Work permits for Indians studying in Germany

Hi Friends,

I have finished my Masters in a German university and applied for my second master in Munich and this is my first semester. Now I got an offer from a company in Munich.

I have been to the KVV office today to apply for my work permit for the position which I got in a company in Munich. The lady rejected my application and gave me two options:

1. Complete my masters and then apply for work permit
2. Get exmatrikulation and go to India and apply for work permit.

It sounds weird to me and I was totally shocked as she ruined my life. I asked her several times that I will get the ex-matrikulation from my university as I haven"t taken any exams and come to you. She strictly said that is not possible,

Friends please share your thought about this situation and give me your valuable suggestions as I don't know what to do next.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,
Ice Spice

get your new employer to make the arrangements direct with the KVR

Maybe you should go back and hope someone different deals with you next time? Sometimes in Germany you can get dramatically different results depending on who deals with your query.

I guess you would need to exmatriculate from the second master before you can apply for the work permit. As you already have a master, the behörde schould not object. The reasons she gave you are bullshit. You can try going there again and hope that someone else deals you next time. Try speaking german if you can. They are more friendly if you speak a bit of german. And if they refuse again, insist on getting a written refusal. Then consult a lawyer to get the job done. It won't be very expensive (a thousand maybe). You can get some legal insurance if the legal action is imminent. Might be cheaper.

I hope it helps!
PS: According to the new law effective from 2006, your new employer cannot do much for your workpermit, other than giving you a job contract. But you may ask them to call the office and request them.

Rechtschultz takes up to 6 months to go into affect, and will not cover any current issues you may have.

It is not weird cause as a foreigner your current visa status is combined with your purpose of residence. You can check your current visa notes and will find something like this visa is only for your study... That means you are now legally staying in Germany ONLY for your second master study not for anything else. Unless you can prove your current master study is finished, you have to leave the country to change your visa. One thing you can try is to get your employer to help you find a lawyer. That may help because you've got a german degree already.