Municipal Alcohol Permit Application: Fill & Download for Free

PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE FOR 2020 AT THE END OF THIS POST.Without having any statistics at hand I believe that this is more true than false.Of course, you do not get handed a job just because you have a master's degree, not in Germany or anywhere else I know of, so I assume you are asking whether foreigners have a good chance to find employment in Germany in their fields after completing their master's degree at a German university. You might be inclined to think so. With its booming economy, shrinking population, and dearth of qualified workers in all technical fields, Germany would seem well served to welcome any foreigner with enough smarts and motivation to get through one of its demanding MA programs in the sciences.This is not the case. Germany does not welcome foreigners from outside the EU who do not have a family connection to a German citizen, regardless of what they know or can do. Thus in Germany, the main problem for non-EU citizens is not so much finishing the MA as getting a visa that permits you to work legally. Having said this, however, once you do get such a visa, it is difficult for the German state to revoke it. And if you ever become unemployed, you will qualify for a monthly living allowance, so you don't ever actually have to work. This explains much of the unabashed lack of hospitality you will encounter at the immigration office, which they call the "Foreigners' Office" so you don't get the wrong impression that the government is somehow encouraging immigration.Non-EU foreigners can get a visa only if they resolve a very lovely catch-22 set up in German law: Without a visa, you won't get hired. But without a job, you can't get a visa. Students are allowed to stay 18 months after finishing their degree to try to square the circle. If you can convince a German company to make you a contingent job offer, you can go to your local "Foreigners' Office" to beg them for a visa. It is begging, as you have no legal rights at this juncture. The individual officer assigned to you then has absolute discretion and must decide if giving you a visa is normatively appropriate. The normative criteria set by the law are two-fold: 1) the officer deciding your case must be sure that no native German is out there, currently unemployed, who could do the job and 2) you getting the job must somehow improve the international competitiveness of Germany (i. e., you must somehow be serving Germans as a whole). As these criteria are fuzzy and hard for the officer (who will surely not have a university master's degree) to apply, the officer probably will rely on gut feeling, which is susceptible to God knows what bad experiences he or she has had with foreigners trying to game the system. So if you don't have an honest, pretty face, hire a lawyer. A better solution is to convince a global player corporation with good ties to the local Foreigners' Office to make you a job offer; visa officers are more likely to be awed if the name on the letterhead is Siemens, VW, or Bayer and not Joey's Pizza or Schmidt's Plumbing Service.There is a kind of king's highway to a work permit: "Highly qualified" individuals can get a visa without a job. The only problem is that if you don't have a job, you are not likely to be considered highly qualified by the officer looking at the application, for why in the world would a highly qualified person be unemployed? Before trying this track, become a white physician first.An elegant solution is to marry -- or procreate a child with -- a German citizen. This will get you your visa in a jiff. It will also vastly improve your German language skills, especially if you have kids together. And if you are lucky, you and your partner will be so in love that job issues will cease to be important.One last remark: There are no general rules to this. Visa decisions are made locally and on a case-by-case basis by quirky individuals trying to uphold to murky laws. Some towns are liberal, some more stingy with their visas. I suppose that with those 18 months and a university degree in a highly prized technical field, most any young person from anywhere stands a fighting chance to get a job in Germany if their potential employer gives them legal and administrative support.UPDATEOn 7 June 2019, the German Bundestag passed a package of seven laws that will have the effect of making it slightly easier for non-EU foreigners with a degree from a German institution of higher education to seek and take a job. It takes effect on 1 January 2020.The most relevant law in the package is the Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz. Its purpose is to make it easier for non-EU foreigners with a college degree or specialized training to enter the country to seek work and to stay here if employed. The motivation of German lawmakers in passing the law was to alleviate the current shortage of qualified labor and thus mitigate its consequences for the German economy, not to welcome foreigners permanently into the society. However, thanks to the Social Democrats, it opens the door a sliver more for work-motivated immigration, for two years beginning on 1 January 2020 at least.Generally speaking, the new law makes it easier for “Fachkräfte” to come to Germany to look for a job and to stay in Germany if employed. A “Fachkraft” (plural “Fachkräfte”) is a person with an officially recognized professional qualification. Having a degree from a German institution of higher education makes you a Fachkraft.The new law brings the following improvements in the chances for foreign students to find and take a job in Germany after graduating from a German educational institution.1. For a trial period of a maximum of 5 years, non-EU Fachkräfte can be given a six-month Aufenthaltserlaubnis (temporary residence permit) for the purpose of looking for a job. Thus, those who finished a master’s program but then had to leave Germany can now return to try to find employment.2. Fachkräfte who get an employment contract will be issued a better visa, known as the Aufenthaltstitel zur Ausübung einer Beschäftigung (residence title for the pursuit of gainful employment) for the duration of their employment. At this point, the employee starts paying into the statutory pension scheme and this serves to reduce slightly the stigma that German law puts on foreigners. German law and most Germans assume that foreigners who stay for more than a few weeks are social welfare parasites, but if you demonstrate a personal net positive contribution to the welfare coffers, it has a disarming effect on most Germans as long as your skin is not too dark.3. The first major change the law brings is that the opportunity to stay in Germany used to apply only to persons qualified to work in professions specifically recognized as suffering from a labor shortage. Now it applies to ALL skilled professions (i.e. those you need a degree for). By the way, Fachkräfte are only allowed to work in the field for which they are formally qualified, but you can get a temporary residence permit for the purpose of qualifying yourself in another field.4. A second major change is that employers are no longer required to prove the absence of qualified German-resident applicants for jobs they offer to non-residents. This so-called Vorrangsprüfung can be reintroduced at any time in the future, however, and will be reintroduced when the German economy no longer needs foreign labor or if Germans decide to try out right-wing nationalist government again.5. If you can stay gainfully employed and pay into the statutory pension scheme for 48 months, you have a chance at advancing to the next status level by getting a Niederlassungserlaubnis (permanent residence permit) at which point you are pretty much “in”. This still doesn’t get you an automatic right to bring your family to Germany to live with you, but at least you can’t lose this status easily. The easiest way to do so is to join a terrorist organization, but this would entail a significant career change anyway.6. The third major change is that decisions regarding employment-motivated immigration are supposed to be made in the future by one centralized office, no longer by the local “Foreigners’ Offices” run by the municipalities. But the German federal states may not like this idea, so its implementation may be delayed or limited.In sum, these new rules could result in big changes to the situation I described in 2014 in the article above, where the highly qualified but highly stigmatized foreigner seeking employment has to interact with a skeptical and sometimes hapless bureaucrat at the local Foreigners’ Office. It should make these interactions quicker and friendlier for the applicant because there are fewer decision points for the bureaucrat to exercise discretion (cf. Points 3 and 4 above) and there is an explicit invitation to stay for six months in Germany to look for work (Point 1). And if the idea of a “centralized” Foreigners’ Office really gets implemented, it should make many interactions less personal. But the basic situation is unchanged: the stigmatized foreigner is requesting special dispensation to stay and has to perform well in an interview.Certaintly at the point where you ask for the permanent Niederlassungserlaubnis at the very latest, you will be very closely scrutinized in the way I originally described. There is a wondrous passage in the Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz that gives the Foreigners’ Office bureaucrat very wide discretion: Paragraph 18c says that the local official can give you the permanent residence visa if you can demonstrate that you have become integrated into German “lifestyle conditions” (Gewährleistung der Integration in die Lebensverhältnisse der Bundesrepublik Deutschland). There is no definition of “lifestyle conditions” and so there is obviously major wiggle room for interpretation here, and it’s the local Foreigners’ Office guy who is left to decide how to apply it in your case. So study up on the German lifestyle and imitate it as best you can before going in for the permanent residence thing. Fortunately, the German lifestyle isn’t so bad: 5 weeks guaranteed vacation, loads of national holidays, 6 weeks paid sick leave if you need it, guaranteed paid maternity and paternity leave, pretty good housing conditions, universal health coverage, a general penchant for natural foods and high-quality alcohol, and finally (this is hard but important to imitate) a guilty feeling of general superiority to all other countries. If you can adapt to that and adopt it, then Willkommen!

Yes, you can as a visitor from other state you are eligible for temporary permit.All you need it1.0 address proof. Electricity Bill or Municipal tax paid bill is accepted. Driving licence is NOT accepted.2.0 if you are staying in a hotel, you need a hotel certificate of your stay and duration. This is almost readily available on check in if asked. If staying with relative, similar proof of your host is required.3.0 you have to approach official permit stores attached to some selected hotels in all cities, between 11 am to 7 pm. Quota is applicable depending on your duration of stay.4.0 liquor thus purchased cannot be consumed in open area of hotel restaurant, lobby etc.All other restrictions for driving etc is applicable as at other places.

When I was working in India, I always used to wonder why people returning from onsite always brag about foreign countries. Few people will behave like they were born and brought up in the developed countries. Be it my relatives or my office colleagues, I used to see them complaining lot of things about India when they return from abroad.I got opportunity to work in Onsite and moved to Netherlands last year. Let me share my personal experience now.Feb 2018 - I went to dutch consulate in Mumbai for Visa formalities. First thing I was impressed is the punctuality and the way dutch officials treated me. They were so professional and helped me a lot in my queries.March 2018 - Moved to Netherlands and this was my first travel outside my home country.I was able to notice a huge difference in the culture as soon as I stepped out of the airport. Cab driver who came to pick me up was so kind and he even helped me to shift my luggage to the hotel room.Climate - Netherlands is a country with moderately warm summers and cool winters, and typically high humidity. During summer, sun rises at 5:00 AM and sets at 10:00 PM. During winter, sun rises at 9:00 AM and sets at 4:30 PM. It took some time for me to get adjusted to the climate and daylight changes. This was a complete different experience for me, since I was used to the climatic conditions in India where the daylight change is almost constant throughout the year.Greeting everyone with smile - I am not sure if this is followed in other countries as well. In Netherlands, when we make eye contact with strangers they will smile and greet even if we don’t know them.Appointments and Punctuality - Appointment is mandatory for any formalities like opening bank account to visiting doctor. Hospitality and the way they treat customers are unimaginable. When I opened my new bank account in ABN AMRO, a dedicated officer spent around one hour to explain me the end to end process followed in their bank. Government employees are very friendly in nature. It’s much easier and hassle free process to get work done like registering new address and getting BSN in the local municipality (aka Gemeente).Public Transport, Roads and Traffic rules - Rules are followed strictly and traffic monitoring is completely automated. Vehicles will stop until the pedestrians cross the road even if there is no signal. Roads are replaced frequently to ensure the quality and safety for transport. From children to elders, everyone use bicycle to travel to school and office. There is a separate track for bicycles in the road. One interesting fact is that the number of bicycles in NL is more than the entire population of dutch. Public transport in NL uses chip card for payment. No need to pay cash, just swipe in and swipe out. People are well behaved and they stand in a queue to get into bus/train.Medical Care - It is difficult to get Doctor’s appointment for common health problems like fever and cold. Paracetamol is the only medicine that is prescribed for all the minor health issues, which can be bought in any super markets. Patients are treated with high class medical facilities if they are diagnosed with any disease and the expenses are bore by the insurance companies. TB test is mandatory for all the expats travelling to NL since they are more cautious about spreading the disease to the local dutch citizens.Food and Eating habits- Dutch people mostly prefer having vegetable salads and fruits for lunch. Beef and Pork is the next preferred meat here after chicken and they don’t usually eat spicy food. Alcohols are sold in all the super markets. Government gives more importance to agriculture, and NL is the 2nd largest food exporter in the world.GDPR Regulation - This is applicable to the entire European Union which came into effect on May 2018. GDPR ensures data privacy and security. Public and Private organizations in EU cannot share personal data without users consent.Preserving Nature - Government gives more importance to save natural resource. We can find canals in every place. There are more than 10,000 operational windmills in the country. NL government is planning to permit only electric cars by the end of 2030 to reduce pollution.Religion - More than 50% of the total population in NL are non-religious. Christianity is the largest religion among believers and most of the churches are being converted into museums in the recent years.Some other Interesting facts about The Netherlands -Dutch People are the tallest in the world.Netherlands is the most densely populated nation in the Europe.The Netherlands is the largest beer exporter in the world.About 30% of all dutch babies are born at home.The famous tulip garden Keukenhof is the largest flower garden in the world.October 2018 - After experiencing Netherlands culture for almost 6 months, I thought to take a short break and visit India. Though I lived in India for 25 years, those 6 months stay in the Netherlands made me to realize the huge difference.I left Bangalore airport and took bus to reach home and while I was travelling -I saw the bus conductor angrily yelling at the passengers to carry change while travelling in the bus.I saw few guys having paan inside the bus and spitting outside the window.I saw people throwing wastes in the public places even though there is a dustbin nearby.I saw that traffic rules are being violated.I saw the traffic police getting bribe for not wearing helmet.I saw the roads getting flooded for small rains.I saw people involving in fights in the middle of the road causing traffic jam.I saw drunkards sleeping in the pavement causing trouble to the pedestrians.I saw poor kids begging and selling goods at traffic signal to sustain their daily life.I realized vehicles will not stop like in NL when we need to cross the roads.I was thinking how foreigners will feel when they visit India..I was thinking what can be done to change this situation..Most of the problems that I noticed was due to lack of self discipline and the people who were doing this are middle aged men. I don’t know why I suddenly felt this difference when I was living in the same society and used to this kind of environment for more than 25 years.To all those who read this answer - What will you decide when you were given a choice?Will you live in a better society with good standard of living?or will you try to change the society that we live in?