Lionel Hasse

Staying in Germany after your degree: residence permit for job search, job-search and follow-up Chancenkarte, deadlines and requirements under German residence law.

The checklist for a university application: which documents are needed, which deadlines count and how to proceed with enrolment. With examples and dates.

A draft law against digital violence is meant to cover deepfakes. Where the procedure stands, what the draft provides and what you can do now.

Calculate child maintenance with the Düsseldorf Table 2026: needs amounts by age, child benefit deduction, self-retention amount and a worked example.

Which documents belong in an application without work experience, how training, internships and volunteering count, and what recruiters look for.

Private pension insurance at career start: when it fits, how the payout is taxed and which subsidised alternatives exist in 2027, with a worked example.

How to report an online insult in Germany: the three-month deadline under Section 77b StGB, how to secure evidence and how the criminal complaint works.

Whether an exam counts as finally failed depends on your university’s examination regulations. Here is how to check your position and which steps now make sense.

Each statutory health insurer sets its own additional contribution. Why the rates differ so much, what the estimating panel calculates for 2027 and what to do after an increase.

In the FSJ you apply to a sponsor, in the Federal Voluntary Service to a host placement. How to plan deadlines, documents and age limits.