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Access to the German labour market Training in Germany Seeking employment in Germany Local employment office EURES Studying and working in Germany Blohm und Voss © Liesa Johannssen/photothek.net Access to the German labour market Foreign nationals other than European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals may reside in Germany for the purpose of taking up gainful employment if they have the required residence permit. To work in Germany they must in principle have a residence permit that explicitly authorizes them to do so. Australian, Israeli, Japanese, Canadian, South Korean, New Zealand and US citizens may obtain such a residence permit from the relevant foreigners authority also after their arrival in Germany. It is important to note, however, that they may not commence their intended employment until they have the permit. All other foreign nationals must apply for a work visa from their local German mission before coming t...

Depending on where you come from and how long you plan to stay here, you may need an entry visa for Germany. For detailed information about visa requirements, contact the German embassy or German consulate in your home country. You can find the address on the website of the German Federal Foreign Office.    Visa checklist Residence permit 1. Countries whose citizens require no entry visa 2. Countries whose citizens require a visa for stays longer than three months 3. Visa requirements for citizens from non-member countries Additional links   Visa checklist Submit your application early enough because visa processing can take several months and you won’t be able to enter the country without a valid visa. Apply for the correct visa! Tourist and language course visas cannot be converted into a "student visa”. With the wrong visa, you will be forced to leave the country at some point. Schedule your trip to Germany so that you have sufficient time to enrol and t...

In Mr. Porter’s view , strategy is all about escaping that model of “ perfect competition, ” and instead creating a strong position for your product or service that allows it to garner outsized profits. He cites five key competitive “forces” that will determine the ability of your product or service to achieve a strong strategic position: 1. Entry. How easy is it for others to enter your market ? Do newcomers face significant barriers, or do they expect sharp retaliation from existing competitors? Barriers to entry can include economies of scale, a highly differentiated product, large capital requirements for new entrants, large costs for customers to switch, limited access for newcomers to distribution channels, and government regulations or subsidies. 2. Threat of substitution . Are there other products and services that can easily be substituted for yours? Consider, for instance, what the rise of corn syrup did to the sugar industry, or what the iPod did to the CD business. ...

By Sikander Hayat Sri Lanka has beaten Pakistan in the 2nd T20 and has leveled the series 1-1. Pakistan lost the match in the first innings as Pakistani bowlers were unable to contain the Lankan batsmen who played brilliantly and with freedom that is associated with vintage Lankan batsmen of the previous generation. J ayasuria, Aravinda & Rana Tunga were the torchbearers of the older generation but the current generation has proved that baton has been passed to the correct people. Pakistani batsmen made a valiant effort to chase the score and in the end were 20 odd runs short of the target. This is good practice for Pakistan for the coming T20 world cup as Pakistan has not been very good at chasing good totals and on odd occasions when Pakistani bowlers failed in their quest to restrict the opposition, Pakistani batting has been found wanting. In the end it was a very good effort by Pakistani batsmen like Sohail Tanweer ( who is turning into a bit of an all...

Abdul Quader Mollah, 65, was hanged Thursday night for war crimes committed during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. The case has exacerbated the explosive political divide in Bangladesh, an impoverished country of 160 million. Even as violence swept through parts of the country Friday, hundreds of people rejoiced in the streets of the capital, Dhaka, and said justice had been served. In an editorial, Bangladesh's English-language Daily Star newspaper congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for trying and executing Mollah "40 long years" after he committed his crimes. Mollah, a leader of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, was the first person to be hanged for war crimes in Bangladesh under an international tribunal established in 2010 to investigate atrocities stemming from the independence war. Following the execution, Jamaat-e-Islami activists on Friday attacked ruling party supporters and minority Hindus in parts of Bangladesh...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.,  announced a bipartisan budget deal  that, if approved, will prevent another possible government shutdown in January. Top Republicans such as House Speaker John Boehner and Democrats such as President Obama and Nancy Pelosi are  saying they will support the bill : "This agreement makes sure that we don't have a government shutdown scenario in January. It makes sure that we don't have another government shutdown scenario in October," Ryan said. "It makes sure that we don't lurch from crisis to crisis." So, a deal is in place ( go here to read a quick breakdown ), ready for approval, and a shutdown can be avoided. Everyone's happy, right? Of course not. The deal has plenty of critics from both  Republicans  and  Democrats . According to U.S. News and World Report : The deal will require both Republicans and Democrats to make concessions on their p...

India-Pakistan nuclear war could 'end human civilisation' Even limited nuclear exchange would devastate food production around the world, according to International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilization . Even if limited in scope, a conflict with nuclear weapons would wreak havoc in the atmosphere and devastate crop yields , with the effects multiplied as global food markets went into turmoil, the report said. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Physicians for Social Responsibility released an initial peer-reviewed study in April 2012 that predicted a nuclear famine could kill more than a billion people. In a second edition, the groups said they widely underestimated the impact in China and calculated that the world's most populous country ...