JennScheer
American expat in Germany
Forum posts
15
About me
American
Lives in Baden-Wuttenburg
Registration: 14 March 2019
Activity
Children integration in a new school in Germany by Bhavna
Hello everyone, Moving abroad can be particularly hard on children. For any parent planning a move to Germany, it is of utmost importance to make sure they do everything in their power to make sure their children聮s transition is as smooth as ...
Having recently moved to Germany with children, I was asked to share my experience... I decided to move to Germany when my youngest was a freshman during the second half of the year. I can only speak to "high school"... If you were moving ... Read More
New members of the Germany forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Germany forum? Don'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 ...
Great!! I'll look you up! :D Read More
New members of the Germany forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Germany forum? Don'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 ...
Hi Amy! How do I find you on IG? My hubby started sailing last year here on Lake Schluchsee. He absolutely loves it! Now that I鈥檓 here, I鈥檓 hoping to start learning as well! We鈥檇 love to follow your adventures!! I see ... Read More
German schools鈥攈elp needed by Saacnmama
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn鈥檛 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won鈥檛 let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ...
Ahhh I get it now. I鈥檓 going to defer to what Tom and Beppi said. Y鈥檃ll are already entwined in the German system. I don鈥檛 know enough about it to speak to it. We had to to the int鈥檒 hs because of the lack of German. Seems ... Read More
Aufenthaltstitel und erwerbst盲tigkeit gestattet (work permit) by JennScheer
Hello! I've read through some of the posts here and decided I needed to post a new one. I moved to Germany last fall. I am married to a German. I have my residence permit, the Aufenthaltstitel (residence permit). On that it states, ...
Tom, you just made my head spin!! Lol!! I鈥檝e got a lot of reading to do on this topic!!!! I鈥檓 going to be using my tax guy back in the states. He鈥檚 filed for a lot of expats. Thank the lord. Otherwise, I鈥檇 go hide under a ... Read More
German schools鈥攈elp needed by Saacnmama
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn鈥檛 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won鈥檛 let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ...
JenSheer, can you tell me more about your son鈥檚 school, how you found it, and how he鈥檇 fit into the German system if he wanted to go to Uni here?Sure Saacnmama!! I'm going to use both of my son's as examples even though the ... Read More
German schools鈥攈elp needed by Saacnmama
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn鈥檛 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won鈥檛 let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ...
Hi there... Does your son speak fluent German? I just ask because we moved last fall. My youngest was leaving 9th grade, going into 10th. Somewhat similar but I see the huge problem with where your son would be in the States and how things are done ... Read More
Aufenthaltstitel und erwerbst盲tigkeit gestattet (work permit) by JennScheer
Hello! I've read through some of the posts here and decided I needed to post a new one. I moved to Germany last fall. I am married to a German. I have my residence permit, the Aufenthaltstitel (residence permit). On that it states, ...
Thanks for the info Tom! I鈥檒l check this out now. I鈥檓 so green to all of this and still waiting to see how it all pans out. It may be that the position is based in Belgium or Italy as well - both EU so I wonder if that would be easier. ... Read More
Potential bank problems for Americans by TominStuttgart
Here is a heads up for Americans living or considering living abroad. Americans are one of only 2 countries that tax their citizens abroad. One has to file annual US tax returns even if one owes no tax and despite filing and paying tax in their ...
Wow! I鈥檓 not sure about the investment part, but I opened an account with Sparkasse last fall when I moved here. They did want to see a resident permit. I didn鈥檛 have mine yet at the time, but my registration from the mayor鈥檚 ... Read More
Aufenthaltstitel und erwerbst盲tigkeit gestattet (work permit) by JennScheer
Hello! I've read through some of the posts here and decided I needed to post a new one. I moved to Germany last fall. I am married to a German. I have my residence permit, the Aufenthaltstitel (residence permit). On that it states, ...
Gotcha. I鈥檒l check into the actual work permit. I ended up shooting an email off to Bundesamt f眉r Migration und Fl眉chtlinge after some searching on google. I haven鈥檛 gotten an answer yet but hopefully will soon! When you say ... Read More
Aufenthaltstitel und erwerbst盲tigkeit gestattet (work permit)
Hello! I've read through some of the posts here and decided I needed to post a new one. I moved to Germany last fall. I am married to a German. I have my residence permit, the Aufenthaltstitel (residence permit). On that it states, ... Read More
New members of the Germany forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Germany forum? Don'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 ...
hallo alles i m Chaimaa i m planning to head to germany which city is the best ? (i m muslim with headscarf dentist ) and very used to beautiful warm weather :)Hi Chaimaa! Are you in Freiburg or still considering cities? Hubby is from Freiburg and ... Read More
New members of the Germany forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Germany forum? Don'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 ...
Greetings! I'm Jenn from the US. My hubby is German so after we married, I decided to move here with two of my kiddos. We're living in southern Germany near Lake Konstanz. I love it so far and now that I've got the guys settled in ... Read More
Freelancing in Germany by AeroProDrive
Hello Guys, My wife is already working in Germany and having all papers set including the working visa. This summer I plan to move with the kids and join her in Germany. I am a senior software engineer and I am already working as a freelancer ...
Baumer is a private insurance you and your wife can take a look at. It's what we are on as a family. I am American, kids are American and Hubby is German. What Beppi says is correct. There are formalities when residing here, such as registering ... Read More