Working while you study, post-study work permits and continuing to a master's or PhD.
18 articles
How much you can work as a non-EU student in Germany, how internships count, and how the 18-month job-search permit leads to a work permit, Blue Card and settlement.
The real rules for working in Turkey while you study and staying after graduation: work permits, internships, the one-year graduate residence permit and long-term residence.
How many hours you can work while studying, the April 2026 co-op change, who qualifies for a PGWP and for how long, and how Canadian work experience leads toward permanent residence.
How many hours you can work while studying in France, how the 12-month post-study job-search permit works, the salary you need to switch to a work permit, and your options for further study.
Work up to 20 hours a week while studying, then a 9–12 month permit to find a job after graduation. What Italian law allows non-EU students, and the real hurdles.
How much you can work as a student in Spain, how the 24-month post-study job-search permit works, and your options for further study and staying on.
Student work limits, the one-year orientation year job-search permit, the €3,122 reduced salary threshold for graduates, start-up permits and permanent residence basics.
Students can work up to 20 hours a week with an employment permit, then stay 12 months after graduating to find a job. Here are the rules and the permits you can switch to.
How many hours you can work while studying in Belgium, and how the 12-month orientation year lets non-EU graduates stay to find a job or start a business.
Low tuition, English-taught master's and an 18-month job-search permit – but also visa waits, housing stress, German bureaucracy and new fees. The honest picture, with official facts.
Low fees and a big scholarship, but also a maze of rules, Turkish in daily life and limited work rights. The honest pros and cons of studying in Turkey, with facts.
Canada still offers English-taught degrees, work rights and a post-graduation work permit, but caps, higher fund requirements and tougher rules changed the picture. Here is the honest version.