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Questions regarding emigrating from, immigrating to and living in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Berlin Mietendeckel - Haven't received the criteria letter from the landlord. Should I wait ...

Berlin has approved the Mietendeckel law which limits the rent. I've been living in the current apartment for over a year. In February I received a letter from the landlord telling us to halt the prev …
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Does Mietpreisbremse apply to furnished apartments?

I know there have already been some discussions on Mietpreisbremse and I've looked through them, however, the situation still seems confusing and different sources give different answers. Some people …
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Is it true that you don't need a degree to work as an "IT specialist" in Germany? What exact...

and What's my degree worth in Germany?. Both answers state that you'd have to get your degree recognized in order to work as a software engineer in Germany. … Also, in the question Blue Card vs Regular Work Permit for IT Specialists, the OP states he already works as an "IT specialist" on a regular work permit in Germany but doesn't have any degree. …
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Deutsche Bank rejected Amazon's bill on my account, and now I must pay Amazon EUR 3.00 more ...

So I currently live in Germany and I have a bank account (Sperrkonto for international students) with Deutsche Bank. … This is the first time I tried to buy something on amazon.de with this bank account (previous online shoppings in Germany were all carried out with my previous credit card via PayPal). …
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Do I still have to pay the Runkfunkbeitrag as a tenant sharing a house with landlords, while...

I recently moved to Germany and I currently live in a house shared with the landlords, whereby I pay a fixed "Warmmiete" every month and don't have to pay anything extra for electricity, gas, internet …
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Can I use my Bachelor's Degree as qualification to find a job in Germany, even if I do a Mas...

This seems to be slightly confusing to me, because the regulations state that the job that a foreign student graduated from a Germany university can take "should be related to his/her field of study" which … Also, a personnel from DAAD in my region gave me some confusing replies as well(he told me to ask the diploma-offering university in Germany for clarification). …
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Confusion over "Beschäftigung" and "selbständige Tätigkeit" for Blue Card holders

In the Zusatzblatt of my Blue Card, it is written: Beschäftigung nicht gestattet mit Ausnahme der Tätigkeit als Software Engineer bei ABC GmbH, Ort Selbstständige Tätigkeit gestattet Nach 2Jähr. Vers …
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Does it make sense for foreign research assistants (HiWis) in German universities to volunta...

I am about to sign a contract with the university that I'm currently studying in as a research assistant (HiWi). It seems that since the hours and salaries are below a legal standard, I am not require …
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Health checkup (Gesundheits-Check-up) in Germany before 35 years old?

It seems that in Germany, under public insurance, you're entitled to a full body health checkup every 2 years once you reach the age of 35 (https://www.krankenkassen.de/gesetzliche-krankenkassen/leistungen-gesetzliche-krankenkassen …
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Which German language test would be more recognized as demonstrating "command of the languag...

If this is the case, does that mean students who initially came to Germany with TestDaF would need to obtain the Zertifikat Deutsch again, just for the purpose of permanent settlement application? …
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