A Talk with the German Embassy in Nairobi Regarding Kenyan Au Pairs and Visas
The issue with Kenyan au pairs coming to Germany has been the talk of town for a while and the stories range from alarming to Read More
Category: Ausländerbehörde
After Third Divorce, Kenyan Must Return Home Voluntarily or Be Deported
A Kenyan lady was recently in court trying to fight for her right to stay but the judge declined the application and demanded that she Read More
German Visas (Aufenthaltstitel), Children, Marriages and Ausbildungen
If you’ve been reading my posts long enough, you know by now, I’m completely against myths. One of the aims of this site is to Read More
German Immigration Double Standards
The motto in Germany right now is “We’re open”. Recently Germany had Ursula von der Leyen, the Minister for Labour and Social Affairs travelling to Read More
How Many Kenyans are in Germany; What is their Status and What do they do?
Ever wondered how many Kenyans live in Germany? What they do, which visas they came with or even where they live? Here’s a breakdown from Read More
Having parent(s) in Germany DOES NOT equal success
Why do we have a need to belittle and dismiss others’ accomplishments and hardwork? When I first came to Germany, the Kenyans I met told Read More
Munich Plans to Attract More Foreigners – Less Bureaucracy, More Efficiency
Munich is planning to make life easier for all the foreigners working in the area. From July this year, they plan to set up a Read More
Refugees Allowed to Work and Study Without Numerous Approvals
In most places as a foreigner, after acing the job interview all you need to do is show your contract to the immigration officials and Read More
Deportation after 23yrs in Germany
The 53 year old woman is being threatened with deportation after living in Germany for over 23yrs. The woman who originally comes from Lebanon but Read More
Ukoloni Mambo Leo – How Diaspora Kenyans Misuse Fellow Kenyans Without Papers
Sometimes when I hear about the things some Kenyans do, I actually wonder if we come from the same country but then again when we Read More
Virginia Wangari Greiner – Helping Women Integrate
Virginia Wangare Greiner’s life’s journey prepared her for the prominent role she now plays in the debate on integration in Germany. She married a German Read More
Starting a Business as a non-EU Foreigner in Germany
In Germany, we as Kenyans have continued to perpetuate a falacy that the only way you can do anything in Germany is by having German Read More
Refugee Scalds Herself with Hot Water to Avoid Deportation
Unlike many other stories where the Refugee is mature enough to make an informed decision on what they want to do with their lives, this Read More
The EU Plans to Simplify the Rules for Foreign Students and Researchers
The EU headquarters in Bruxelles are busy working on new laws to help make the application process and consequently life easier for foreign students from Read More
Simplified Naturalization (Einbürgerung) by the Linke Partei
The Linke Partei is quite busy in Berlin with some interesting ideas on naturalization of foreigners in Germany. Here are some of their proposals, I’d Read More
Studienkolleg
If you want to study in German at a German University and your school system offers less than 13years (from primary to secondary school), you Read More
Financing studies/Ausbildung through BAB and BAFÖG
According to the law, these two are meant to help students who can’t afford their livelihood during their studies BUT in reality not everyone can Read More
Germany rolling out the red carpet for its welcomed Foreigners
Some of these ideas in Germany though started with the best intentions sometimes come across as the silliest ideas ever. Let me let you in Read More
The Blue Card not attracting Professionals to Germany as hoped
Apparently foreigners aren’t flocking German embassies all over the world trying to move to Germany and take advantage of the EU Blue Card ( read Read More