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Hello,

I have a weird situation and am looking fro ANY help.

I am 21, so is my fiance. We plan to get married in Canada, in August 2011. He is British and I am Canadian, we met in Germany in 2009 while I was doing a working holiday, and he was doing an internship. He has a job offer for September 2011, we both have basic knowledge of German.

Since he is from England, ...

Hi guys!

I am German and have just returned from my year in Canada (Work & Travel). Most of my time I spent in Montréal (QC) and St. John's (NL), but I have also been to other provinces. Though I am happy to be back home, I also miss Canada!
My aim is to get in touch with Canadians who live in the Ostalb-Kreis (Heidenheim/Ulm/Aalen). Maybe there are meetings or some other events organized by ...

Is there anyone from kitchener waterloo presently in the schwetzingen area of germany living there or visiting right now

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Hello fellow Canadians! My long-time partner (we are not married), who has Belgian citizenship, just received a scholarship to do his PHD in Berlin for 4 years. We want to go together and I was wondering what kind of rights I could have? Would I need a work visa? What about medical insurance? If you have been through this adventure, please give me some advice... Thanks in advance! ...

Hey all,

I am new to this forum and like many other on here would like to move to Germany and find a job there. Currently I live in Canada, Hamilton/Niagara region. My question is what is the difference between the YMA visa and the SWAP visa.
As I am about to research more about my option for the German immigration i stumbled upon those two option but am not clear about their differences and ...

hey, I'm wanting to move to Germany in about 2 years. i was wondering what steps i need to take to be able to work and study there. and i am learning how to speak German at the moment... =)
any information would help thank you

Firstly, realllyyy glad I found this website! I've read amazingly helpful posts, HOWEVER! Its a hard thing to find employment when your german is limited and your only in town for a few months in the summer. Any suggestions, hints, links? Anything will help! Or if anyone is looking for a young, english speaking Canadian university student with experience in the food service industry, child care or just a hard worker (currently working on getting ...

Hey All,
Firstly I am an Australian, but I'm confident that my question will have the same results as for Canadians. My aim is to stay in Germany for 18 months, whilst my German girlfriend finishes her studies. So here are my questions.

1. Can I apply for a youth working visa from Germany whilst on a schengen visa?

2. At the end of my youth working visa could I then immediately start a schengen ...

My family of myself, husband and 5 year old child are considering a move to Europe, leaning towards Germany. I have read a lot of info from a variety of different web pages abd blogs on the process etc... Can anyone tell me one website or a book that encompasses all aspects of moving to Germany including visa, culture, housing, climate etc....

I will also check out the Governement pages but I am fearful it ...