Jason Voorhees
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First thing first. If your idea of a good life is living like a baller. Rolex on the wrist, Porsche by 30 lifestyle then don't go anywhere near Germany. Germany is fundamentally incompatible with that dream.You’ll be extremely disappointed if you immigrate to Germany with which color is your bugatti mindset. You are barking at the wrong tree. German bureaucracy will make you lose your mind
.Germany is built for a different kind of life. Free public university, solid healthcare, a government that cares for the citizen once you’re in the system and a strong safety net. If that is what you think good life is then Germany is amazing
My mate who moved a few years ago still talks about it. No mountain of student debt. Not going broke because of a medical bill. Roads are clean, trains mostly run on time but again taxes eat up a lot of his income. He earns €70 k euros but earns only like €4500 a month. Setting up businesses etc are also very difficult and require mountains of paper work.
But you can still live a good life a PR and later citizenship in 4-5 years unlike a decade and jumping through mountains of red tape and approvals in the US, everything feels systemic and methodical. It’s not built for that fast paced, cut throat hustle culture of the US but that’s why a lot of people who end up in Germany stay happy.
The main ones right now are the EU Blue Card, the regular skilled worker residence permits and the Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte). Both can lead to permanent german citizenship after b1 german which isn't hard but I am stuck in B2 since 2 years.
But if I were immigrationmaxx to germany I would do it rn asap. Because of AFD and irs ideologies gaining group.Not because skilled workers aren't needed. That's not happening anytime soon despite what sfcels would have you believe but the rules have already tightened in the last couple of years. There's free education for everyone including non EU citizens now. But that now might be the case in a few years. That is what happened in Norway too. You can take my work for it that in next 5 year free german degree won't be a thing Same for Bürgergeld. Embassy and Ausländerbehörde appointment are also brutal these days.
That is not to say Germany is bad. But I don't like to sell the German dream. Germany is still one of the better options in Europe for skilled people. But go in with your eyes open. Get your degree checked early, start German to get to B2, understand the exact salary and rules for your path, and move while the current frameworks still work in your favour.
.Germany is built for a different kind of life. Free public university, solid healthcare, a government that cares for the citizen once you’re in the system and a strong safety net. If that is what you think good life is then Germany is amazing
My mate who moved a few years ago still talks about it. No mountain of student debt. Not going broke because of a medical bill. Roads are clean, trains mostly run on time but again taxes eat up a lot of his income. He earns €70 k euros but earns only like €4500 a month. Setting up businesses etc are also very difficult and require mountains of paper work.
But you can still live a good life a PR and later citizenship in 4-5 years unlike a decade and jumping through mountains of red tape and approvals in the US, everything feels systemic and methodical. It’s not built for that fast paced, cut throat hustle culture of the US but that’s why a lot of people who end up in Germany stay happy.
The main ones right now are the EU Blue Card, the regular skilled worker residence permits and the Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte). Both can lead to permanent german citizenship after b1 german which isn't hard but I am stuck in B2 since 2 years.
But if I were immigrationmaxx to germany I would do it rn asap. Because of AFD and irs ideologies gaining group.Not because skilled workers aren't needed. That's not happening anytime soon despite what sfcels would have you believe but the rules have already tightened in the last couple of years. There's free education for everyone including non EU citizens now. But that now might be the case in a few years. That is what happened in Norway too. You can take my work for it that in next 5 year free german degree won't be a thing Same for Bürgergeld. Embassy and Ausländerbehörde appointment are also brutal these days.
That is not to say Germany is bad. But I don't like to sell the German dream. Germany is still one of the better options in Europe for skilled people. But go in with your eyes open. Get your degree checked early, start German to get to B2, understand the exact salary and rules for your path, and move while the current frameworks still work in your favour.
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