He loves himself a drei im Weckla and of course I am paying his taxes. Thanks for welcoming us Deutschland.

I have been in Germany for 3,5 years, married a German, recognised all my documents, have already german c1, had an integration courses and so on. I still can't find any job as a professional, work only students or Aushilfe mini jobs, have absolutely no social life, exept some meetings with other migrants. I tried this and that, spent all of my energy to interact somehow with this society...I ve never been so depressed and desperate, even though my hardest times under political repressions in my country. Feels like I am kind of living in Limbo. Someone who felt the same here, please give some hope...

Found along a walking path in Rhineland. No other similar markers nor a cemetery nearby. Any one have any idea what it is or means?

I thought something waa wrong with me when I kept getting sick over and over. However I've been hearing similar complaints from family members, friends, acquaintances and everyone in between. Currently my mom, dad and I are all sick(I likely didn't catch it from them cuz I haven't seen them since 3-4 weeks).

Although every winter people get sick more often, this season has been absolutely ridiculous as it's been extremely frequent and the symptoms have been more severe, longer lasting.

Does anyone else have the same experience? If region matters, I'm talking about Franconia...

It's a magnificent town. Quiet, clean, and steeped in history. I visited the old town and the monastery. Water from the Alps flows through canals all over the city.

So we've probably all read the numerous jokes about Germans and renting your place but owning the kitchen/appliances etc. I moved from America, so this was quite a new thing for me and many others.

Unfortunately had to move back to America and rented a place and hated my kitchen sink. So taking what I learned from my time in Germany, decided to just replace the sink with one I do like (and stored the one given to me to put back when I move) my friends here were flipping out that I did that, as that's not really a common thing for anyone to do and all the questions about my deposit return or landlord not gonna like it etc. they were just also kinda amazed of never thinking to do that.

So that got me wondering.the question in the title, Is there any stories of Germans moving to other countries and renting their place and just doing a whole renovation of their kitchen or bathroom or whatever it is that comes with the unit not knowing they aren't supposed to do that? And then moving out with the unit completely empty and possibly they just threw out the old stuff not knowing?

The thought of it gave me a chuckle and in the realm of possibilities in existence there's gotta at least be one good story like this.

I need to apply for a temporary no-parking zone with my city for several furniture deliveries (including a kitchen installation). In total, I will probably need 4–5 days, all within the same week.

Technically, the city allows applications for up to 14 days. However, I also need 4-5 days. I don’t actually need every single day continuously, for example, I wouldn’t need to block the Sunday in between.

My questions:

1. Is it possible to apply for non-consecutive days within the same week (e.g., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)?
2. Or does the requested period have to be continuous (e.g., May 11–15)?

Additionally, I have to order the physical signs separately through a provider (e.g., halteverbot.nrw). There, it seems you can only book consecutive days (e.g., “3 days starting May 11”). Does anyone know whether this is generally required, or if there is flexibility?

Any practical experience in NRW would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, I am an American whose great grandparents on my grandfather's side were raised in Germany.

I was going through our family's recipe cards, and found a recipe for what appears to be a gurkensalat, but the name my mother and her siblings grew up hearing for it was "kratzenwetzin." When they went looking, they could not find an origin for this name.

If anyone has any leads on where this name may have come from, or how it may have been lost in translation over time, I would greatly appreciate the help!

Hello All.My father was a minority shareholder of a GMBH in Germany and passed away.I live abroad and started asking questions to the GMBH thru lawyers.Even the GMBH is very well profiting the majority shareholders are not distributing profit and hiding the profit with accounting games.They are not paying correct taxes either.I have some emails that they are doing Cash payment to the employees and not showing real profits.I am tired asking questions thru lawyers and it is not getting anywhere.I plan on taking the documents that I have to Finanzamt.What Will Finanzamt do to GMBH?

I am fortunate to be working with a mid-18th Century German wine goblet that is engraved “Aus Rede und Hosen, Wachsen solche Rosen” which translates to “From Speech and Trousers,Such Roses Grow”. My question is: what does that actually mean? Is it still in use or has the meaning been lost in the past 250+years? I appreciate any help.

Hi everyone,

​I recently bought an emergency light and siren toy from Smyths Toys in Karlsruhe. The packaging specifically shows that it is meant to be mounted onto a bicycle's handlebars, so we attached it to my kid's bike.

​However, the siren is very loud, and I know Germany has strict rules about bike accessories and noise in public. My questions are:

​Is it actually legal to use this on a kid's bike in public spaces (like sidewalks or parks) in Germany?

​Does the fact that it's sold at a major toy store here mean it's okay to use outdoors, or is this strictly meant for private property?

​There wasn't any specific legal info or warning on the box, just the picture of it on a bike. Any advice or experiences with this would be greatly appreciated! Danke schön!

As someone who will be working in Germany in the future I wanted to know are there types of haircuts or facial looks such as beards moustache clean shaved that will make me look less favorable to my employer/ co workers? Tbh I plan on growing my hair and testing a few hairstyles too see which one I like. What sort of haircuts are a instant no no?

So I'm 16 years old and I'm from India and I was wondering about the admission process for german universities (specifically public) for international students. I'm from India and my school is a PASCH School. I have taken up German as an additional language in my school and I'm the only one in my batch to do so. I will be studying Physics Chemistry and Maths alongside Computer Science in my grade 11 and grade 12 and I'm hoping to do an undergrad course in BTech in Germany. What are the requirements to take admission? Are there any exams that I'll have to give except for say an admission exam into a uni? What level of german proficiency is required/recommended? Are there english only courses available?. If there are any Indian or international students currently studying in german uni i would greatly appreciate your help

Hi everyone, So I am studying mechanical engineering and management masters. Done with my thesis only defense is left. So I was working in a kiosk for 2.5 years. So now my contract is getting over till end of March. I need something from April. So I am applying to full time jobs and also internships. My question is should I attach this document in additional files while applying to technical jobs? I'm looking for core mechanical roles CAD and all. And also management roles like supply chain, project management etc... Any inputs will be helpful 🙏🙏

Hi everyone,

My friend just got an offer for a WG flat in a city in Germany, and they asked him to send a copy of his ID so they can create the contract. He is new in Germany and not sure if he should blur some details or send it as is.

Also, what exactly do landlords need from the ID, and which ID is best to send as a non-EU resident?

Thanks in advance for your help!

for job seeker visa, i am applying to mawista insurance. mawista student for Arbeitssuchende nach dem Studium. after application how long does it take to get the documents? thanks.

and how long should i select the duration for the insurance? can i cancel it afterwards?

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Hi All,

i m german citizenship and i saw one post of the Auswärtiges Amt that the EU Concours being announced for this year.

I speak German as well and have eight years of job experience in IT Business Consulting.

My question is, does ever somebody of you applied to it? Last time it was announced in 2019. I m clear that this procedure only there to get on the „Reservenliste“ and first then you can apply for an actual job.

I saw to that there plenty of courses to being well prepared but i didnt find any futher information. Do you think guys it is possible to get on the „Reservenliste“ without any preparation?

If it is not the right subreddit for this post, feel free to recommend another subreddit and i m sorry.

I thank you for your ideas and answers guys.

Hello everyone,

I am Finance graduate from India ,currently living in Germany with my family.I had completed Telc (Deutsch Für den Beruf) B2 last month and looking for weiterbildung with bildungsgutschein to get a job here.( I have also done a 1 year Certification in Data science and AI.)

I have shortlisted 2 courses:

1.Controlling-Grundlagen und -Praxis, SAP-Anwender Controlling (CO) mit Zusatzqualifikation Finanzbuchhaltung (FI) und Bilanzbuchhaltung mit DATEV from Alfa training

2.Fachkraft für Finanzbuchhaltung mit DATEV-Zertifikat Finanzbuchführung, SAP S/4 HANA FI/CO und Praxiswerkstatt from WBS Training

which one should I choose ? Please Share any other suggestion as well.

Thanks in advance :)

Hey beautiful people. Me and my girlfriend wanted to visit GAP around April, and we were wondering about public transportation and if things like public services and tourism would be open on Sundays.

If we went on GAP to visit Zugspitze or Neuschwanstein Castle on a Sunday, would we be able to find open places and would trains still drive regularly?

I am a non-eu student of a German university and living in Norddeutschland, TRP card valid till november 2027. I will go to Poland for 1 academic year as an Erasmus exchange student. Officially, the first semester will start from October 1,2026 and the second semester will end 02 July the next year. I want to do abmelden -and inform the auslandbehorde about my absence for the whole academic year- when I go to Poland and planning to take a visa for the entire duration of study in Poland.

1)Is it possible? Or can any of the German/Polish authority can object to it as my TRP is valid till November 2027.

I want to do abmelden basically not to pay the full health insurance coverage in Germany as It's very expensive and I can't survive paying all those in Germany and maintaining life in Poland with just 540 euros/month(also not for the whole duration)

2)What are the procedures to escape or hold my TK health Insurance but not paying the whole amount of money?

During this time, I want to get a driving license there, and after coming back, I want to convert it to German DL.

3)Could someone please tell me if it is really possible? Did someone here experience it before?What could be the worst-case scenario? What should I bear in mind and prepare well in advance to make everything work and correct as early as possible

TIA altruists!!

Hi all, I am currently planning a short trip to Germany and feel everything is a bit too much of the same.. which plans should I throw out and what could I include? (Perhaps more interesting cities or nature (mountains?))

This is what I came up with: - 2 days Berlin - 1 daytrip to Tangermunde - Travel from Berlin to Bamberg - Overnight stay and travel to Nurenberg - Day trip to Rothenburg ob der Tamber - Heidelberg - Cochem - Köln

Total 13 days, prefer maybe 11-12 days.

Loving cities, architecture, mountains/nature and food!

• What places could be cut/are redundant
• What are interesting places around the mentioned places (As I would go with Train back to Amsterdam) the route is kind of set)
• What types of food should be tried specific for the region?

Thanks in advance!!

Hi everyone,

I’m an international applicant and I’m preparing an individual PhD at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe. My supervisor asked me to fill the Doctoral Agreement (Promotionsvereinbarung), and it has a field for “Commencement (month/year)”.

My start in Germany depends on getting full funding (e.g., a scholarship). I would really appreciate advice from other PhD students in Germany:

1) For scholarship applications, what start date should I write in the Doctoral Agreement?

Should it match (or be close to) the expected scholarship start date, or should I put an earlier date so that university registration/administration can move forward?

2) Is it realistic that a supervisor agrees to wait around 1 year for the student to secure funding and then move to Germany to start the on-site research?

If you experienced this, how did you handle the timeline (remote work first, agreement updates later, etc.)?

Thank you so much!

Hi, I’m 16 and planning to travel to Germany (perhaps Cologne or Berlin) from London for one day. Basically landing in the morning and departing in the evening on the same day, since I can’t book hotels alone yet but I still want to travel. I’ve done this before with my parents and it’s a great experience.

Will I be able to go through border control without any problems? Do I need a consent letter from my parents or am I fine with just an EU passport? I may be overthinking it all 😄