01What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?
Residence Permit - Social Service Employee is for a social service that is not subject to the Act Governing the Employment of Foreign Nationals and is provided by a non-partisan and charitable non-profit organisation, where the services are not provided for pecuniary gain.
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What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?
The social service must be provided by a non-partisan and charitable non-profit organisation, and a liability declaration from the sponsor organisation the social service employee is working for must be provided.
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What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?
A liability declaration from the sponsor organisation the social service employee is working for must be provided, and no residence permit for Social Service Employee may have been given to the applicant in the last three years.
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Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?
The social service must not be provided for pecuniary gain. The official source does not state whether pay, accommodation or meals may be received or whether other work is allowed.
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How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?
Residence Permit - Social Service Employee has a maximum validity of one year, and an extension is not possible. The official source does not state change of host or family accompaniment.
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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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