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Working Holiday Visa — Germany

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

The German–Israeli Working Holiday Programme is for young people aged between 18 and 30 with German and/or Israeli citizenship.

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  • The source is the German embassy memo; beyond this programme-level sentence it describes only Israelis going to Germany, not the Israel-side conditions for German citizens.

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

Casual employment is permitted to supplement travel funds or for professional further training.

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  • Israel-side work/study rules for German participants are not stated in this source (the memo's detailed rules concern stays in Germany).

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the quota, previous-participation and work or study limits.

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  • Exact URL https://tel-aviv.diplo.de/resource/blob/1612898/bd510364ff27bac24a96110a3a83dfc6/merkblatt-working-holiday-visum-deutsch-hebraeisch-data.pdf checked on 2026-09-14T00:44:53.661353+00:00; outcome ok. Route-specific current facts were not established; see IL-D-20260914-003.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the required funds, insurance and return-travel preparation.

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Limits of the record
  • Exact URL https://tel-aviv.diplo.de/resource/blob/1612898/bd510364ff27bac24a96110a3a83dfc6/merkblatt-working-holiday-visum-deutsch-hebraeisch-data.pdf checked on 2026-09-14T00:44:53.661353+00:00; outcome ok. Route-specific current facts were not established; see IL-D-20260914-003.

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

The programme allows a stay of up to one year in the other country to get to know it and its culture. The official source does not state whether the stay can be extended or repeated or what happens when it ends.

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Limits of the record
  • Extension, repetition and what happens at the end are not stated for the Israel side.

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

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