Questions about job seeker visa

1. You need to show sufficient finances to cover your stay. This means minimum €4350 for the 6 months JSV. (In reality you will need more.)
Note: You are not allowed to work while on JSV (same as on a Schengen visa), also not online or as street musician. Thus you cannot use such income, as it would have to cease during your stay.
(You also need a German health insurance and booked accommodation to get a JSV.)

2. I have never heard of this and doubt a Schengen visa can be converted or a JSV applied for within Germany. Normally, you must apply for a JSV at the German embassy of your country before coming.

Thanks so much for your reply. I am not currently in my country (the US). I am in Lisbon. Would it work to apply for JSV at a German embassy in Lisbon?
Also, my online work is for an American company. It is location- independent work that has nothing to do with Germany. Is this still not allowed on the JSV?

Thanks again!

Carpediem123 wrote:

Thanks so much for your reply. I am not currently in my country (the US). I am in Lisbon. Would it work to apply for JSV at a German embassy in Lisbon?

Ask them. It might work!

Carpediem123 wrote:

Also, my online work is for an American company. It is location- independent work that has nothing to do with Germany. Is this still not allowed on the JSV?

You need a work permit to do any paid work in Germany (no matter for whom and how/where it's paid). And you also need to pay German taxes on the income thus generated.
This is true for almost all countries (certainly all of EU, including Portugal). That's why the often-hyped "Digital Nomad" is an illegal in the eyes of the authorities.
Or did you seriously expect to participate and benefit from a country's offerings without having to contribute to financing them?