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You can move there and work for 5 years afaik. A friend is planning on doing just that. What is their plan after 5 years? Do they need to apply for citizenship if they want to stay? I assume after 5 years, they will have built up a life that they wouldn't want to leave behind just because the 5 yea...

How do you get your UK birth-certificate when you are already overseas? In 2024 I actually ordered 2 new official notarized birth certificates online from the state office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and paid to have them sent to 🇩🇪 via registered mail. Had ‘em in two weeks. I wanted one for my Niede...

It's the court's job to perform the pension equalisation. Once your/your husband's lawyer files for divorce with the local court, the local court will send each spouse a questionnaire where you provide pension information. There is a section where you can provide your foreign pension information i.e...

James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek, dies aged 48.

He died of Colorectal cancer at 48 after being diagnosed at 45. From my understanding Germany offer colonoscopies from age 50.

alison wrote: ↑Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:45 am On 31/1, I will wake up in Berlin after a redeye to start the new chapter in my life.

And, as of Thursday, I already have a social event planned there of the kind that made me want to move in the first place.

Now back to packing . . .
Alison

Welcome to Germany?

My new passport arrived in my mailbox today, 1 week after the HMPO received my documents.

Tagesgeld at the Bank of Scotland (based in Berlin). NOT the Royal Bank of Scotland. https://www.bankofscotland.de So, the Unroyal Bank of Scotland? Thanks for the reply, I have a WISE account and transfer using their services....but now I am specifically looking to keep the emergency funds in DE. ...

I happened to read this thread on Friday 9th Jan Well that's brilliant. Good to hear it was all so easy, and quick! Having been faffing about with all of this with kid#3, we 've checked everyone's passports and kid#2 is now out of date as well, so we'll sort that before it gets messy. A couple of q...

yesterday wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:45 pm
Who is it supposed to target for non entry ?

Just GoodGrape, I think.

and an ETA which she sorted online the other night and said she didn't have to make any false declarations for. So no question(s) about dual nationality? Probably doesn't matter considering they are visiting the UK before the new rules come into effect (25 Feb). I just applied for a new UK passport...

I realized now that when my mother in law passed away ca 2yr ago, and my wife inherited half of her small apartment (which is in Japan), we did not inform the FA.I understand we should have done it at the time, and not having done it then we must do it now. Question: how to know the value of said a...

Spanish woman’s attempt at restoration of church artwork was widely mocked but became lucrative tourist attraction...

Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94

Fraufruit wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 7:22 pm Meh. Visited my son in Texas some years ago, went to the DMV and got a license for $15 using his address. My Virginia one was expiring. Now I have a German one so I can drive in the U.S. or if necessary in DE.

I've reported you to the Texas Rangers. Yes, the baseball team.

Sorry I had no idea. But taking a more difficult test in a different state being illegal is kind of funny! The other way round I get. x I also looked this up, but they wouldn't need to take a test in a different state to receive a driver's licence for that state; they would have to move to that sta...

Hey, this could be what you are searching for:

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Thanks for the overview. Is there any expectation regarding provider fees?

Wishing you a smooth move. Here are some guides detailing scams and red flags while apartment hunting: https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/housing-scams https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/wiki/living/problems/?seeker-session=true#wiki_scams_when_looking_for_apartments There are also plenty of threads re...

Franklan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:43 am

Fraufruit wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:15 am

Edeka-adjacent.jpg Is the packaging too big or is the filet too small? If the packaging was smaller, would you have still bought it, or would you have considered it too expensive for that amount of filet? Will this deception prevent you buying it in the future? Will you instead look for a 125g file...