Thursday, April 26, 2007
alles klar
Hey, just a quick post to let you know I'm still alive. I haven't written something in the blog in a bit and am way behind on the todcast episode 6. Spring is here and I've been trying to make the most of the schone beautiful weather.
Some good news though, on Monday we had another meeting with the residency permit people. I was awarded a one year non-working visa. So, I can stay here! Yeah!
Ok, I'm writing this on Sofie's laptop and none of the keys are int he right place so it's taking me twice as long. More soon. Love y'all.
Some good news though, on Monday we had another meeting with the residency permit people. I was awarded a one year non-working visa. So, I can stay here! Yeah!
Ok, I'm writing this on Sofie's laptop and none of the keys are int he right place so it's taking me twice as long. More soon. Love y'all.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Residency Permit Followup
Thought I should follow up on the whole residency permit thing since I left everyone hanging in the podcasts.
Basically, What I learned (through the help of my wonderful translator) was that all I need for a "permission to freelance" residency permit is a valid copy of my diploma and proof that I have some money and insurance. What meager funds I had in my savings was more than enough to live in Berlin for a year, and I got some cheap travel insurance from HanseMerkur.
Only issue now is I need a copy of my diploma which has gone MIA sometime during my move. Hopefully Jacksonville University is not as scatter-brained as they used to be and can provide me a copy.
So, all in all, they didn't even care that I still had a job in the US. My reckoning is any country is more than willing to take your middle-class educated youth. Here's to that!
Basically, What I learned (through the help of my wonderful translator) was that all I need for a "permission to freelance" residency permit is a valid copy of my diploma and proof that I have some money and insurance. What meager funds I had in my savings was more than enough to live in Berlin for a year, and I got some cheap travel insurance from HanseMerkur.
Only issue now is I need a copy of my diploma which has gone MIA sometime during my move. Hopefully Jacksonville University is not as scatter-brained as they used to be and can provide me a copy.
So, all in all, they didn't even care that I still had a job in the US. My reckoning is any country is more than willing to take your middle-class educated youth. Here's to that!
Labels: europe, Germany, insurance, residency permit, visa
