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No, if you're ex-EU with a working visa and you lose your job, you can lose legal status in the country (unless you get another visa, whether that's another emp
by jokethrowaway 6y ago
No, if you're ex-EU with a working visa and you lose your job, you can lose legal status in the country (unless you get another visa, whether that's another employer or something else)
- jounker 6y agoIt’s actually really different in treatment, at least in Germany. Yes, you can loose your job but you get to stick around until your visa expires, which in my experience is tied to the visa term rather than the employment. When you loose employment you’re also allowed to collect unemployment. My visa class (basically the equivalent of an H1B) also allowed me to work as a contractor in my field. Finally, getting the visa transferred to another employer just requires you to show up at the immigration office with an employment contract. Your employer doesn’t have to do anything. There is also an assumption here that you’re a guest who is trying to do the right thing rather than someone who is trying to game the system or steal a job from Germans. So, the reality is that it’s hugely different from the experience I’ve heard of people having with the American immigration system.