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<\/p><\/div>"} 1 Figure out how you can support yourself for up to six months. While on the job seekers permit, you cannot work either on your own or for a company. You will need to either support yourself off savings, or have a local sponsor who will sign a document called a “Verpflichtungserklärung” (obligation letter) which states that they will be financially responsible for you. This will be a requirement in your application.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 2 Learn some German. It is also strongly recommended to already have a solid foundation in the German language (B1 or better), unless you work in a field that operates primarily in English (software engineering, for example.) Even in that case, learning a little bit, even just a 'Können wir Englisch sprechen?' would be likely appreciated before going to the Ausländerbehörde where many of the staff may only speak German.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 3 Have a plan. How will you find a job? Do you have contacts in Germany already? If you do not, how do you plan to make them? It will help in your application if you have already figured this out in advance.