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Work and Travel in Germany with the Youth Mobility Agreement
Work and travel in Germany: meet new people, discover the country and get to know its culture!
The Youth Mobility Agreement between Germany and Canada offers a unique opportunity for young people to complement their post-secondary education, acquire hands-on work experience, and improve their knowledge of the other country’s language, culture, and society.
The YMA simplifies the issuance of a twelve-month full work permit to Canadian and German citizens aged between 18 and 35. In Canada, the YMA Work and Travel visa is issued free of charge to Canadian citizens.
The following categories of persons are eligible to participate in the YMA:
- young professionals who wish to obtain further training under a contract of employment and increase their knowledge of the other country's language, culture and society
- young citizens who wish to do a work placement in a business in the other country as a part of their studies or training
- Canadian post-secondary students and German students who wish to engage in an occupational activity during their vacation
- young citizens who wish to stay in the other country for tourism and cultural discovery purposes while being authorized to work to supplement their financial resources
Applicants have to prove that they hold comprehensive liability and health insurance coverage valid for the duration of their stay. Furthermore, applicants must prove that they have the financial resources necessary to support themselves. German language skills or a proof of a employer are not required.
- Bremen
- 663.082
- Bremen
- www.bremen.de
- Länderkarte Bremen
- Niedersachsen
- 7.971.684
- Hannover
- www.niedersachsen.de
- Länderkarte Niedersachsen
- Berlin
- 3.416.255
- Berlin
- www.berlin.de
- Länderkarte Berlin
- Brandenburg
- 2.535.737
- Potsdam
- www.brandenburg.de
- Länderkarte Brandenburg
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- 4.045.643
- Mainz
- www.rheinland-pfalz.de
- Länderkarte Rheinland-Pfalz
- Hessen
- 6.072.555
- Wiesbaden
- www.hessen.de
- Länderkarte Hessen
- Saarland
- 1.036.598
- Saarbrücken
- www.saarland.de
- Länderkarte Saarland
- Thüringen
- 2.289.219
- Erfurt
- www.thueringen.de
- Länderkarte Bremen
- Baden-Württemberg
- 10.749.755
- Stuttgart
- www.baden-wuerttemberg.de
- Länderkarte Thüringen
- Bayern
- 12.520.332
- München
- www.bayern.de
- Länderkarte Bayern
- Sachsen
- 4.220.200
- Dresden
- www.sachsen.de
- Länderkarte Sachsen
- Sachsen-Anhalt
- 2.412.472
- Magdeburg
- www.sachsen-anhalt.de
- Länderkarte Sachsen-Anhalt
- Hamburg
- 1.770.629
- Hamburg
- www.hamburg.de
- Länderkarte Hamburg
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- 1.679.682
- Schwerin
- www.mecklenburg-vorpommern.de
- Länderkarte Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Schleswig-Holstein
- 2.837.373
- Kiel
- www.schleswig-holstein.de
- Länderkarte Schleswig-Holstein
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- 17.996.621
- Düsseldorf
- www.nrw.de
- Länderkarte Nordrhein-Westfalen
