I am a relatively well-off fiction writer. I know in order to live in Germany, for me, I have to get a work visa issued by a company. I'm employed by an American publication house, but would like to move out to Germany to be closer to my niece (who is a student there). Could I consider myself self-employed? What if my books have been translated and are distributed by a German publication house? Could they provide me with a work visa in order to stay? Any help is appreciated. Thank You!
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Hi, if you want to work as an employee in Germany then you need a work visa. In your case, this would not be necessary, but on the other hand, you can only stay up to 3 months as a tourist. Nevertheless, there are possibilites to get a one year or more years tourist visa in "certain" cases. These certain cases are up to the embassy/consulate to decide, if they want to grant you the visa. You definitely need to go to your nearest German consulate and ask them about your options. What helps is to show, that you have a job and income in your country, that your employer agrees that you can work from someplace else, that you have enough money to support your stay in Germany, that you are willing to go back after a certain time. http://www.inside-munich.com/germany-work-student-visa.html
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If you can find a job than your visa will be OK right a way, but first you need to find a publisher translating your books in German language and you can work and stay in Germany. Check on google about the publisher in Germany and contact them. Every year is in Frankfurt/M., first week in October, is a huge international Book Fair you can go there and check out. I worked in Frankfurt in Schoolbooks publishing company more than 13 years. Book Fair is very interesting. Good Luck for you.
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Interesting question! First, it depends on your nationality. If you are US-citizen you can always get a temporay residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) even after you came to Germany with a tourist visa: "Staatsangehörige (...) der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika können (...) einen erforderlichen Aufenthaltstitel auch nach der Einreise einholen. " ( http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/… ) and even get a working permit (Arbeitserlaubnis): "Staatsangehörigen von (...)den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika kann die Zustimmung zu einem Aufenthaltstitel zur Ausübung einer Beschäftigung erteilt werden." ( http://www.aufenthaltstitel.de/beschv.ht… ) If you know some German, the best idea is to study the "Aufenthaltsgesetz" (AufenthG) and the "Beschäftigungsverordnung" (BeschV). It is important to know that one basic principle of German law is the case by case rule. You will see that most paragraphs contain the German verb "können" (can). Since you can prove that you are able to sustain yourself economically, the biggest hurdle doesn't exist. I would talk to an immigration laywer who will manage the application process with the administration ("Ausländerbehörde" of the city where you intend to take residence). It is perhaps not advisable to talk to them directly, since they normally deal with rather unwanted aliens. But your question was, if being employed as a writer outside Germany but actually writing in Germany is considered working there and if you can get a working visa for that purpose. That will only be necessary if you actually intend to pay income taxes in Germany. If you pay your income taxes in the US and do not intend to use any social benefits including public health insurance, I would say no (though I am not sure). You only need a residence permit. Should problems occur, one solution could be the status of a "foreign correspondent" which means you would be regarded as a journalist send by your publisher.
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If you can find a job than your visa will be OK right a way, but first you need to find a publisher translating your books in German language and you can work and stay in Germany. Check on google about the publisher in Germany and contact them. Every year is in Frankfurt/M., first week in October, is a huge international Book Fair you can go there and check out. I worked in Frankfurt in Schoolbooks publishing company more than 13 years. Book Fair is very interesting. Good Luck for you.
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yes you can consider yourself as self employed. you only have to proof the officials that you can support yourself. I would rather recommend you to leave Germany after 90 days for one day to England and comeback after that for another 90 days. so you are considered as a tourist and do not have to bother at all
