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    My husband and I moved to Germany with just our suitcases and 2 pups! Crazy right? Actually, my husband wanted me to move across the pond with only two suitcases, and I had to tell him he was insane! Thankfully, he ended up giving me more space, but we were just too tight on cash to ship everything else over. I cried a little watching 60% of my belongings given away, but my husband figured it'd be more economical to re-buy everything once he started his new position.
    Three months later, we are still trying to get settled in! Moving to Germany sounds super glamorous and adventurous, but it's been a difficult transition because we weren't compensated relocation costs. So it has been a huge upfront cost that takes time to catch up on.
    Anyways, not everything has been easy to repurchase or find so I thought I could help anybody else planning to move over with their packing decisions. This is not an ad; I was not compensated in any way for writing about any of these products/brands in this post.

*Bonus Tip: We wish we had known a bit more about Amazon.com in Germany
Make sure to read about my post on Amazon.de here before purchasing anything. You want to make sure you're not making mistakes like bringing Amazon.com gift cards over.


Here are some tips on using Amazon in Germany! This is not an ad, I'm actually not happy with the recent news of how Amazon workers are being treated and have no affiliation with them, but I also know how much of a life saver Amazon can be overseas.

Amazon.de is technically different from Amazon.com. So if you get any moving away/congratulations gift cards for Amazon.com, you cannot use them with Amazon.de.

     So you want to move to Germany, but it's too short notice to get the EU Blue Card? (read about that here) What do you do? You have to go through the entangled mess of moving to Germany! Don't worry. You do NOT need the EU Blue Card to move to Germany. It just makes things a lot quicker/easier down the road.

     Germany is open to visit for up to 90 days so if you already have a job lined up, you should be able to settle down within that time. If you don't have a job offer yet, I strongly suggest looking for one before moving over as the process is hard enough as it is with a job.

So why do I say it's such a mess to move here? Because everything you need to get settled in is all linked together in a never-ending circle.
To get a bank account, you need a residence registered with the 'City Hall'
To register your new residence with the 'City Hall', you need an apartment (& to make an appointment which can be several weeks out).
To rent an apartment, you need a bank account (Germany doesn't take checks. Almost everything is set up as an auto-payment from your bank account)

So how did we make this work?


First things first, make the appointments you need to!

1. Stop by the bank you prefer and make an appointment to open an account. There are several large banks here. We chose the Deutsche Bank because A.Volksbank was incredibly rude to us on two separate occasions and B.Deutsche Bank was supposed to be quite accommodating for English speakers/popular choice for foreign students. These just happened to be the first two banks we saw. There are plenty of other options such as Sparkasse, which we have heard good things about. We just happened to see Deutsche Bank first and didn't really have much preference as we only needed a simple checkings account.

Depending on the time of the year, appointments can be several weeks out. We happened to move to a college town during a busy time so our bank appointment was 2.5 weeks out. It may also have been because we needed an English speaker. If the wait is shorter, just go ahead and make an appointment further out to leave you ample time to find an apartment as a registered address is required for all accounts. 2.5 weeks was just enough time for us to look for an apartment and register with the city. Which leads to...

2. Make an appointment with your city's Bürgerservice to register your address with the city. You will need a registered address to open up any kind of account (bank, phone/internet, electricity, etc) in the future. Once again, these appointments can be 1-2 weeks out. If the wait is shorter, just go ahead and make an appointment further out to leave you ample time to find an apartment. Registering your address is necessary because when you open up any services here, they require a form showing that your address is registered with the city (which you get during your appointment).



Now as you wait for these appointments to come up, let's find an apartment!

     I want to first specify that we moved to a small town called Jena so there wasn't as much help online for renting apartments to expats as you may find in the big cities like Berlin. Just 'Ebay'. Yup, that's right, I said Ebay. Apparently Ebay has a far better reputation here in Germany and many people use it to find apartments to rent! If you are moving to Berlin, this blog has a great post on finding an apartment there. Anyways, we didn't see many options lined up before coming to Germany so we decided to stay in an AirBnB while apartment hunting. Thus, we didn't have much time, and it was expensive to keep staying in an AirBnB/hotel so we felt finding an apartment was the first priority! We'd figure out later how to pay.

     Expat groups suggested that the fastest way to find an apartment is to find a real estate agent (some charge a fee, avoid this; as of 2015, the owner of the flat has to pay any agency fees when renting out a flat, not the other way around), and all of the listings on Ebay pointed to agents anyways so we figured that was true. We found out after going to a couple of real estate agents in town that we were looking in the wrong place. One agent was finally kind enough to tell us that we should be looking for specific rental agents (instead of going to agents that handle purchasing homes). He let us know that most of them were over the phone and only one had a physical location in town. Since we didn't speak German and couldn't get through the phone prompts, we chose to go to the one physical rental agent, Jena Wohnen!

     Thankfully they were very accommodating. Their English wasn't perfect, but it was enough to find us an apartment. We simply let them know what we were looking for, our budget, and that we had dogs. From that, they let us know we only have a few options, but they had somewhere in mind if we wanted to look. She said she was free the next day so we went to look at it first thing the next morning. Apparently, they only show you one apartment at a time. If you don't like the first one, then they'll look for another one instead of having a list of places for you to look at. Which makes me want to think they try to find you your best option the first time? Thankfully, we really liked the first apartment she showed us and snapped it up!

     The first one she showed us was a 57 sq meter apartment with 2 bedrooms (you have to specify bedrooms, Germans count the living room as one so technically we have a 3 room + KB - kitchen/bath). It was surprisingly roomy, more than enough for a couple with two dogs. We had heard of some horror stories of apartments not coming with toilets/furnished bathrooms, but that is rare nowadays, ours came with a full bathroom. FYI bathtubs seem to be the norm over showers though...

     But, it is definitely true that apartments do NOT come with equipped kitchens (I'll write about that later). You can find some newer, more modern apartments that now come with appliances (they're called something specific so you'll have to request), but obviously, your rent would be higher. The one we viewed (without an equipped kitchen) was only 500 Euros/mo including all utilities except electricity. Oh, it also came with a storage cellar (which seems to be a norm). It was 5min from the bus/8min from the train, the bus ride into the city center was only 15min, and the nearest grocery store was a 10min walk. That is about as good as you can get when you move from Atlanta! Rent in Atlanta can double that, won't include utilities, and we were a commuter state with horrible, horrible traffic. So, I liked it right away! (attached photos at the end of the post) My husband wanted to think about it for a night which was fine because our agent let us know we had till the end of the week to decide and what we'd need with the application (work contract, a recommendation letter from your previous landlord, pay history, and some insurance which I'll about write about later).

     My husband ended up agreeing that this was cheaper than we expected and the location was great so we decided to act quick and let her know the next day that we were interested. This is where things get interesting. She was happy that we liked the apartment and asked us if we brought all of the paperwork needed and a completed application. She just checked to make sure they were the right things and gave it back to us without even taking copies! Then she let us know what she'd decide on by the end of the week when the other 2 interested parties turn in their paperwork. We were very confused at this point. We asked her what that meant. She said that their process allows up to 3 interested parties to turn in applications for an apartment and then from there she decides who gets it. A little appalled, we asked her what factors played a part in her decision. She said it depended on our pay/reliability/work and who she felt necessary to have the apartment. She then let us know she would email us on a certain date with her decision. 

     If you're an American, you can see why this would leave us confused. It was such a different system. This kind of system would get you sued in the US for discrimination. We weren't mad, just extremely taken aback. My husband scratched his head and asked me if we were supposed to bribe our agent!!! I had a good laugh and let him know I hadn't seen anything of that sort online so probably not? We then figured it was fair game to email our agent with a sad story about how we really needed this apartment and without it, my husband couldn't start work without a registered address (which was true). We're not sure if the email affected the agent in anyway, but she decided to give us the apartment! You have no idea, we were pretty nervous because our AirBnB booking was just ending.

     We met up with her at the apartment to grab the keys where we thought we'd be signing the contract. She let us know there was no leasing period, it was month to month and to just give them a notice. She went over the apartment to make sure everything was working, how to read all of our meters, who to contact for what issues, how to throw things away, etc. Then she had us sign a form stating that she went over all of this and what numbers all of the meters started at. She was about to leave when we asked her, what about the down payment? We don't have a bank account yet, is that a problem? Don't we need to sign the contract? Then she casually told us, we could take care of all of that later. To stop by the office whenever we had time in the next couple of days. We were once again, taken aback! We couldn't believe she'd leave us the keys and let us move in before she got any payment information or a signed contract. We don't know if this is the German way or just the small town way! We had never felt more trusted before!

     So we started to move in and thankfully, our appointment for registering our address and bank account fell only a couple of days later and we were able to sign the contract and provide them with our bank information by the end of the week. If your rental agency is not as relaxed as ours was and your timing doesn't work out, my husband's boss had told him to register his workplace address with the city and from there open the bank account to acquire the apartment. Then you can change your address with the city later on. This option honestly doesn't seem foolproof so try and get your agency to be understanding about your expat situation.

     It was overall a pretty weird experience! But we're glad everything worked out. We did end up finding out later that having connections with the agencies gets you all of the best apartments/deals so we probably didn't get the best deal for the area, but I'd like to believe we didn't have many options due to the dogs anyways and it's still a great deal compared Atlanta!

     Here are some snaps my husband had taken before we moved in! They don't bother painting the walls nicely because I think Germans usually use wallpaper (or at least that's what our agent suggested).  They just simply rip off the previous tenant's wallpaper off for you so you can apply a new one. Also, if you're OCD, prepare for these old German buildings to be your worst nightmares because nothing is level here. That includes BOTH the walls and floor. Our AirBnB was the same. I am learning to cope with it!!! 😂 You'll have to wedge stuff underneath your furniture and deal with the fact that your bookshelves aren't perfectly flush against your walls.




>>>PART TWO>>>: The tangled web gets more tangled - Insurance, Anmeldung, Banks


*This is simply what I learned from my personal experiences/research. Please always make sure to consult with the proper authorities such as your rental agency and banks and take this post with a grain of salt.


After reading Part 1 and Part 2, you should be completely prepared now for your pups' arrival in Germany. But, you may still have nerves about how it's actually going to go at the airport. So, I thought you'd like to know how our experience went, what we did to prepare, and how our dogs fared.



Before the airport


Timing your dog's food and water right

Our flight was in the evening so we fed the dogs early in the morning and gave them plenty of water until it was time to leave for the airport. We made sure to take them out right before we left.

Deciding whether you have room for the assembled crates or not

Our rental wasn't large enough to fit all of our suitcases along with two assembled dog crates so we just decided to leave them unassembled/stacked and to assemble them once we got to the airport. Remember to factor this into how you'll be getting to the airport and leave time!

Letting your dogs potty adequately at the airport

We fed them far before they'd be on the flight, let them potty twice before we left for the airport, and then let them potty again right before we checked in for our flight.



At the airport


Assembling the dogs crates

Assembling our 'Sky Kennels' didn't take long, it was quite easy to simply align the top and bottom pieces together and screw the metal bolts/nuts together. Bring a wrench to make sure everything is tight! Wouldn't want your pups getting loose for any reason during this process. I would say about 15 minutes to assemble each crate with two people is plenty. *Oh also, if your pup gets cold easily, buy them a little sweater to wear. I hear it can get cold in the cargo. Both of our pups like the cold so we let them be.

Checking in

After you have your dogs in the crates, walk over to the check-in counter for your airline and check-in as usual. They'll do all of the usual first (like checking in luggage and such) before getting to the dogs. *Not dog related but... - We flew with Lufthansa who surprisingly, weighed our carry-on luggage. My husband has flown overseas plenty of times before, and he said he had never had his carry-on weighed before. So watch out!

Overviewing the paperwork

Now they'll ask for the paperwork. The airline didn't take too long to look over it. They simply called over their supervisor who made sure that we had all of the forms and that it matched the APHIS Form 7001.

Paying for the dogs

After checking you and the luggage in and looking over your paperwork, they'll ask you to go down to the end of the counter where they'll make sure that your kennels meet IATA requirements. They'll put a bunch of stickers on the kennel like a flight tag and some arrows/live animal stickers. Once they clear that your dogs are ready for the flight, they'll ask you to pay for the dogs. I think they mentioned normally, we would pay after TSA approved us, but that TSA may take a while to arrive and it looked like we would be fine.

Your airline should post the prices of your dog's flight (by size) online so you should already be aware of how much it will cost, but we were surprised that Lufthansa charged us $400 for our Husky and $300 for our Bluetick. Our Bluetick was too big for the small size ($200) and too small for the medium ($400) which may be why they charged us an intermedian price (or it may have been that TSA kept us waiting so long they felt bad?). We're not sure, but you can always ask nicely about a possible discount if your dog seems to fit between sizes. ***Key word: nicely. I worked in customer service for years. Reps are much more likely to help you if you're nice. They're not required to offer you a discount like they did with us.

Waiting for TSA

Now this is what may take awhile. This should all depend on when your flight is/the airport. We had to wait for a little longer than 30 minutes for the TSA to arrive. As you can imagine, this made us a little bit nervous with a flight to catch, but Lufthansa was very politely apologetic about the situation and assured us that the flight would be held for us if TSA were to take longer. Thankfully, they didn't. Once TSA arrived, they checked that the crate met IATA regulations again and that all openings were secure. They also had to pat down the puppies (are they checking for drugs?) and check that there was nothing in the crate other than absorbent paper. They then asked us if they would be needing food. We said no as the flight isn't very long (8 hours), and it was direct so there would be no worries of something going wrong. They advised us to leave the hanging water bowl (came with the kennel) latched onto the inside of the door just in case there was a delay, and somebody needed to provide them with water. Then, they ziptied the kennel door to the plastic for extra security and were carried off on a large trolley.



Arriving in Germany


YOU MADE IT TO GERMANY! Worried about the pups? Run to pick up your luggage! You will find your puppies where you pick up 'Oversized Luggage' (usually off to the side from where you normally pick up the rest of your luggage). Our puppies seemed surprisingly relaxed, and they had not pottied in their crates!

Got all of your luggage? Now you can just follow the signs to Customs/Border Control. It was my first time in the EU and outside of the US since very little so it was really cool to see the Customs here. Got to see some APC (Automated Passport Control) kiosks! As Non-EU Passport holders, we went to the right through a normal line to talk to the Customs officer.

The APC kiosks for EU Passport Holders!

He asked us the usual questions like why we were here and how long we'd be staying, etc, but not one question about the dogs. It being my first experience, I expected going through Customs to be much more of an ordeal, but it was just a couple of questions, showing him a form or two, and then being cleared to enter. Nothing about the dogs! Puzzled when he said we were clear, my husband and I asked him if we needed to do anything additional for the dogs. He mumbled something about maybe later on, just that he doesn't handle that. So we assumed there was somewhere we'd have to stop by later to 'check in' the dogs.

We kept walking and it just spit us out into the pickup/dropoff lobbies. Nobody stopped us for the dogs nor were there signs anywhere on what to do for the dogs. We didn't see anybody around that we could ask either. As you can imagine, we were quite confused! My husband found a little kiosk window that said Customs so he went to ask about the dogs there, and she said no, they were just the parcel at the airport. So after looking around and seeing nothing, we decided that we could probably just go!

First thing we did was let the pups out for some water and then took them outside for a walk. I found an area that was quiet with a small patch of grass/gravel, and they were able to potty. Then we were waiting around for our rental car when somebody who appeared to be security stopped to ask us if we needed water for our dogs. We said we had already given them some, but he seemed to be fond of dogs so he struck up a conversation. We finally happened to just ask, "Are we supposed to stop by anywhere for the dogs? Customs didn't check their paperwork when we entered." He then asked us if we came from the US, we said yes, and he said that was why they didn't check the dogs. He asked if we had our paperwork checked before coming to Germany, and let us know that's all they do for dogs coming from the US. If we had been from some other country known for their issues with vaccinations, their vetting probably would have been much more thorough.

Relieved that there was nothing more to do at the airport, we finally started our journey into Germany! Overall, it was nowhere near as complicated as we thought the airport process would be. Now, you're not completely finished with the pups. You'll have to register them with the city once you find a residence, but that's for a later post! Subscribe so you don't miss this information!



*This is simply what I learned from my personal experiences/research. Please always make sure to consult with the proper authorities such as your Airline, TSA, IATA. I wish this blog was big enough to have a post sponsored by Lufthansa, but it is not. They just happened to be the best economically at the time ;)

I hope 'Moving your dogs to Germany - Part 1' was useful! Part 2 will review everything you need to take care of, flight related, for your dogs. You'll probably be planning your flights before you have to do the paperwork in Part 1, but when we moved, we expected the flight costs, not the vet costs. So I wrote about the vet requirements first in hopes to prepare you to save up some extra money (set us back more than $500 just to get all of the paperwork handled - read Part 1 if you haven't already).



Booking a flight for your dogs


When you first start searching for a flight, you can do so the way you usually do (hopefully you know to search in incognito mode). We personally chose to book a direct flight because we had heard too many horror stories about connecting flights with lost dogs and also because some of the cheaper flights were connecting in countries with quarantine laws. Thus, the direct flight seemed both easier & safer.

TIP: it was cheaper for us to book a roundtrip flight vs a one way flight so look at the prices for both. Doesn't make sense right? But we had confirmed with our airline that there wasn't an issue with us booking the roundtrip and not taking the flight back.

When you find the flight you would like to purchase, you should call that airline before booking. Let them know that you are looking to book for (flight #) and checking to see if there is room for (# of) dog(s), with kennel (sizes). If they say yes, great! They'll probably then ask you if you've already booked the flight. You'll say no and then let them know you'll call back after booking the flights online (you should do this right after the call as there is very limited space for dogs on flights). Oh, and don't book the flight on the phone, it's pricier.

Once you book the flight online, call the airline back and let them know you want to reserve spaces for (# of) dog(s), with kennel (sizes) for (reservation/flight #). They'll confirm that they have reserved spaces for your dogs for your flight reservation. You won't pay for your dogs yet. You'll pay for them when you get to the airport and check in. Once they inspect you have all of the proper paperwork and kennels, then can you pay for them at the counter (more about the airport process in Part 3-Our personal experience getting the dogs on/off the flight and through customs).



Buying the proper kennels/crate for the flight


Next step is finding the proper kennel/crate for your dog(s). You should check your airline's website and IATA (International Air Transport Association) regulations for what type of kennels you can have. There are a couple of important things such as requiring a kennel with ventilation on at least 3 sides, etc so even if you currently have a kennel, it may not meet current IATA regulations. We had to buy new kennels as that was the case with us. You can easily find one on Amazon, which we did (we bought the 'Sky Kennel'). The price will depend on what size you need, and you may need to buy separate metal bolts/nuts as that kennel came with plastic ones (IATA regulation), but that's a minor problem. Otherwise, our kennel came with absorbent paper, hanging water/food bowl, and some labels so check for those when shopping. *Oh also, if your pup gets cold easily, buy them a little sweater to wear. I hear it can get cold in the cargo. Both of our pups like the cold so we let them be.



Read Part 3 for airport preparing and how our actual experience went with our flight/customs



*This is simply what I learned from my personal experiences/research. Please always make sure to consult with the proper authorities such as your Airline, TSA, IATA.

Meet our adorkable pups! One of the many reasons Germany looked so appealing among my husband's offers was because Germany has no quarantine laws for dogs entering the country. If you're not sure what that means, some countries require your dogs be placed in quarantine for a certain amount of time to make sure everything checks out (they can't go home with you right off the plane). For example, even with all of the right paperwork, Iceland will quarantine your dog for 4 weeks. But if you want to move to Germany, you don't have to worry about quarantine and the whole process should be pretty easy (for those coming from the US). Just make sure you have all of your paperwork in order.

Before we even get to the paperwork, GERMANY DOES NOT ALLOW CERTAIN DOG BREEDS SUCH AS PITBULLS. Please make sure you look into what breeds are not allowed before reading further. You can find the most accurate and up-to-date information with your German Embassy/Consulate.



Part 1: Paperwork to make sure your dogs enter Germany safely (from the US)!

Check out Part 2 for flight details and proper travel carriages


Please read the correlations carefully and plan with your vet ahead of time!

1A. Ask your vet if they do 'International Dog Health Certificates (APHIS Form 7001)'. They will need to be USDA accredited to do so. If they don't, you will have to find another vet. And depending on your vet, it could cost an arm so be prepared (we paid $200 per dog). Admittedly we had an upscale vet not because we could afford to, but because the humane society had our dog's heartworm treated at this vet when we chose to adopt her. It seemed better to stay with that vet since they had full knowledge of her heartworm treatment, but hopefully, your vet will have better rates. The $400 for our two dogs PLUS the rabies vaccines, new microchip, and two different appointment rates had us breaking our backs (more about that below)! FYI - you will only need one form for multiple dogs, but our vet still charged per dog.

KEY POINT for this health certificate: it is required that this Health Certificate be completed LESS than 10 days before entering Germany. Which leads to...

1B. Germany requires your dogs have up-to-date rabies vaccines, and they do NOT accept 3 year rabies vaccines (which our dogs had). So we had to get newer rabies vaccines for them BUT Germany requires that your dogs get the rabies vaccines AT LEAST 21 days BEFORE you enter Germany (apparently dogs can react to the vaccine within 21 days so you can catch problems within that amount of time).

You can see why the two different requirements in A & B are important. Once you make sure your vet can do the Health Certificate, you then have to make two appointments with them.
FIRST - MORE than 21 days before departure for their rabies vaccine.
SECOND - LESS than 10 days before departure for the Health Certificate.

1C. Also, Germany requires an international micro-chip for your dog so while you're at your vet, check and make sure you have the right kind of chip. This chip number is required for the Health Certificate.



***We were strictly advised to double check our vet's completed Health Certificates before going to the USDA! Double check the work! All dates must be filled out in the format, DD MM YYYY (in the US, we flip the day and month), microchip numbers must match the paperwork, and your pet's age must match what's on their vaccination records, etc.

2. Call your state's USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Endorsement Office ahead of time to set an appointment (we called 2 weeks before the preferred date). You will need an appointment with the USDA APHIS to notarize the Health Certificate that's completed on your second vet visit so make sure to set it after the second vet visit. There is only one USDA APHIS Office per state so make sure you're headed to the right office. It is NOT any USDA office, it must be the APHIS Veterinary Services Endorsement Office (I almost made that mistake). This rang us up $38 (they do not accept cash; only some accept checks).
     You can also mail the certificate to the office, but with less than 10 days till you leave, do you really want to leave the fate of your furbabies in the hands of a postal delivery service? And don't get me started about how the USDA doesn't accept cash or checks so you'd have to time a call with them for your payment after they receive your forms. And if you don't include an expedited return envelope, they'll use regular ol' USPS. So hopefully the nearest office isn't too far for you (ours was about two hours away from us, could've been worse).
     The whole process once you get to the office, at your appointment time, should only be about 30 minutes. They'll need to check your Health Certificate along with all of the forms validating the information, such as your vaccination records and microchip paperwork. I brought any and all records I had on the dogs just in case they needed anything I missed.


After all of this, your dog is paperwork ready for Germany! Also, make sure you're flight ready by reading Part 2




*This is simply what I learned from my personal experiences/research. Please always make sure to consult with the proper authorities such as your Consulates, USDA APHIS, and your Vets.

Hey guys. So I wanted to make my first post about the FIRST thing you should consider when you decide you want to move to Germany. How are you going to make money there? Depending on what you will be doing and how much time you have, you may be eligible for the EU Blue Card.

The EU Blue Card is a work and residence permit for non-EU/EEA nationals (meaning you won't have to deal with all of the intertwined craziness later on; trust me, it sucks.) The EU Blue Card was designed to make Europe a more attractive destination for professionals outside the EU. All EU member states, except the UK, Denmark and Ireland, participate in the EU Blue Card.

Now I think most large companies should be able to help you with your relocation and should know about the Blue Card, but things worked a bit differently for my husband at his first post-doctorate position at the lab here. I don't know if they weren't helpful or if he just didn't ask for help, but he didn't find out about the EU Blue Card until too late.

So this is for the people who don't have somebody in Germany to help them relocate from the US!
***If you're not from the US, please look into your country's reciprocity laws with Germany! Your job hunting process could be different depending on what country you're from. For ex: I am a South Korean citizen so my work permit process is different from my husband who's a US citizen.***

1. You will be needing about a year in advance (We were told 6 months to a year, but you know how bureaucracy can be. Plan ahead!)

2. You will be needing a job contract if you already found a job. Easy to get, just ask your company/lab to write you one (If you are about to graduate like my husband was, hopefully you found a post-doc position ahead of time and your defense date is more concrete so that your new lab can write you a job contract with a start date.) If you're self employed/an entrepreneur, I believe you can still apply as long as you meet some qualifications about the demand in the EU and your previous experience.

3. If/once you have these, ask your nearest German Consulate about the application process and what you will be needing (such as your passport).


*This is simply what I learned from my personal experiences/research. Please always make sure to consult with the proper authorities such as your Consulates.
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I'm a Korean-American who moved to Germany without ever having been abroad before! I started this blog then (read more here), but I'm now back in the US. Now based in Wilmington, NC living a sunny beach life. Please feel free to reach out anytime with any questions!

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