WORKING IN GERMANY (INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS)

International students are allowed to work in Germany for a maximum of 90 full days or 180 half days (max 4 hrs/day) per year.

Additionally you may be employed year round at a university department as a student auxiliary worker (“studentische Hilfskraft”; see below). In any case, you will need to obtain permission (“ausländerrechtliche Genehmigung”) from the Foreigners’ Registration Authority (§ 16 Abs. 3 AufenthG). For work longer than the three months, you must receive a work permit (“Arbeitserlaubnis”) from the employment office (“Arbeitsamt”). Individual exceptions will only be made in the case of a temporary financial emergency or other exceptional circumstances. There can be no guarantee that such exceptions will be made.

EU-students are generally allowed unlimited work time, following the usual student regulations; as a “new” EU-citizen you require permission from the “German Employment Agency” (“Bundesagentur für Arbeit”) for an employment exceeding 90 full days!

Here are some offers which may help you.

Career Service der TUM
The Career Service of TU München is available as service point to all TUM students and alumni. The central online”Job-und Praktikabörse” of TUM allows you to have a quick and easy look for internships, student trainees, diploma thesis/PhD and permanently employed jobs at TUM, in enterprises and research institutes: www.tum.de/jobs

In addition, a lot of information and tips concerning career and application can be found on the homepage of the Career Service: :
www.tum.de/career

On campus, students may hold jobs as assistants for research projects or other activities carried out by an institute or academic chair. Information regarding such job opportunities is posted on the bulletin boards (“schwarze Bretter”) of individual institutes and academic chairs (see www.tum.de/jobs). When being employed by the university as an assistant, the above mentioned rules apply.

When applying for a position as a scientific assistant during the semester, you need to provide the Alien Affairs Authority (“Kreisverwaltungsreferat”) with the following information:

• reason for applying for the position
• proof of successful completion of the first two years of study (“Vordiplom”) or of individual classes passed (“Scheine”)
• official statement (“Bestätigung”) from the academic chair indicating the type and duration of your work as well as the number of hours worked per week
• proof of financing since the last time your residence permit was issued/renewed

The “Studenten-Service” - the student branch of the Munich Employment Office – helps students find jobs that last from several hours (“Schnelldienst”) to several weeks.

Studenten-Service des Arbeitsamtes
Tumblinger Straße 21, 80337 München
(Subway: U 3/ U 6 - Station Goetheplatz)

Short Term (Schnelldienst): Phone (089) 530980-30
Long Term: Phone (089)530980-33 or –36

You will need to present the following:

• proof of enrolment
• personal identification card or passport
• a passport-size photograph

“Studenten Service” works in co-operation with the firm “Die Job- Börse”, to form an employment office. Students and graduates can go to the “Job-Börse” to get information about internships, as well as full-time and part-time positions. This service is free of charge.

In the cafeteria of TUM in Garching
Lichtenbergstr. 2, 85748 Garching
Phone: (089) 32 73 06 28
Fax: (089) 32 73 06 29
Visiting Hours: Monday through Friday 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Business Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
also during the ‘semester break’
www.jobcafe.de

contact: ritter@zv.tum.de