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I put this in another category but I will try here. I am a German born senior but I'm a citizen of another country. I left Germany at 2 years , do not speak German or have ties to Germany. My birth certificate has an A in my middle name and my citizenship from country Im from has an E in the middle name. I need to change my middle name by that one letter. Lawyers want $8000 I dont have it. This name change is for my official documents which have the E,  and family reunification as I'm trying to gain citizenship. I need legal advocacy. I feel this is a human rights issue because everything is in turmoil over 1 letter. I have to be with my family. I dont want to die alone. Please email me advocacy groups. I'm not a German citizen

We are applying for family reunification in Germany. My child does not speak or understand English or German yet. Can my child still be admitted to a school after arriving? Are there special language support programs for children who are new to the language?

Hello,

i'm a doctor holding a blue card for the first time since June 2025. I'd like to bring my mother (60 years old and retired) to live with me in Germany. My current Salary from the hospital amounts to 48300 euros Brutto. I'm financially stable and have savings and my mom has a stable retirement income from our home country(Iraq). Regarding the new immigration act in 2024, i'm allowed to bring her here through family reunification, my question is what is going to happen after she comes? is she going to get a blue card? She is not going to work in Germany and will depend on her income from Homecountry, so what is going to happen to the blue card then? how is she going to reside here legally without work? when will she be able to apply for Niederlassung?

Another question regarding Health Insurance, if she's not working then should i register her with PKV? can i get her to be insured with my own GKV?

I'm very thankful for any help or tips regarding my inquiry.

Best regards.

Can you please help me?

I’m a mother-to-be this week.

I haven’t worked in the past 4 years.

My husband works full time (brutto ~5,000 €).

He plans to take Elternzeit for the first 2 months after birth.

We want to split Elterngeld like this:

Month 1: 1,800 € (husband)

Month 2: 1,800 € (husband)

Month 3–14: 300 € (mother)

Question: Is this possible?

Someone told me the father cannot get Elterngeld in the first 2 months because of Mutterschutz, and that only the mother can claim during that time. Is that true?

Thanks in advance 🙏

I am currently on a student visa with a 3 year old child originally from the UK. I am not sure if i am entitled to any benefits such as child benefits or any other social benefits. I currently do not have a job and need financial support. I receive child benefit from the UK as my partner pays taxes in the UK and will be registering to pay taxes here. However the child benefit amount is not as much as the kindergeld, do we need to cancel the UK child benefit to receive kindergeld here or can we be paid the difference? 

Hello and thank you for your work! I have the following problem, I came in Germany in the autumn with my family, husband and daughter, since I started a master. I found a kindergarten and my daughter started there, I was inform that I can have a reduction of the kindergarten cost so I applied in the municipality and was granted the reduction. I have a mini job and will start another one soon, my husband is not working yet. When I moved in a specific city, while I was living in a different rural location of the same discrict, I reapplied in the city municipality this time for the reduction and I was told that they can not take into account my application and can not give me a reduction because my income is extremely low. Is this even possible? Only with a higher income and if my husband gets social assistance they told me that they may grant me the reduction. So a family with a very low income can not be helped with the kindergarten cost but if a family earns more money they can, is this thing reasonable and lawful?

I'm Nigeria I live in Italy I'm asylum seeker and my girlfriend is German she come to Italy and she got pregnant we give birth to a boy the baby I was born in Germany because I cannot travel she blocked me everywhere please I need help I don't know her to reach her I have her I'd,photos,and photos of our son

I have been married for 10 years now. I got married in Jamaica, my husband is Italian and we both live in Germany. We are both residents here and I hold a aufenthaltskarte which will expire 2026,then after to be granted full residency. However, my aim is to get a divorce but start off with legal separation. I am unsure about where to go and what to do next.

I have been working with a registry office in Germany regarding my wife’s wedding appointment for over a year. She currently lives in Afghanistan. Now, my application has been approved, and we are allowed to get married in mid-September. I have researched and wanted to apply for a visa for my wife, which is only possible at the moment either in Islamabad or Tehran. I have registered in the queue there, but the waiting time is over a year. Now, I face the problem that I need the visa for my wife beforehand to ensure the September appointment can take place. Are there any options to get the appointment earlier? Has anyone had experience with this?

Hello everyone, 

First I want to thank everyone for the hard work you're doing by answering and helping people in need, I really admire and appreciate that, thank you.

One of the requiments for the marriage visa is "Anmeldung zur Eheschließung" which confirms our date in the stadtamt that we are going to marry. Well my fiance already did that and we're waiting for paper to be prepared and it should be ready in a month or so. My question is that in my home country we don't know when exactly is the appointment for our visa to deposit our papers, they say it's more than 12 months but nothing specific. I've tried to contact them but no one is really helping. My question is that the Anmeldung zur Eheschließung expires in 6 months, it possible to renew it if im not called bu the embassy in time. I've already waited 11 months and they could call me in 3 months then treat my visa application for another 3 months which would cause the paper to expire.. what should I do? 

My second question is that my fiance has its own apartment and it's spacious for both of us but she's not paying rent because it's her father's house which Is connected to her parents house, is that a problem or does she need to move out? Keep in mind thay the apartment has its own door and own kitchen etc... thank you for helping me

Hi,

I'm from Tunisia, and I recently applied to fast track for blue card visa. In the fast track application, my spouse have been included, and I got the pre-approval letter with my spouse's name on it.

I've booked separate visa appointments for me and my spouse at TLS as I have to apply ASAP, and she cannot apply at the same time as me.

When I went to the appointment, the TLSContact agent stated that if my wife is not present in my appointment, she cannot attend a separate appointment later for the fast track procedure, and she needs to get an appointment from the embassy, which usually takes more then 12 months.

From what I know, my wife, can in fact apply for the fast track procedure as she has been included in the pre-approval letter.

I've been trying to reach the German embassy in Tunisia (by phone/email) but no response at all.

I went to the embassy myself, the staff was not helpful, all they said was, she has to apply via TLS (whereas TLS told me to apply at the embassy).

What should I do please ? 

Thank you in advance.

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