the applicant.

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What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The applicant must have been accepted for a preparatory company traineeship (Section 16b(5) no. 3 AufenthG).

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  • AufenthG cited from the official English translation current to the Act of 8 May 2024; later amendments not reflected and the German text governs

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

Subsistence counts as secured for permits under sections 16a to 16c if the applicant has funds equal to the monthly requirement set under sections 13 and 13a(1) of the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG).

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Limits of the record
  • the euro amount for the traineeship case is not stated in the captured sources
  • insurance/attendance conditions not stated
  • AufenthG cited from the official English translation current to the Act of 8 May 2024; later amendments not reflected and the German text governs
  • https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_aufenthg/englisch_aufenthg.html
    For the purpose of issuing a temporary residence permit in accordance with sections 16a to 16c, 16e and 16f, excluding participants in language courses not in preparation for a course of study, the subsistence of foreigners is deemed to be secure if they have funds in the amount of the monthly requirement as determined pursuant to sections 13 and 13a (1) of the Federal Training Assistance Act,

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The permit allows the holder to work as a trainee in the preparatory traineeship; the student employment rules of Section 16b(3) (140 working days per year) apply accordingly.

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Limits of the record
  • family position not stated in the captured sources
  • AufenthG cited from the official English translation current to the Act of 8 May 2024; later amendments not reflected and the German text governs

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

Validity follows Section 16b(2): as a rule two years (normally not less than one year), or only the length of the course if shorter; extended if the purpose is not yet achieved but achievable within a reasonable time. The official source does not state post-traineeship work or residence options.

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Limits of the record
  • post-traineeship work or residence options not stated in the captured sources
  • AufenthG cited from the official English translation current to the Act of 8 May 2024; later amendments not reflected and the German text governs
  • https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_aufenthg/englisch_aufenthg.html
    (2) The period of validity when the temporary residence permit for study purposes is granted for the first time and for each subsequent extension is, as a rule, two years and is not generally to be less than one year. The period of validity is at least two years if the foreigner takes part in Union or multilateral programmes that comprise mobility measures or if the foreigner is covered by an agreement between two or more higher education institutions. Where the course of study takes less than two years, the temporary residence permit is granted only for the duration of the course of study. The temporary residence permit is extended if the purpose of residence has not yet been achieved and is achievable within a reasonable period of time.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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