If you have moved to Germany and you are already part of the BBA group chat, you probably already know the drill. Someone asks a visa question in the BBA WhatsApp group. Five minutes later, someone has shared their experience. Ten minutes later, there are 17 new opinions and tips, someone has posted a government link, someone else has recommended a lawyer, and a third person has probably shared the one phone number or email contact that actually worked for them. And somehow,

OR (Do these 4 things if you want to live in Germany long-term.) Ok, that heading is a bit dramatic, but I wish someone had told me this as soon as I landed in Germany with my two suitcases and (insert ridiculously low amount of euros) in my pockets. I’ve lived in Germany for 12 years, and 8 of those were spent studying, being in survival mode, trying not to get fired, standing in the longest line at the (insert name of random Amt here), questioning my life choices between te