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lesterhenry

lesterhenry

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American expat in Germany

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About me

American

Lives in Munich

Registration: 27 July 2014

lesterhenry
lesterhenry replied to a thread
11 years ago
eyobhoney

dual citizenship - anybody know how to get this done in stuttgart? by eyobhoney

Hi! I am an American with a German mother. I moved her with my son last July, I am also an independent consultant with contracts and statements to prove earnings. I have gotten a couple of extensions on my visa and would like to stay here in ...

lesterhenry

hi beppi. Well, you need to have the first one for some years before you can even apply for a Niederlassungserlaubnis. Although I've never heard that term - it could be that for freelance/Selbstst盲ndiger that it's ... Read More

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lesterhenry replied to a thread
11 years ago
eyobhoney

dual citizenship - anybody know how to get this done in stuttgart? by eyobhoney

Hi! I am an American with a German mother. I moved her with my son last July, I am also an independent consultant with contracts and statements to prove earnings. I have gotten a couple of extensions on my visa and would like to stay here in ...

lesterhenry

yeah, beppi is correct - it doesn't sound lie you can get dual citizenship. I'm from the US originally, and am also an independent freelancer who makes a living here. Every time I've renewed my work visa (Aufenthaltserlaubnis), the ... Read More

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lesterhenry replied to a thread
11 years ago

Top hiring sectors in Munich

Well, I'd say half of all people I meet professionally have done projects for or worked at one time or another at Siemens, BMW or Audi. Working directly for one of these companies usually means you have a degree in engineering or business and ... Read More

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lesterhenry replied to a thread
11 years ago

Wonder.

the short answer is "no". On-campus student residences are explicitly for students who are NOT from Munich. Off-campus student residences technically don't exist, but there are many WGs (apartments for multiple flatmates) who only rent to students ... Read More

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lesterhenry replied to a thread
11 years ago
Vidhi4

IT Professional in Munich by Vidhi4

Hi, I am an IT Project Manager having 10 years of experience, fluent in English. Do I need to learn German to get a job in Munich? Any suggestions on how to search a job in IT here? Many thanks.

lesterhenry

I'm a freelance IT developer/consultant, English native speaker, and I got away with only speaking English my first two years. After that, though, and as I moved up the ranks and started working for myself and acquiring customers/managing ... Read More

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lesterhenry replied to a thread
11 years ago

Salary

yeah, that was a pretty snide reply, @JanKrohn, but @vfpribeiro, I'd say depending on your experience, your German skills and which company you work for, you could expect around 80,000/year. Minimum of 60,000 I'd say, if you only have < ... Read More

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lesterhenry replied to a thread
11 years ago
Julien

New members of the Netherlands forum, introduce yourself here by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Netherlands forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...

lesterhenry

Greetings from Germany! I 29 years old, was born and raised in the US, but have been living the last 8 years in beautiful Munich, Germany. The next stop on my life's adventure will be Amsterdam. I'd basically love to use this forum to ... Read More

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lesterhenry joined Germany expat community
11 years ago