21M here from Colombia. I first landed in Düsseldorf a year and 2 weeks ago. I’m part of a year long DAAD scholarship, that ends on 2 weeks. Right now I’m working with an Pflichtpraktikum contract and living on an apartment, both of these ending at the last day of august too.
This is not the matter of this post but let me just say I would rather catch a stray than going back to my home country. I love it here and hate it there. So right now I have a 16b students visa and got a fiktionsbescheinigung that’s valid until 2028. I had to move heaven and earth to make this work but now I’m getting my degree the 26th of september. I’m something like a software/compsci major (H+ Colombian uni) and currently work in one of the German giants. I’ve been applying like crazy and so far had just 1 interview that I’m gonna get Rückmeldung for in 3-4 weeks. I’m still applying and am confident in eventually getting more offers.
The plan is: find somehow a 3 month long wohnung that can give me Wohnungsgeberbestätigung, do anmeldung, apply to job seeker’s as soon as i get my degree, and stay here in Germany surviving off of savings and parent’s support for 3 months trying to get a job contract.