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  1. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hello, I would like to know if its hard to find a job in germany with basic german skills as an Ingenieur constructor? I am searching mostly for a company where I could work with my english skills at begining. How it looks like to move to germany as EU - citizen and to find a job as Ingenieur...
  2. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hello, I'm going to apply for the new Chancenkarte/Opportunity card visa which will be opening soon. It asks B2 English level. Does anyone know which types of English tests they accept to demonstrate the relevant skills? Do they accept PTE Academic which is equivalent to IELTS these days? Thanks!
  3. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hello everyone, I’ve been reading some related threads to my situation and found it super useful. I would like to throw this one out there again because the system changes frequently and someone may be able to offer new insight. I am an Englishman currently living in Denmark on a spouse visa...
  4. Expat Media & Research Requests
    Hello Expatriate Community, I'm Bleona Hisenaj, a bachelor's student in Germany. I'm conducting research on the repatriation experiences of expats who have returned from Germany, focusing on reverse culture shock and organizational support. The goal is to gather insights that could help...
  5. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hello! About me I am a holder o f a non-EU passport have been living in Germany for 6 years. I have a German permanent residence (Unbefristete Niederlassungserlaubnisse). What I am trying to do I got an offer for a job in the Netherlands. I would like to take it without losing my German...
  6. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Dear forum, I am data analyst from Belarus. Currently I live in Germany with my wife. We left Belarus in 2022 and live in Germany for roughly a year. I am holding a Skilled worker residence permit, but I am just about to switch to Blue Card. My wife holds family reunification residence permit...
  7. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hi, As an immigrant in Germany, and as a citizen of the European Union, has you ever needed your birth certificate to adhere to any public or private health insurance scheme or not? The reason for my question is that in France, as a non EU born, and as an EU citizen, I found myself not allowed...
  8. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hi everybody, great to see that so many users are exchanging experience and knowledge here. After i used the search and searched the net, allow me to ask you the following question which may hopefully be valuable for others as well: Does anybody know, if, and if yes, what US Bank grants the...
  9. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hi, I’m a chef and I’ve been working here in Germany for a year and a half and now I want to open my own business from home. I was hoping to start selling frozen cookie dough and shipping it starting in my city and the surroundings, I don’t know anything about the permits, if I would need some...
  10. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hello, I come from UK and soon I should be in Germany... In UK I have several insurances and I wonder how they would be replaced in Germany: 1. Employment insurance (in Germany is compulsory, it's all OK) 2. Critical illness? 3. Accident? 4. Sickness? 5. Life insurance (lump sump to my family...
  11. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hello, all. I've been with my fiance for about 4 years and we want to tie the knot in Germany, where he lives. I live in the US. He went to the Standesamt in Borgolzhausen, which is a very tiny village and they told us what documents we needed. I sent my documents over to him and he will be...
  12. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hey there, I’m planning on moving to Germany from England to be with my boyfriend (he is Albanian but lives in Germany for nearly 3 years) I’ve been trying to find advice on what I have to do and when I need to do it - I’m getting confused with all the different visas and I just can not find...
  13. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    I am receiving a DAAD scholarship through a collaboration with a German university. The total grant amount is around 31550 Euros. At the same time, I am receiving my monthly salary from the United States. Although a scholarship in Germany is tax-free, I am concerned because I was earning a...
  14. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hi All, we need some help in deciding between the two options and would appreciate some inputs. We are an Indian couple with a child who will soon start school and we both work for UK/Europe based companies in India. My wife has got a job in Berlin with a decent pay (100+) and now her current...
  15. International Expat Discussions
    Hey Guys, I was born in Germany, but I am turkish. Still got the turkish citizenship, but already applied to become german. Reason being that I plan to live in Finland and being an EU member will definetly enable me to do so much easier. Germany is changing fast and in the completely wrong...
  16. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hello everyone, I’m currently living in Frankfurt now about a month I’m originally from Ireland. My profession is welding and fabricating I was just wondering if anyone would know any places in Frankfurt that are currently hiring welders or if your a welder yourself and know if there’s positions...
  17. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    I want to start an Ausbildung there, but to apply for a german certificate of equivalence of my high school diploma, I need a registered address in DE, and I'm afraid that it'll take forever for me to find a living arrangement that is not a sublet (unless you can get registered in those maybe?)...
  18. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    I am now fours years in Germany and recently got married to a German national. I read that after I finish my 5th year, I can apply for a PR. But the question is, I was a student first 3 years and then worked for 1 year. So, I didnt contribute to the pension insurance for the whole 5 years. Now...
  19. Expat Tax
    Hello all, My husband and I just moved from the US to Germany in December and we need to get our taxes done. The compilation is that my husband worked 11 months out of the year in the US for a US university and one (in December) in Germany for a German University. We need to find someone who is...
  20. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hi all, I am moving from the UK to Germany soon and I have a few houseplants that I would love to take with me. Because of Brexit, it has become a bit more complicated and based on my research, it would cost me a lot (a few hundred £) to get the official paperwork for importing plants to the...
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