Just find out that Blue Card = work permit for non-EU. Sorry for my non-sense question.

I was wondering whether it is possible to convert the work permit into Blue Card after the arrival at Germany. I think I meet all the conditions to apply for Blue Card , but the reason I am choosing to apply for a work permit instead at this stage is because I thought it might be quicker. This is im...

For the visa purpose you need travel health insurance.It is very cheap or if you have NHS card you can also use that for temporary purpose. You can get this using the following link. You need regular health insurance after your arrival in Germany. Normally employer gives the application for health ...

Are you applying while your stay in German or outside of Germany? Thanks for your reply. I am applying from the UK (but I am non-EU citizen), so outside Germany. Update: The contract does not state anything about the health insurance; the salary is more than 58k (I read something about the salary i...

Whilst filling out the application form to apply for work permit for Germany, I found one information that I still don't have, which is the health insurance number. I tried contacting some private health insurance companies I found online, they said that they cannot provide me with the health insura...

any suggestions?!

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I have been offered a postdoc contract in Germany with one condition, finishing the PhD before October . But the contract indicates the date to start working will be the 2nd of September . They don't want to waste time because it's a project that is restricted by time. The viva (oral examination) of...

sah10406 wrote: There is no such rule.

Thanks for the clarification.

As the subject of this thread states, I would like to know what is the maximum period of time can a tier 4 dependant (my wife) stays outside the UK? And can she travel alone? She is doing a PhD at here home country and she needs to travel a lot but she's worried about here visa. I remember reading s...