Hi everyone! I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be traveling to Germany on December 16th, arriving near Stuttgart, to begin my journey in search of a Mechanical Quality Engineer position through the Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte) visa. It’s a big step forward in my career, and I’m both excited and curious about what lies ahead — especially about settling in, understanding the job market, and adapting to life in Germany. If anyone here has already been through this process or is living in or around Stuttgart, I’d really appreciate your tips, advice, or experiences — especially about what to expect before and after landing, how to start networking, and settling into the work culture. Looking forward to connecting and learning from your experiences! 😊

Hello everyone, I’d like to share an update with you all! I recently received a job offer for the position of Elektroniker für Betriebstechnik in the maintenance department. As I mentioned in my previous posts, I came to Germany in May 2024 and initially planned to pursue a master’s degree. However, during my German course, one of my classmates secured a job, and some recruiters approached me on LinkedIn. That’s when I decided to give job searching a try. After completing my B2 course, I actively started looking for a job, and this month, I finally received an offer! If anyone here is on a similar path and has questions, feel free to ask—I’ll do my best to help! Thank you all 🙂!

As not many people are aware of this visa and less information is available on the internet. I would like to give some information about it. I see it as a good opportunity for some one who decide to study in Germany for German taught Bachelors or Masters programme and started to study German. Its an option for people who are NOT WORKING AND ONLY DOING INTENSIVE GERMAN COURSE in their home country. This visa allows you to do German language course in Germany, Apply for university, recent law change also allows to do part time (20h/w) and start your Bachelors or Masters also change to student visa. This visa allows you to stay for 9 month and look for university (by rule) but there are some cases they give more than that. By using this visa wisely, you can study German in Germany at a very reasonable price just like in your home country. Additionally, you also get all student benefits if you enrolled for German course in any university. Main advantage I see here is that, you will get buffer time before starting your study's so that you might already be settled, might have part time job and already gotten used to the environment so that it is not overwhelming at the time of starting your study programme. NOTE: Please also use your own research. This is information based on what happened to me until May 2024.

Hello everyone, I would like to share my language learning experience and some suggestions. I started learning German all by myself, only with the help of Internet and YouTube. For A1, I used Learn German with Anja(A1 playlist) und barely used some books. It took around 45 days to complete it. For A2, I used DW - Nico's Weg, I find DW website as Great Resource for German learning und strongly recommend to check that, it has interactive exercises. I also took me around 50 -60 days. For speaking , I used to speak to myself, record it and check. I also took only 1 Hour speaking coaching from Italki app one week before the A2 Exam. For A2 Exam, I prepared for almost 1 month. There are plenty of Model Exam paper availabe in youtube and internet for all 4 section, that is helpful for preparation. Almost the same question repeats every year, so there is no big Surprise. Everyone can pass easily with good preparation and also our energy usually be high at initial phase. With A2 certificate, I applied for Intensive course in Germany and currently completed B2 level. Suggestions: 1. For Fluency, We need to be good at Vocabulary, So for Vocabulary learning , we need to find our method, which works best for us, in very early stage itself. 2. Never learn Vocabulary without context, it didn't help me in anyway. One of the method, that I find useful is reading some Text or Story and marking the unknown Vocabulary, learning it and repeating it at different period of time( Spaced Repeation). 3. For Speaking, As I am studying in Germany, I involve myself in many Integration course provide free by city and Universities. For beginner there are Apps like Hellotalk, where you can find language partners and Discord. So i think, I Summarized every that I know. Questions are welcome.

The goal of this Skool is to help people who are looking for a job in Germany from anywhere in the world. Let’s start building connections and supporting each other on this journey to achieving our career goals in Germany. To get to know each other better, please introduce yourself: WRITE A POST IN THE COMMUNITY ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. 1. Name 2. Current Role 3. Target Job Aiming in Germany 4. Current Living City Looking forward to learning more about each of you. Let’s grow, connect, and make strides toward success together!