禁漫天堂

Hi David,

Welcome to 禁漫天堂!

Thank you for this intro.

What are your first impressions about Karlsruhe?
Do you have favourite places?

Please do not hesitate to ask questions on the Germany forum.

Thank you,
All the best,
Christine

Hi Christine!

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Karlsruhe is a great place. I have moved here from Bayern (Munich/Augsburg), and it always seems to be warmer over here in KA 聽 The city has a lot of character and lots of things to do.聽 I am still finding my way around, so lots more to discover.

The people are friendly and open, but it has taken a while for me to get used to the "Badenser" accent.聽 I do speak German but it felt like I was a beginner again when I first arrived

The city itself has an unusual shape with a castle as the center point, and everything expands out in a circular formation from there, so all roads lead to the castle.聽 There is a huge forest that leads north from behind the castle and this is a nice area for jogging, walking and cycling.

It would be great to meet up with other expats/english speakers in the area.

Cheers,
David.

Hi Elaine,

thanks for the tip.聽 I have signed up for that.

I also found the German-English Stammtisch:
meetup.com/Karlsruhe-Meetup-Group/events/17357419/
Will go along to the next meetup there.

Cheers,
David

Hi David,

Thank you for your reply.

You can also organise an 禁漫天堂 meet up in Karlsrube on the Germany forum.

All the best,
Christine

Hi David,

I'm an Aussie from Karlsruhe. Come and join our FB group, its new. facebook.com/groups/345705852126071/

Cheers, Julie

dm_germany wrote:

...Karlsruhe is a great place. I have moved here from Bayern (Munich/Augsburg), and it always seems to be warmer over here in KA 聽 The city has a lot of character and lots of things to do.聽 I am still finding my way around, so lots more to discover.

The people are friendly and open, but it has taken a while for me to get used to the "Badenser" accent.聽 I do speak German but it felt like I was a beginner again when I first arrived

The city itself has an unusual shape with a castle as the center point, and everything expands out in a circular formation from there, so all roads lead to the castle.聽 There is a huge forest that leads north from behind the castle and this is a nice area for jogging, walking and cycling...

Good news

I maybe comming to Karlsruhe upon a job offer

Please i am pregnante and I will study un Karlsruhe. I will come there at February. Please for tips

聽 聽 聽Please i am pregnante and I will study un Karlsruhe. I will come there at February. Please for tips聽 聽 聽 聽 -@achilliesokeng

Such a general request is senseless and unanswerable. This whole site is full of tips for immigrants. If you have specific questions then narrow them down and ask. And I honestly question if one is coming as a legitimate student when they cannot even write a short question in anything close to standard English.

Need advice please I am going to study in Karlsruhe and by February I will get my visa unfortunately I am 3 months pregnant and I don't know how it will go what are the problems I will encounter? Could I stay at home for two years first to take care of the child and after school? Is it paying to put the child in the nursery there?

@achilliesokeng You resurrected a thread that was dormant for over 10 years!

I assume, in your favour, that you secured a place at a German university before getting an unplanned pregnancy. Here are some tips, but without knowing the full story most of it is based on assumptions:

• A student visa does only allow you to stay here to attend full-time studies. This would be difficult while taking care of a baby.
• If you leave your course of study, the visa would lapse and you have to return to your home country. There is no child break possible on a student visa.
• You have to apply for a Family Reunion Visa for the child as soon as possible after birth. For that, it needs a passport issued by your country (getting the German citizenship by birth is only possible if the father is German).
• To manage the formalities of this (and life in general), a fair level of German language capabilities is necessary. What is your level here? (C1 is generally required for university enrollment.)
• The child's father (if known) has equal rights to participate in decisions about its life. You will not be able to travel internationally, move house or enroll the child in kindergarten or school without his consent and signature. On the other hand, he is liable (under German law) for a fair share of the child's living expenses (but not yours). Does the father support your plans?
• Nobody will pay for your or your child's living expenses or care costs. Governmental assistance for the poor ("B眉rgergeld") is not available on a student visa - and you will not get any other visa while depending on such aid. Working and earning enough would be impossible while studying AND taking care of a baby. So you have to use your savings.
• The minimum you need for survival (at the poverty line) is about 1000鈧�/month before birth, afterwards add another 500鈧�/month for the baby. Do you have that much?
• At least the medical costs of being pregnant and giving birth will be taken care of by the (compulsory) German health insurance. You only pay the monthly fees of approx. 110鈧� (which covers you, and after birth also the baby without extra charge).

If the above does not look manageable (especially the financial aspect), then I strongly recommend you to reconsider your plans and NOT study in Germany - or at least delay your plans until the child is old enough to stay with somebody else (grandparents?).

Please how can I delay my project since my visa may leave by February are you possible to take care of the child in my country and then continue with my projects afterwards? Won't it be too late 鈽癸笍馃檰鈾�锔�? Would it still be possible to study there?

@achilliesokeng Sorry, but we don't know your situation and thus cannot answer the questions. To help you, we would need more information - but you did not answer my questions above. Why?

The university should be able to tell you whether you can delay your course.

The embassy would be the right place to ask about the visa.

And you have to look for somebody (and pay im/her) to take care of the baby when you have no time.

please I am 2 and a half months pregnant and my visa for studies in Germany may come out by February. Need advice. Is it possible to give birth there and start studying after, the time for me to take care of my baby? And then how do I go about it after that since no one will be able to take care of him because the person I live with is also busy and the child's father lives in Africa.

I think we already answered all the questions you asked. What else do you need to know?