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14. Ah, I see. I got the impression things were farther along

Reply to BannonsLiver (Reply #13)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 11:43 AM

Jul 2021

He doesn’t have to ask for citizenship to get a residence permit or a work permit. I never applied for German citizenship. If they think you’ll fit in, never ask their government for money, and will do something that makes them able to tax you, they’re usually happy. It’s convincing them of that—THAT is the hard part. The process involves working with bureaucrats whose main purpose in life is to say, “no.”

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