Frank
@beppi
German citizen
Forum posts
15656
Contacts
8
About me
German
Lives in World Citizen
Speaks Fluent: English, German - Basic: Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese
Registration: 08 August 2010
About
Sorry, I DO NOT give advice in private, except in case of real emergencies or for confidential issues. In all other cases, please post your questions on the forum instead! Also, unless you already know me personally, please DO NOT send me contact requests without explanatory message. If, however, you are genuinely interested in getting to know me, you may send me a PM with a detailed introduction of yourself first, and then tell me why you are contacting me and what you would like to know about me. Thanks for your understanding!
Occupation
I am Employed. I am Project Manager for an Intralogistics company
Education
a university in Germany
Master of Science (MSc), Physics
1996
My expat journey
Stuttgart, Germany
Bangkok, Thailand
NA, Singapore
Hsinchu, Taiwan
NA, Singapore
Stuttgart, Germany
NA, Singapore
Batam, Indonesia
NA, Singapore
Munich, Germany
Yokohama, Japan
Various, Germany
Activity
Health insurance for expats by resanders
My wife and I are presently applying for a long-stay visa in Germany. We have to provide quotes for that in support of our application. Any help as to where and with whom we can get these would be very very much appreciated.Thanks, Ron
There are online portals like the below, calculating the cost of private health insurance. There, you can get a price indication and see which factors influence it. But for the actual contract, please do not do it online, but with an (independent) ... Read More
Health insurance for expats by resanders
My wife and I are presently applying for a long-stay visa in Germany. We have to provide quotes for that in support of our application. Any help as to where and with whom we can get these would be very very much appreciated.Thanks, Ron
Oh, and since you asked where to get insured, here is a list of all public insurers: https://www.krankenkassen.de/gesetzliche-krankenkassen/krankenkassen-liste/And here is one of the private ... Read More
Health insurance for expats by resanders
My wife and I are presently applying for a long-stay visa in Germany. We have to provide quotes for that in support of our application. Any help as to where and with whom we can get these would be very very much appreciated.Thanks, Ron
The answer to this topic greatly depends on your visa status and how you are health insured now (in your home country):If you are employed and earn below certain thresholds, you must join the German public health insurance scheme. The various ... Read More
LTVP is Rejected without Reason by ayaan6
Applied LTVP on 26/05/26rejected 26/06/26exactly 1 month it's rejected what will be reason of rejection and how to appeal ?spouse is SPR ( Sponcer) having gross salary 3000applicant(me) worked from 2017 to Feb 2026 because of no quota my pass not ...
A rejection is never done without reason. Here, the salary of the sponsor is too low.Although the official threshold of min. S$6000/month does not apply to spouses of citizens and PR, their salary must be enough to provide at least a basic living ... Read More
How long will take For Long term Visit pass( LTVP) by ayaan6
How long will take For Long term Visit pass( LTVP)spouse of SG PR . i wanted to know nowadays how long will take to approve LTVP ?
What is secret about it? It is better to share your knowledge publicly, so others can benefit, too!The processing lduration of an LTVP application for your spouse largely depends on whether you had a PMLA done beforehand.With approved PMLA, it will ... Read More
Ip Cancelled by Saju Md Shanjid Ahamed
I want to my ip cancelled
What is an IP? (Internet Protocol ?!?)In case you mean EP (Employment Pass), only your employer can cancel it. You should contact them, terminate your employment contract (if not already) and ask them to send the EP cancellation to MoM. MoM then ... Read More
Relocation to Germany by peternzano
Hello am from Kenya and am interested in moving to Germany. Any expert advise and direction you can give me?
Welcome to the forum!You will find (and should read) lots of advice about moving to and living in Germany as a foreigner.If you then still have specific questions, please feel free to post them here. Read More
Hello everyone 👋 by EuroPathUser
Happy to join the Germany forum.I’m interested in topics related to relocating to Germany, visas, bureaucracy, driver’s license conversion, the MPU process, and general expat life in Germany.I know moving to a new country can sometimes ...
By the way: Your profile says you are German (not a foreigner).But you registered your account from Cameroon.If that is incorrect, please edit your profile! Read More
Hello everyone 👋 by EuroPathUser
Happy to join the Germany forum.I’m interested in topics related to relocating to Germany, visas, bureaucracy, driver’s license conversion, the MPU process, and general expat life in Germany.I know moving to a new country can sometimes ...
Hi EuroPathUser,Welcome to the forum. Please feel free to post your questions about all aspects of moving to and living in Germany.But I am puzzled by your mention of MPU (which is a psychological assessment of one's basic ability to drive - usually ... Read More
Industrial cleaning Technician work permit sponsorship by arnoldguelefack9
Hi, can you find me a job in industrial cleaning specializing in working at heights?
For jobs needing Wirk Permit (WP), only foreigners from a limited set of source countries (all of them in Asia) can be hired.So you better look for more qualified jobs that need S-Pass or Employment Pass (EP) - they require formal (and recognised) ... Read More
LONG TERM VISIT PASS ( LTVP) address by ayaan6
i wanted to know my spouse is PR. when applying LTVP for me and now im in india. my address to use in application which one? do i need to add my spouse's Singapore address or have to mention my india address?
LTVP holders cannot work or earn anything, thus the application depends only on your spouse's income. So send documentation of that! Read More
Looking for a German friend losing contact 8 years ago by alloysales88
I have known a person who was called Juergen W, he is a kind man. We first met in Shenzhen in the year of 2012, in China, and went to the exhibition together. The last time we saw each other was in Bangkok 2015. He was born around ...
Jürgen W is a common name - I guess you already tried googling him and found nothing useful, right?The chance that anyone here knows him is very small, sadly. Good luck anyway! Read More
LONG TERM VISIT PASS ( LTVP) address by ayaan6
i wanted to know my spouse is PR. when applying LTVP for me and now im in india. my address to use in application which one? do i need to add my spouse's Singapore address or have to mention my india address?
Depending on what the form you are filling wants, you should give the address you are living at or the address where you are reachable. Read More
Advice from people who applied for German freelancer visa by dianamabelmanriquemogrovejo
Hi everyone! I'm currently in Lima, Peru, and I’m preparing to apply for the freelancer visa in Germany (freiberufliche Tätigkeit) under § 21 (5) Residence Act.I would love to connect with people who have already gone through this ...
@Ternrise While what you wrote about the "Fiktionsbescheinigung" is theoretically correct, the practice is different (Have you actually been here?): It is very often (also retroactively, and no matter when you submit) used to cover the inefficiency ... Read More
Looking for contacts in the education sector by Gift Omoruyi
Hi! Looking to connect with Friends and people in the education sector in Germany, locals or international mostly in hamburg, For Information, advice and friendship. Thank youuu:^)😊❤️.
@SimCityAT Yes, a limited number of hours is allowed. But some of that will be taken by (compulsory, and badly or not at all paid) internships - and the rest ist just enough to earn some additional pocket money, not the full living expenses. That's ... Read More