Francois
@Francois999
South African expat in Germany
Forum posts
20
Contacts
5
About me
South African
Lives in Schopfheim
Speaks English, Afrikaans, German.
Registration: 08 October 2013
I'm In dire need of help! by SethH
I don't know who or where can help me. I'm looking online and I don't know how to ask the right questions to find a search that's helpful for my situation. That's why I hope you can help me. My situation is this: I moved from ...
Hello Seth, You would need to go to Immigrationsamt/Auslanderamt (Foreign citizen office) to get an "Aufenthaltsgenehmigung" (stay/work visa). If you have this, then you can go to the Arbeitsamt (Jobcentre)/Socialamt (Social welfare), and ... Read More
Medication in Germany by Lo茂c
Good morning everyone, Whether it's a simple cold or a chronic illness, medication and medicine use vary from country to country and culture to culture. When you are used to certain brands or types of drugs, being in a country like Germany ...
I`m a type 1 diabetic. I`ve never had a problem getting my meds (much better than in South Africa) with a compulsory medical aid (with choice of different firms) and I found that the availability of most medicines is not a problem in DE. We live ... Read More
South African visas
Sometimes when one pays more it is done somehow faster. You need to find out if or how this works. Have been away from SA already 11 years. Wife is german, so bit different. We're in L枚rrach area, close to Basel. I do not have much more ... Read More
ENGLISH SPEAKING FAMILYS IN BASEL
Hi. Also from SA. Married to a German (wife :) ). We're living in DE, close to Swiss border. L枚rrach area. 2 sons 12 and 14. Left SA in 2006. Read More
school alternatives for my 9 year old in stuttgart area by barrish04
hi all, my wife will start working in metzingen next january. if everything goes well, me and my 9 year old son will join her in june,2018. he can't speak german, but we will have some german courses until then. we need some help to decide if ...
Just saw your entree. We're from South Africa (wife german), now live in L枚rrach (left SA in 2006) area. My children goes to a german school (Christian basis) in L枚rrach, and are very happy there. It might be good to join a German ... Read More
Newbie in Germany
We're also from SA. My wife is also German. 7years in DE now, for us. Were are you in DE? We live in Schopfheim (Lorrach area) SW point of DE. "InterNations" website is also s great way to meet other SA-cans. I am also there. - Francois Read More
Negotiating a move from South Africa to Germany by Seaspright
Hello, Would really appreciate it if someone/ anyone? would forward some advice/ suggestions regarding a potential job offer in Bavaria, Germany. I recently had a very promising/ positive Skype interview with an international Environmental/ ...
ok. Dear Seaspright, I've just realized this is open forum. Therefore the comment from Beppi above. Guess its good advice. My own email is: fviljoen(at)gmx.de You're welcome to email us there. Re. the move, we were prob. a bit ... Read More
Negotiating a move from South Africa to Germany by Seaspright
Hello, Would really appreciate it if someone/ anyone? would forward some advice/ suggestions regarding a potential job offer in Bavaria, Germany. I recently had a very promising/ positive Skype interview with an international Environmental/ ...
Hi, always good to speak to SAans! OK, so it seems you have some experience of the DE mentality. Salary is maar always a bit of a thing. The question is rather 2 things: How much do you need to be able to buy the basic 麓things you need. The ... Read More
Negotiating a move from South Africa to Germany by Seaspright
Hello, Would really appreciate it if someone/ anyone? would forward some advice/ suggestions regarding a potential job offer in Bavaria, Germany. I recently had a very promising/ positive Skype interview with an international Environmental/ ...
Dear Seaspright, I'm also from SA,and grew up in Durban/PMB. We live in Lorrach area. My wife is German and our sons here are 11 and 12 years old. You're welcome to ask any questions re. moving from there to here. Other things to consider is ... Read More
want to be a friend, thats it!!! by exclamation
I m searching for someone friendly to talk about everything ..hope that its you:)
You're welcome. :) I'm from L枚rrach area. I know the difficulty to meet and make friends here in DE. But, thats just general opinion.. there are also wonderful people one has not met yet. Whats on your heart? Read More
Should we move our family to Dusseldorf Germany from Atlanta? by DanaAtlanta
We are considering a 2-3 year work assignment in Dusseldorf, Germany. So much to think about and consider! I'd love to hear your advice, stories, pros/cons! We are a family of 5 (kids are 6, 10, 13). We have a sweet little rescue dog we could ...
Dear Dana, we are not American and cannot speak therefore for how Americaexperience DE, but we are South African. If you will/can find work here depends much on what you can do or are qualified for. One thing about DE is that they are all about ... Read More
South Africans
Hallo . Have tried the "Wickedstitch". person...no answer from him. Looking for, if any, South Africans, south of Stuttgart? Stuttgart is a good 3 hours drive, depending on trafic, from where we live. Just interested to see if any SA ... Read More
South Africans
Thank you Johannes. Will try this link. All of best to you! Read More
South Africans
Would be great to meet other South Africans in our area! L枚rrach/Freiburg area (further?). SAers seems to be scarce in this area? Have been about 7 years in Germany, now. "Austin, NASA here,...anyone out there...?" Read More
living in munich
We are SAers in DE, but living in L枚rrach area. You're welcome to get in contact. Read More
Film maker
Hallo "Photos of Africa" (no name given), we live also in DE, and come from SA. left SA in 2006. My wife is also German. We live close to L枚rrach. Reply to this and we can get in contact. Read More