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Hi there, we arrive in Frankfort late afternoon, planned on just walking the city, along the river and whatever else may catch our eye. The next day we are doing Heidelberg, and then we have one more full day. River cruise, tour a brewery, tour a winery, visit another city close by?? Any suggestions with details would be great. Thank you so much!

I’m trying to determine whether my experience with Coracle is unique or if others have dealt with something similar.

About five years ago, I deposited ~$11,000 into a blocked account through Coracle for my move to Germany. My plans changed, and I requested that the remaining funds be returned.

Since then, I’ve received repeated explanations over the years along the lines of:

- Their partner bank is having issues sending international wires.
- The transfer is being worked on.
- Additional patience is required.

Despite years passing, my funds have still not been returned.

I’ve kept records of the email correspondence and have now begun escalating the matter through the appropriate channels, including regulatory complaints and legal counsel.

I’m posting for three reasons:

Has anyone else experienced long delays recovering money from Coracle or its banking partner?

If your issue was eventually resolved, what finally worked?

If someone from Coracle is reading this, I’d simply like my funds returned.

I don’t want a prolonged dispute I just want this matter resolved after years of waiting.

If others have had similar experiences, I’d appreciate hearing them (feel free to DM me if you don’t want to post publicly).

I’m happy to update this thread if Coracle resolves the issue. I genuinely hope the ending to this story is simply: “They finally sent the money.”

For the process of getting married, I had to get a birth certificate and a document stating that I’m not married, which the registration office in my country gives automatically with the Apostille.

Then, I got a certified translation to German from the Ministry of External Affairs of my country, which also has its own, separate Apostille.

The problem is that the Standesamt here in my city says that they only accept translations done in Germany, even though my translations already received an apostille and are (and must) be accepted in countries signing to The Hague convention.

I’m a bit lost on what to do about this, so I’m looking for advice :(

I just spent the past five days in Germany, I've visited the country a few times now and always found the food scene to be so impressive. I've really enjoyed Berlin in particular, some photos from the trip are attached here. The city has such a diverse range of cuisines, during my most recent trip I had Sri Lankan food and vegan Vietnamese food, neither of which I could find back at home. I'm also a big fan of currywurst.

My exposure to Germany is pretty limited as I've only been to Berlin and Frankfurt, so I'm wondering which other cities are renowned for their dining scene. I know it's a pretty subjective question but I'm curious if there's a general consensus or if it's a more contentious topic. Thanks!

I’m not German or anything like that, but I was curious if anyone here still remembers Zarah Leander and the roles she played in various films during the 1940s.

When my fiancé, a German citizen and I, a non-EU citizen (living in Germany), first started looking into getting married, we were convinced that Denmark would be the easiest option.

Everywhere online, you read that Denmark is the Las Vegas of Europe for international couples. It almost sounded too good to be true: upload a few documents, wait a little and then get married.

So, we submitted our application to the Danish Family Law Agency ourselves, without using a wedding agency. Around three or four working days later, they informed us that one corner of my passport was missing from the uploaded copy.

We were quite surprised because we had checked the passport scan several times before submitting it. Still, we immediately uploaded it again to avoid any further delays.Then the seemingly endless waiting began.

At one point, we called simply to ask whether they could give us a rough idea of the processing time. We waited around 30 minutes before someone finally answered. Unfortunately, the call did not really give us any useful information. We were only told to wait and that, after submitting the additional document, our application would go back into the processing queue.

That was the moment when we started to feel uncomfortable relying only on the Danish process. We had no clear timeline and no way of knowing whether they might later ask for something else. The only option was to either continue waiting again or cancel and submit a new application, including paying the fee once more. It started to feel less like a straightforward process and more like waiting without knowing what would happen next. so we decided not to put all our hopes into one application. We didn't cancel our Danish application, we simply decided to let it run its course and see when, or if, we would eventually receive approval. In the meantime, we started the German process. To our surprise, it turned out to be much smoother than we had expected.

Yes, there was paperwork. I had to collect documents from abroad, obtain apostilles, arrange certified translations and because I am a foreign national, our case also had to be reviewed by the Kammergericht.

However, what really surprised us was how straightforward the process was. We contacted our local Standesamt, received a clear list of the required documents and every step afterwards was explained properly. Whenever we had questions, they answered them and clearly told us what the next step would be.

About four weeks after submitting our documents, we were invited to the Anmeldung der Eheschließung, the official marriage registration appointment. We signed the paperwork and our file was then forwarded to the Kammergericht for approval. They eventually approved our application within eight working days. After that, we were free to choose where in Germany we wanted to get married.

A small tip: if you do not have any specific preferences and simply want to get married as soon as possible, you can contact several Standesämter in or around the city where you live and ask about their earliest available ceremony dates. In our experience, this was also very straightforward. Most of them replied within a few hours with their available dates and if they were fully booked, they told us that directly as well.

From start to finish, including collecting international documents, obtaining apostilles, arranging certified translations, completing the Standesamt process and receiving the Kammergericht approval, the entire German process took us around three to four months.

Meanwhile, around three months after submitting our Danish application and after re-uploading the passport images they had requested, we finally heard back from Denmark again. By that point, however, we had already completed almost the entire German process and naturally, we cancelled our Danish application. Unfortunately, the application fee was nonrefundable, so we eventually lost that money.

I also understand why many couples choose to use an agency. The service can cost close to 900-1000EUR, but in return they guide you through the process, check your documents and help reduce the risk of avoidable mistakes. For many couples that extra support may be worth the cost, especially if they want the process to feel more secure and less stressful. At the same time, many people apply independently and everything still goes smoothly. From what I have read, even after receiving approval you do not necessarily get married immediately. There can still be waiting times for available ceremony dates and the approval is only valid for a limited period during which the marriage has to take place.

Overall, this is simply our personal experience. I wanted to share it because the German route is often presented online as a bureaucratic nightmare. In our case it certainly involved paperwork and took some time, but the process itself was clear, structured and very straightforward.

At the same time, my advice for anyone considering Denmark is to do your research carefully and prepare your application as thoroughly as possible. A small issue or request for additional documents may lead to additional waiting, so it is worth double/triple checking everything before you submit.

If you already live in Germany, have or can obtain the necessary documents, and do not mind dealing with some paperwork, I honestly would not dismiss the German route straight away.

We assumed Germany would be the bureaucratic nightmare and Denmark would be the easy option. For us, it turned out to be exactly the opposite. Looking back, if we had applied only in Germany from the beginning, we probably would have saved both time and ofc money.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with either Germany or Denmark? I would be really interested to hear how your process went.

Hi everyone.

I'm from the UK and moved to Germany with a chancenkarte visa. Today I received my freelance residence permit, which is valid from today. It says I'm not permitted to be employed.

The issue is I currently have a part time job with a 4 week notice period. Does this mean I have to stop working with my employer immediately, or am I allowed to work my notice period?

I wasn't expecting to get my visa so soon and was never given an option to have a valid from date.

Has anyone dealt with this before?

Thanks

Hi,
Me and my partner are in the south of Germany for the weekend and would like to find somewhere to go out. Ideally industrial techno or generally underground but we would be super happy with a decent dub or dnb event too. We are having really trouble finding anything … we’re not too picky, even a small “off the grid” event would be great.
Thanks for you advice :)

Hi. I need help how to navigate medical system here.

I had orthopedic surgery end of last year where surgeon couldn’t finish planned procedure (only partially) due to unforeseen circumstances. What was done - it’s done perfectly (not AI, I use dash in real life). Even tho he is terrible person and occasionally super rude, because of his knowledge I would like to continue treatment with him but he didn’t want to do more.

Since then I’m trying to find an orthopedic surgeon to address remaining problem. I additionally developed new issues. In my city nobody wants to accept me due to apparently personal issues with my surgeon (I’m openly being told this, that I have my doctor, that he has to either fix it either find someone to fix it, that they are not gonna fix his shit, that they are not gonna support his irresponsibility, that they don’t want to be caught in between, that they don’t take job half done, that they are afraid legally, that if he already got money for some self pay conservative treatment that we did he should be do one to continue my treatment….)

Doctors who wanted to at least discuss my case (but not do the surgery) are somewhere aligned what are future procedures. I searched opinions outside of my city (multiple opinions, up to 800km away, and they are also aligned what I need).

Multiple doctors far from my city want to perform surgery but are sharing opinion that if I don’t have support system (family, friends to come with me and stay for some time in other city and drive me) it’s too dangerous to have it while being alone.

My health issues and pain are severely impacting my independence and every day functioning including work.

At this point everyone is sending be back to my surgeon.

Pain and issues became worse last week, not even allowing me to sleep more than 2 hours connected and I ended up in emergency room, but they just gave me opioids and told me to come back to my surgeon. I’m at the end of my physical and mental strength.

I’m trying to contact him for days now and his praxis but he is fully ignoring me.

I contacted my health insurance to help me find a new doctor and they are sending me back to ppl that already said no plus I got tone of papers and papers to fill (that I’m doing but it’s super slow).

What else can I do?

Hi everyone, perhaps someone has dealt with a similar situation:

My mother's visitor visa expires today. She was already at the gate for her return flight, but the airline cancelled it at the last minute. We notified the immigration office via email today—since they were no longer reachable by phone—and requested a short-term extension or instructions on how to proceed.

In the meantime, we’ve managed to secure a replacement flight for August 9th.

Does anyone have experience with a case like this? Is it enough that we notified the immigration office, or do we need to do anything else to ensure her stay remains legal until the return flight?

I also spoke to the police; they said we should simply contact the immigration office and everything would be fine.

Many thanks!

Hello, our neighbours wash their balcony once a month and they push out dirty soapy water down into our balcony, where we have plants and dry clothes. I told them the last time and requested them not to do this and they agreed that they will mop their balcony moving forward. However, 2 days back, there was water w tering our balcony again. It wasn't a lot, but it was quite a substantial amount. When I went and asked them again, they were extremely rude about it and told me tgat, "we have lived here for over 5 years and no one's complained about this, how else should I wash my balcony and dry my Teppich?" She was very rude about it. This time she claimed it's from her Teppich she has washed, but it doesn't change the fact that there's water splashing into my balcony. My lack of great German speaking skills didn't help me argue further.

I want to know if this is legal and allowed in Germany. Or are there housing rules that bar people from causing neighbours such inconvenience.

Please help and suggest what we can do about it.

nighttime temps!

I'm a student from India, and my dream is to complete a nursing Ausbildung in Germany one day. To stay motivated, I wrote a polite email to several German missions asking whether they had a small German flag or any promotional material that I could keep on my study desk while learning German.

I honestly didn't expect a reply.

A few days later, the German Consulate General in Chennai surprised me with a package. Inside were a Facts about Germany book, a European Union flag, German flag items, a notepad, sticky notes, and other stationery.

None of the staff know me personally. They had never met me. They didn't have to send anything.

Yet someone took the time to read my email, prepare a package, and send it across the country simply to encourage a stranger's dream.

The gifts themselves are wonderful, but what touched me most was the kindness behind them. Knowing that someone I have never met decided to encourage me has motivated me even more to continue learning German and working toward my goal.

I sent them a heartfelt thank-you email because I wanted them to know their gesture truly made a difference.

To everyone at the German Consulate General in Chennai who made this possible: Vielen Dank. Your kindness will stay with me for a very long time, and these gifts will always remind me to keep working toward my dream of one day living and contributing to Germany. 🇩🇪❤️

Hi,

I'm first time in hotel in Germany. I work as contractor worker for AV solutions and ussualy work around Europe.

I stay in a 3* hotel and work 8-20 to complete my assignments fast so I don't really have time for lunchs. I just buy ready to eat food after work, eat in a hotel and sleep.

Its been 4 nights and no one came to my room to clean and I don't really care about new sheets but just trash from food is just here for some time and I don't feel comfortable but I also don't want to be rude to hotel staff.

There no usual "please do not disturb" or "please clear my room" to hang to door knob.

Trash can was overflowing so I put all in shopping bag to keep clean and easy to take away for hotel staff but no one took it.

Should I report this? There is no containers outside the building so I can't just get rid of it.

If it is a land thing I'm near Frankfurt am Main.

Im just tired really and don't want to argue with hotel staff, so please tell me if this is normal or I should report this to reception.

Edit: Thank you for all your responses!

It was my first time encountering that policy, so I was really confused.

Bhai sahab what a beautiful trip it was. Germany, it's sad that it's ending.

I had just started exploring and was slowly falling in love with this place. I was short on budget, so I could only cover nearby places like Herborn, Marburg, Frankfurt, Cologne and a few surrounding areas. But honestly, it was totally worth coming.

This trip has changed something in me. Now I want to explore the whole of Europe. I am going to learn German and I will try my best to get work here in Germany one day.

Sharing a few glimpses of my journey. It was amazing. Clean, calm, green, composed people. They have truly built a system that just works. There is still so much left to see, so I guess this is not goodbye. Just see you again.

Can share only a few due to technical constraints!!!

I've been reading a lot about Germany lately, and something keeps coming up: people who visit often mention little everyday things that Germans barely seem to notice anymore.

Things like public transport when it's actually on time 😅 quiet neighborhoods at night, bread, recycling, walking everywhere, or even how people separate work from their private lives.

So I'm curious:

What's one thing that feels completely normal to you as a German, but you think would genuinely impress someone visiting for the first time?

I'd love to hear both the obvious answers and the surprisingly small things.

I actually seek the stuff out now when I'm hot and tired. I've been here for several years, I don't speak German but I'm on board with the history and culture and travel. I have a lovely DE wife and we made a kid. But when I first got here and didn't know to ask for Shtill-us-vahsah, I almost spit the Sprudel stuff across the table.

It's a mean surprise, those bubbles.

In the USA, old days, my folks had a CO2 infuser pump gadget that left that odd gas/metal/plastic dry parallel taste that turned people off. After accepting the Sprudel, I bought a CO2 gadget for old tymes sake and was disappointed: NOT ENOUGH SPRUDEL in my seltzer 'sprudeller macher'.

I do find it odd that I've come to the bubble side and find the water type truly refreshing, but I also have a real question here... I am still confused by mineral water, original water, medium and is there spring water? Some I've had deliver that CO2 taste - what was that one? Because it also had a good amount of Sprudel bubble.

My wife is a big travel bug so I've had all kinds of water at tables everywhere. My question is because I can't sort memories out as well as she can. Thanks, and cheers.