Helloo, I really want to do the high swing in Berlin while I'm there as it seems like such a fun experience, however I am travelling solo and I was wondering if when I get up there will staff mind my bag for me while I'm on it? And will they allow me to hold my phone while swinging to record or staff take a picture for me?
Thanks!

I am from India and living in Berlin since 3 years now. There is a considerable price difference between India and Germany on Gold. I am allowed to carry gold in form of jwellery not coins or bars or bullions upto a certain limit back home.

But issue is I am not able to find a chain or bracelet of pure gold 24kt. The best thing I think would be to buy pure 24kt gold coins / bars and get it melted by a gold smith just like a simple pendant with a whole and I can wear it as a jwellery and carry it back home as I want to gift it to my mom. Indian women have a lot of fascination towards gold.

But unlike New York 47th street or similar gold karkets in London which I know can do this at very low cost, I don't know where can I get this done in Berlin or anywhere in Germany.

Please recommend if you know a good gold smith who can melt coins into pendant or chain or bracelet at very low cost, or can I get 24kt chains or any jwellery at reasonable pricing.

Note: India has recently added a lot of taces recently on gold. So retail prices are very high. Also I am not evading anything, its just a small loophole which is completely legal. I won't be defrauding either German laws or Indian laws. I am purchasing it correctly in Germany with invoice get it melted as jwellery rather than coin which legally I can do. And carrying it to India as jwellery which I am legally allowed by Germany and also legally allowed by India upto a certain limit every year and that to only for people with Non Resident Indian Citizens status. So the arbitrage is there but its not applicable to many people. If you know people in UK & USA have being doing this since decades now, completely legal just a small smart loophole which unfortunately Indian government can only fix if they completely ban jwellery brought from outside.

Hello everyone!

After a while on the hunt, my partner and I have stumbled across a nice flat opportunity. Good price, good size and nice area.

However, it's an Untermiete. Nothing wrong with that per se but I feel there's always a bit more that can go wrong with it.

We've already seen the flat (twice) and met with the Hauptmieter, who also seems nice and eager to have us, willing to meet us halfway in many things.

Everything seems perfect, almost too good to be true! So, being in Berlin, this stroke of luck seems a bit suspicious. Or maybe we're just being paranoid.

That's why we wanted to make sure to be as protected as possible and wanted to know, beside a Untermietvertrag, copy of the hauptmieter ID and Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung, what else do we need to be completely safe?

Anything else we can ask for/do?

We're also going to ask for the landlord's authorisation for the sublet but we really don't want to miss anything else.

Thanks for the help!

Hi all
My wife is on blue card and applying for PR (niederlassungserlaubnis) and on the document upload section, its asking us to upload a document of pension history of minimum 5 years.
If I’m correct, shouldn’t it be 21 or 27 months? She has B1 and has been working since 3 years.
Or maybe this is a bug?

Hi everyone,
I have some coffee beans that I'd like to grind. I used to easily find machines in Rewe or Edeka stores in the Tchibo department, but it seems like they've all disappeared...

I want to share something with this community because I think it might reach the right person.

I created the Social Forest group intensive and its companion app years ago in Oxford, where I received my psychotherapeutic education and training. I have a private practice as a holistic psychotherapist in Berlin, and before taking Social Forest to Mexico City, I want to run one 8-week group intensive here.

It is for you if you struggle to fully express yourself around people. If you feel nervous, blocked, or physically tense when you have to speak up, be seen, or simply show up as yourself. If there is a deep block that keeps you from being fully expressed, no matter how hard you try.

If you recognise yourself, Social Forest is the most important thing you can do for yourself right now. For your wellbeing. For your relationships and your career.

Social Forest is an 8-week in-person intensive for social anxiety, shyness, and self-expression, confidence - starting August 10th in Berlin. The work includes identifying your personal archetype and working through a personal plan even in a group setting, deep somatic work, depth psychotherapeutic work, acting exercises, creative public speaking, debating, finding your very own pitch and rhythm of your voice, meditations, an anonymous app for between-session connection, and many more surprises, including portrait photography at the end and a big celebration.

I especially encourage women, queer, and neurodivergent people to apply. I have created separate groups for women and for the queer community because those who have been pushed to the margins by patriarchal norms deserve a space built entirely for them. Here you will find your people. Build real trust. Bond with others who understand exactly what you carry and finally begin to shine your full, unique self.

Maximum 15 people per group · Berlin · August 10th – September 28th ·

P.S Students are welcome to reach out about a discount.

https://oakroomtherapy.com/social-forest

What are some of the crazy reasons you had to voluntarily move out?

Hi everyone,

I received an email from the M4 team regarding my PR (Niederlassungserlaubnis) application. They're asking for an official A1 German certificate, since the university-issued A1 proof I submitted wasn't accepted.

However the email didn't mention a deadline for submitting this. Just has the below and looks like an incomplete sentence

Reichen Sie bitte bis folgende Unterlagen ein

 Sprachzertifikat A1

Das von Ihnen eingereichte Sprachzertifikat kann leider nicht anerkannt werden, da es sich nicht um ein offiziell anerkanntes Sprachzertifikat handelt.

I'm trying to figure out the best approach because A1 results take a while — should I go ahead, book the exam and just send the certificate once I have it, or should I first let them know now that I'm booking/have booked exam and will submit it soon?

Would appreciate any advice from people who've been through something similar!

Hi all,

I was just wondering if I could get someone else’s similar experience with LEA and to see what response timeline they had.

I applied for the extension of my worker permit 18b abs1 on 11th of May. Downloaded the pdf with Antragsbestätigung und Fiktionswirkung, surprisingly it contained info about a bluecard too, I assume it is due to paragraphs change related recently and my salary fitting the blue card requirements.

In any case, I do not have any reply from LEA still, which is 2 months. Afterwards later in May there were other news, and my employer will be closing down (i will be employed until the end of the year) I reached out to LEA via the contact form to inform them, but again no reply about that. At this point I start to wonder whether their email with an appointment never made it to my mailbox or something else happened. It is my first application in Berlin, I wonder if this is causing a delay, I had lived in other german cities before and fax usually sped things up but not an option here.

Does anyone have recent experience with LEA and their response time?

The construction on Petersburger Str is hilariously slow. It's been going on for years, just to add a bike lane to a couple city blocks.

There is usually very little to no movement on the project - sometimes just a single person hammering tiny rocks into the sidewalk. Usually it's abandoned.

Someone told me that this is only half the project, that the intention is to do the other side of the road. This might mean a 6 to 8 year project!

I ask because the construction is very annoying (dust and dirt everywhere and in the air) plus honking cars that get trapped in the closed-off streets.

Is there a place to lookup what the project plan is?

And more generally, why does it take 8 years to add a bike lane? This reminds me of how long it took to build the new airport. Isn't German Engineering supposed to be a point of national pride??

Moin, ich gebe meine 2 Karten für das Nina Chuba Konzert am 11.09 in der Wulheide ab. Die Tickets sind Kat. 1 Stehplätze und haben 79,99€ pro Karte gekostet. Wir würden sie für 70€ pro Karte abgeben! Gerne melden 🙏🏻

Neubau with EBK, 101m2, 4 rooms, 2500€warm, close to Ostkreuz
searching for so so long now, totally frustrated and thinking of taking this

Edit: worth it particularly with respect to location?

Hi all!

I just moved in. I’m living in a temporary apartment in Berlin and there’s a weird situation going on. T seems like the landlord is not really used to have people really living here, just spending holidays.

The key for the mailbox wasn’t handled with the other ones. Now I asked and he just said that nobody ever needed before. I’m not sure if I have energy to fight for it, but I need my mail! Specially in Germany…

Is there an alternative for it? Can I rent a box at some place?

Thank you in advance!

Hey everyone, I'm spending 4 days in Berlin (mid September), staying near Neukölln.

I'm 32 and much more into exploring a city than drinking. I'm a bit over the usual recommendations of curated vintage shops, matcha, and pastry spots (nothing against them, just not what I want my trip to revolve around).

I'm keen to rent a bike. Is Berlin a good/safe city to cycle in? Any local etiquette or things I should watch out for as a tourist? Would also love recommendations for good routes.

Besides that, what would you recommend? Happy to do a museum or two, but not spend my whole trip indoors.

Thanks!

Question about the CityTourCard passes? I am getting confused on durtation.
I arrive into berlin tomorrow and if i get the 6 day pass i am right in thinking it will last until monday 27th?

Hi, if anyone has anyone been to this cinema before, can you let me know the difference between these options?

Is "iSense" also an Imax screen but with better seats, or is only "Imax" the biggest screen.

Thanks,

I (f33) was friend with a guy (m38) who lives here and owns some apartments. I was staying in one his rooms for some months. I told him while moving in that I need this place for a year so I can settle in and get my job sorted and he agreed. Now after just two months he is urgently telling me to move out because his girlfriend wants to move in at this place. He's given me two weeks. Do I have any legal rights? He comes whenever he wants to this place and he did had sexual favours from me as well. Unfortunately there is no paper contract, just WhatsApp messages. I come from ukraine. I think he found another vulnerable girl who he wants to use as a sex puppet and he doesn't really have one girlfriend. Can someone advise what are my options?

Dear people,

My boyfriend and I will be in Berlin until the 24th of July! I'm looking for a cute shop with original jewelry where guys have some options (can be for girls as well).

I want to buy him a new original ring (not a wedding ring). He used to wear a ring that was once a spoon, but it broke so we're looking for a new one.

Not expensive, but a nice one would be amazing :)

Thank youuu!