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Youth Mobility Agreement — Canada

GermanyYouth mobility

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

Four categories: young professionals training under an employment contract; work placements as part of studies or training; post-secondary students working during academic vacation; tourism and cultural discovery with work to supplement funds. Jobs can be with different employers of the holder’s choice.

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  • https://canada.diplo.de/ca-en/consular-services/visa/working-holiday-2653142
    a) Young professionals who wish to obtain further training under a contract of employment and increase their knowledge of Germany’s language, culture and society; b) Young citizens who wish to do a work placement in a business in Germany as part of their studies or training; c) Canadian post-secondary students who wish to engage in an occupational activity during their academic vacation; and d) Young citizens who wish to stay in Germany for tourism and cultural discovery purposes while being authorized to work to supplement their financial resources.
  • https://canada.diplo.de/ca-en/consular-services/visa/working-holiday-2653142
    To help finance the stay, jobs can be taken up with different employers of the visa holder's choice.

What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

Dependent family members cannot accompany a Canadian participant on this Youth Mobility route. Under the original bilateral MOU, participation is limited to twice, with each stay in a different paragraph-2 category and at least one stay in the pre-arranged employment category. The signed 2017 amendment deletes the original mandatory interruption between stays and expressly allows a second consecutive Canadian stay if a new German residence permit is obtained. The other repeat conditions remain in force.

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What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Health/travel insurance valid in Germany with at least EUR 30,000 cover including repatriation; proof of funds of at least EUR 2,000 equivalent for the flight and first weeks/months; flight itinerary or other travel tickets.

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How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

Stay of up to 12 months; applying in person gives a visa for the whole stay (maximum one year), while a mail application only gives the first 90 days, to be extended at the foreigners authority after arrival. The official source does not state what happens when the stay ends.

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  • What happens when the stay ends is not stated.

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

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