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Category Archive: Moving to Germany

The Six-month Myth: Exchanging your foreign driver’s licence in Germany

November 14, 2018 by Kathleen Parker 3 Comments

Photo by William Kraus

You registered in Germany. You stayed a while. You’re still here. Now you want to exchange the driver’s licence from your home country for a German one. But… oh my… more than six months have gone by since you moved to Berlin (or Frankfurt, or Munich, or wherever). It says you are supposed to exchange it for a German one within 6 months of taking up residence in Germany. So will they refuse to exchange it?

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Filed Under: Life in Germany, Moving to Germany Tagged With: foreign license in germany

My bank needs a statement from a court-sworn interpreter for my loan approval

March 14, 2018 by Kathleen Parker Leave a Comment

This type of request has been popping up with surprising frequency. Here’s how it usually goes down. A customer who doesn’t speak German gets approval for a loan from a bank, either alone or as part of a joint purchase, and everything is ready to go except for one thing: the bank sends the loan documents with a requirement for a statement from a court-sworn interpreter. The statement should declare that the interpreter has read out the terms of the loan to the client in English and that the client has understood them. Why is this requirement from banks causing such waves of panic in the interpreting industry?

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Filed Under: Doing Business in Berlin, Life Changes, Moving to Germany

Welcome to 2018!

February 13, 2018 by Kathleen Parker Leave a Comment

Hello friends and supporters, welcome to the new year in Germany. Enjoy the occasional thick and fluffy snow and when things get a bit slippery and scary on the icy streets, grab yourselves a pair of Yaktrax traction cleats – you won’t regret it. I spent some time abroad in the southern hemisphere facilitating valuable synergies (ie. visiting the fam in Australia). There, I received my yearly fix of Vitamin D, which is important for getting through February in Berlin.

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Filed Under: About Red Tape Translation, Life Changes, Moving to Berlin, Moving to Germany, Moving to Munich

German Visas and Permits: A Glossary

December 14, 2017 by Kathleen Parker 15 Comments

If you’re overwhelmed by all the different types of visas and residence permits available to you in Berlin and Germany, this short glossary should clear things up.

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Filed Under: Freelance Life, Immigration and Visas, Learning German, Life in Germany, Moving to Germany

I Want to Stay in Germany and I Don’t Care How

December 14, 2017 by Kathleen Parker 2 Comments

Every now and then, you fall in love with Germany. Or maybe it’s person who just happens to live in Germany. Whichever it is, time is running out and you want a way to stay as long as you can. You don’t even really care how, as long as it’s legal. Or perhaps you just need to buy some time between your Schengen Visa running out and you figuring out what happens next. I know the feeling very well, so this post is for you.

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Filed Under: Dealing with Problems, Immigration and Visas, Moving to Berlin, Moving to Germany

German Language Schools Across the Country

December 13, 2017 by Sandy Kappey 1 Comment

If you’re gearing up to get your genitive on and air out your articles in Germany, you might be looking for a good German language school in Berlin, Frankfurt or Munich. Here are some recommendations based on our clients’ experiences.

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Filed Under: Learning German, Moving to Germany

Five Great Things About German Bureaucracy

December 13, 2017 by Sandy Kappey Leave a Comment

I’ll bet you never thought you’d read that sort of blog title. But if you’re struggling with the Schnauzer, grappling with the Gesetz or whinging about waiting lines, you might want to use this post as a bit of a pro-Germany pep talk. Take it from someone who has been here for a long time – there are many reasons to stick it out and fight through the red tape. Here are five.

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Filed Under: Life in Germany, Moving to Germany

What’s the Difference Between the German Tax ID Number and the Freelance Tax Number?

December 13, 2017 by Sandy Kappey 2 Comments

You say Steuernummer and I say Steuer-ID-Nummer,

You say Umsatz-ID-Nummer and I say Sozialversicherungsnummer.

Steuernummer, StIDNr, UStID-Nr, SV-Nummer, let’s call the whole thing off.

Hmm. Not really an option. So instead, I’ll take you through it simply, carefully and lovingly. I wish everyone would sing songs about tax.

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Filed Under: Being self-employed, Doing Business in Berlin, Freelance Life, Life in Germany, Moving to Germany

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