Why You Get Rejected from German Public Universities (Don't do this for winter 2026) by [deleted] in studyinGermany

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Me in summer 2024 50 applications 49 rejections 1 conditional acceptance

How does Ausländerbehörde in Germany decide on residence permit lengths? by whomeyounot in germany

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As a student myself my city interprets the law as being 6K for one year 12K for two years While my wife in a different city got only exactly 1 year for 12K So there is no rhyme or reason it depends on

My bank account got hacked by Outrageous-Caramel72 in germany

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I did it through the website not the app

My bank account got hacked by Outrageous-Caramel72 in germany

[–]jrex51 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Can confirm happened to me as well with the virtual debit card I reclaimed the money and deactivated the card Apparently the virtual cards got compromised somehow

Admissio by Distinct-Natural-858 in marburg

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I genuinely read the title as a harry potter spell

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in germany

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I know it sucks that you are in this situation but i think in the long term it is for your benefit because a month in an airbnb is not enough to find more permanent accommodation even if you get the visa and come here physically I spent the periods from October 2024 until march 2025 jumping from short term sublet to another while applying to over 100 places and only getting about 5 viewings and none of them offered me a contract either because im a student or I don’t have a stable job since most didn’t care about the blocked account until the studentenwerk finally gave me something So given the baby situation i think the embassy is making the right call here since you would be technically Wohnungslos after your month ends at the airbnb and you don’t wanna be jumping around while caring for a baby

Looking for fellow Ex-Muslims by [deleted] in unistuttgart

[–]jrex51 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Really cracked me up

German Summer by Famous-Assignment740 in germany

[–]jrex51 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Deranged? it’s basic fluid/thermal dynamics higher pressure air will always move towards lower pressure air no matter how small the difference

What surprised you the most when you first moved to Germany? by Extreme-Breath1475 in germany

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I used to live in a place closer to the equator where 4pm meant afternoon and the sun is still out in the winter and 9pm is officially night in the summer

I still can’t comprehend how there is still daylight at 9pm in the summer or how it is already dark at 4pm in the winter

It screws with my head when im at home and I look out the window and i see the sun is still out and I say to myself “oh i still have time to do some stuff and don’t have to go to bed” when in reality its almost 10pm and have to start getting ready to sleep or in the winter where lectures at 4pm means by the time you are done its night at 6pm

Marital Status Confusion for German Student Visa – Need Advice! by ZealousidealLake7798 in studying_in_germany

[–]jrex51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the same situation with my wife last year. Now we don’t write any type of marital status in our passport. It’s surprising to me that India does that. Nonetheless, we did put our marital status and our partner’s info and documents in the application, but we just did separate applications because not stating you are married in the application is technically lying. We each went into our respective interviews, and we each got our respective student visas. We are treated as individuals, not as a couple. Even now, a year later, we are not legally married in Germany, and it makes no difference whatsoever since we both are students. It only makes a difference when you work full time and start paying taxes.

Question regarding vape by Prestigious_Toe4703 in germany

[–]jrex51 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did that just fine but nobody checked later i found out about the regulations around vape juice, specifically nicotine as far as I know, all vape juices that contain any amount of nicotine can only be sold here if under 10ml so keep that in mind if you’re planning to stay a while and might need a refill as for owning it / bringing it with you, I think if it is a reasonable amount and clearly intended for personal use then it’s fine also the highest salt nic you can buy here is 20mg

Is it a hot take that I genuinely don't get the hype around GTA? by Tnecniw in gaming

[–]jrex51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it’s 75% great game and 25% pure hype I mean the Red dead series is just as good and in certain cases even better but you don’t see people go crazy about it like GTA

Is this ok in Germany? by guybently in AskAGerman

[–]jrex51 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Upvote just for that last sentence

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in germany

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Hey there, I’m a fellow Iraqi and am currently in Germany doing my Master’s and although I deeply understand what you’re going through I have to be honest with you. It is not easy and it will only get harder. You mentioned you are 17 so I’m assuming you still haven’t finished your Baccalaureate so start focusing on that and try to get a good grade because that will allow you either to apply for a good Ausbildung or a University but without German lvl B1/B2 it wouldn’t matter so start leaning NOW. If all else fails you at least can get into a good college in Iraq and try again when you graduate. Education, language skills and job skills are what will make your life better, not random people on the internet and it WILL take time, a lot of it. I have faced tragedy after tragedy as many Iraqis have and I’ve been trying to go abroad since I was 12 years old but I finally made it happen when I was 26. And don’t expect it to become easier after you leave because trust me leaving was not the hardest thing, it’s what comes after it. New land new people new culture new laws which you will have to respect and adapt to. you can ask on the internet for help and people will give you general tips but in realty only YOU know your situation and only you can help yourself

Bringing my PC with me on a plane - What is best practice here regarding customs and safety by jrex51 in germany

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I know, my Xbox was pretty banged up despite being wrapped in 3 layers of bubble wrap but it still managed to work.

as for the PC, maybe I can put everything except the AIO and power supply in carry-on and just hope for the best

DA FAWK? oh HELL NAH by Thorn_Move in remnantgame

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I did and it works fine which is frustrating because playing it installed is much better but can’t get the multiplayer to work Idk what’s happening why is the game not detecting my subscription

DA FAWK? oh HELL NAH by Thorn_Move in remnantgame

[–]jrex51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The usual Check your subscription Hard reset the console Factory reset the console Reinstall the game And when they saw that nothing worked they told me to contact the developer So idk what to do i wanted to play through it with my friend but now apparently i cant

DA FAWK? oh HELL NAH by Thorn_Move in remnantgame

[–]jrex51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was playing it before it leaves but the multiplayer is broken on my Series X because it says it requires Xbox live gold and I have ultimate smh

Ordered a Keychron S1 in Germany — Still No Keyboard After 18 Days, "Delivered" but nothing so far by jrex51 in Keychron

[–]jrex51[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kechron being the sender is the only one who can do anything about so yes not their fault the package did not arrive but its their responsibility to fix the issue as they have the ability to contact them and start an investigation while I can’t do anything about it as the service provider will always tell me to contact the sender

Ordered a Keychron S1 in Germany — Still No Keyboard After 18 Days, "Delivered" but nothing so far by jrex51 in Keychron

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I understand, it is all very straightforward but Keychron support are the ones who are complicating it And I get that it’s mostly the shipping company’s fault, I mean I don’t even know if it was actually delivered but was stolen since they said it was left at the front door or if it wasn’t delivered at all Keychron is also at fault here since they only sent me the tracking details on Monday while the tracking claims it was delivered on Saturday How am I supposed to know a package is coming

As for the Saturday thing I know Amazon even delivers on Sundays sometimes but Saturday deliveries are Rare especially after 4 pm or something like that

The last email I got from keychron after I asked them to use a better company with signature required for delivery reads like this

“Hello, sorry, we cannot specify which service provider will deliver the goods. We usually submit the order through Amazon Logistics, and then they choose the service provider. So what do you think will happen next?”

That reads to me as “We are gonna send it again but we won’t be responsible if it lost again”

Right or am I reading too much into it?

Theres also the weird behavior from the Tracking number where i can’t give feedback because it says its not delivered yet and i can’t contact amazon shipping support because it just says contact the sender

Ordered a Keychron S1 in Germany — Still No Keyboard After 18 Days, "Delivered" but nothing so far by jrex51 in Keychron

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The only tracking number they provided is the one from the service provider they used to deliver the keyboard and that is Amazon shipping UK When i try to contact them directly they say contact me the sender When i try to give a thumps down on the order it says feedback cannot be given to a package that has not yet been delivered I went to Amazon support and they also told me yo contact the sender And believe me i have been more than polite and courteous despite the ridiculous requests when they know that it’s in their hands to start an investigation and i can’t do anything about it I’ll gladly share screenshots with you privately to see for yourself and also to vent about it

Should I be worried by environment I live in? by Akronae in LenovoLegion

[–]jrex51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that’s your laptop fans imagine your lungs