Working holiday? Au pair, internship, volunteering

There is no working-holiday agreement between Germany and Singapore; the alternatives.

No working-holiday scheme with Singapore. The German Foreign Office lists Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan and Uruguay; Singapore is not among them (Federal Foreign Office). Anyone selling you a "German working holiday visa" is wrong or a scam.

Alternatives

Au pair: possible for people under 27 with basic German, for up to one year in a host family (§ 12 BeschV).
Internship: some internships need no BA approval, for example those prescribed by your study programme (§ 15 BeschV).
Volunteering (FSJ, BFD). Permit conditions for foreigners not verified here.
Language course visa (embassy: language course), Opportunity Card.
Visa-free short stay (up to 90 days in 180): no work allowed.

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