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Germany

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German Permanent Residence aka Permanent Settlement Permit for EU Blue Card Holders

Summary: * If you are going the Blue Card route, how long you’ve had your Blue Card doesn’t seem to matter as long as you hold one + you fulfill the required months of employment. * I sent the requirements via email. After 1 month, I received an email with ‘probable

Rocket German Walk + Anki

Today, I felt a little feverish, probably from the second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. I didn't work at all, but I still did my "Rocket German Walk + Anki" habit. I've been doing it almost every weekday for a month. It's the only process for learning German that I've found

Milestone: Short back and forth in German with a barista in Berlin

Yesterday marks a milestone in my “learning German” journey. I met a UPAA Germany [https://upaagermany.org/] (UP Alumni Association) alumna in Oslo Kaffebar, a coffee shop here in Berlin. The barista didn’t switch to English the moment he heard me speak. Not only did I order in German,

How to get an English-speaking job in Germany, from abroad

My biggest tip: Don’t try to convince people to do something they’re not already looking to do. Instead, find people and companies are who are already looking for people like you. Your goal is to find and talk to 100 such people. I write about this in How

Why I moved to Germany

It was easier to move from the Philippines to Germany than it was to move from Caloocan to BGC. I think it’s the Filipino-Chinese. Perhaps, it’s just my family. Either way, it was frowned-upon and kind of unacceptable to live on my own. When you already live in

Notes: How do I prepare for my German B1 Exam?

Update: I took and passed the B1 Exam in December 2020. These were very helpful: * I took SmarterGerman's B1 Exam Preparation [https://courses.smartergerman.com/p/b1-exam-preparation] course taught by Michael Schmitz (the person in the YouTube video). * For speaking practice, I hired Andrea from Lively German [http://livelygerman.com/

Q&A to: Filipino’s Guide to Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) for Direct Hires

I am grateful to Nicole Kalagayan’s Filipino’s Guide to Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) for Direct Hires [https://medium.com/@nicole.kalagayan/filipinos-guide-to-overseas-employment-certificate-oec-for-direct-hires-62f70d110202] , as well as Ayra’s guide [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ay34z4Q_3jiL91wDXgr76ZWp8trTOnt1BEAW2FdzTCE/edit?fbclid=IwAR2SOmsIj5exTCRVrUmltdKJSA11lMoD-lWbFt9pBnoEvb-JeQlxjPgIbpg] . I am also grateful to Lee’s [https://www.

@DeutschChiara

I’m trying a new and fun way to practice and learn German. 1-I created a new Twitter account @DeutschChiara [https://twitter.com/DeutschChiara] exclusively for tweeting in German. Google Translate not allowed. > Mein Zap arbeitet! Ich bin glücklich! — Chiara Lernt Deutsch 🙇🏻‍♀️ (@DeutschChiara) October 16, 2019 [https://twitter.com/DeutschChiara/