

Karenp
Irish looking for information about Germany
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Registration: 25 January 2011
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URGENT!! One bed apartment needed please! by tiwo
Just moved to Munich with husband four days ago, seriously looking to rent a fully furnished One bedroom apartment. Should have parking/garage,internet,TV with sat/cable,kitchen with utensils,double bed with beddings,washing machine. Anyone with ...

To my knowledge fully furnished apartments to rent long term aren't common in Germany. Apartments tend to be completely bare when tenants move in and when old tenants move out they usually take everything with them. How long do you intend to ... Read More


Schools/ Ways to Study & Attain a Student Visa Longer than 3 -6 Months by mike8787
Hallo! My boyfriend (who lives in Munich) and I (who live in NYC) are planning my move to Munich in September and I am exploring all possibilities of the right type of visa to get/where to study/what to study/to study at all and try and find ...

For concrete advise just make an appointment at your nearest German embassy - germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__Legal/02__Directory__Services/01__Visa/__Visa.html. For what it's worth I don't see much point in getting a tourist visa as it will ... Read More


Freie Universitat Berlin or Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin by felicia_quah
Hi! I want to study my master in either one of these universities - Freie Universitat Berlin or Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin. Anyone knows anyone working in any of these universities???? Grateful for your help. :)

If you want to sit in on a lecture just pick one of the bigger ones (not a seminar), you can easily sneak in with another hundred students. It's probably the best way to get a feel for what the course is like. Open days are useful to get ... Read More


asperger's by huk.mccann
how does someone with asperger's sydrome emigrate to ireland?

Do you mean will it make a difference to your visa application or just practically how will it affect the move? Maybe get in touch with the asperger syndrome association of Ireland. If you email them they might be able to give you some relevant ... Read More


Spanish Speakers in Dublin by JYPDublin
Hi Are there any spanish speakers living in Dublin and interested in meeting up?

Do you know Havana? it's a tapas bar on Georges street. They do a language exchange evening every Wednesday. A mix of native Spanish speakers and people from different countries who want to meet up have a drink and practice their Spanish. Read More


Can i survive by speaking only English in Berlin? by roman_greek
Hello everyone! I was just wondering what is the level of English knowledge in Berlin or Germany in general? I really want to pay a visit at some point, but unfortunately i do not speak any German. Would English be sufficient?

There are lots of jobs that require English but without any German you will be limited only to meeting other expats for a social life. There are also often job listings in English on toytown.com Read More


How important is having a car? by kc9ddi
Hello all - I'm an American with dual Irish citizenship, and have been seriously pursuing some employment opportunities in Ireland. I'm thinking that what I'd like to do is work in one of the larger cities (Dublin or Galway, preferably), but live ...

It depends where you find accommodation. If you want to live an hour away from the city center in Dublin and commute every day then you should look for a place that is walking distance to either a dart stop (intercity train) or a luas stop (tram.) ... Read More