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Ukrainian woman leaves Poland after four years: which country she chose Personal experience

Ukrainian woman leaves Poland after four years: which country she chose

Ukrainian woman Anna decided to leave Poland after four years of living, together with her boyfriend. Among the reasons, she cited difficulties with legalization and a change in attitude towards…

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Ukrainian woman receives 12,000 euro bill after giving birth in Germany: what happened Personal experience

Ukrainian woman receives 12,000 euro bill after giving birth in Germany: what happened

A Ukrainian woman in Germany received a 12,000 euro bill from a hospital after giving birth. The reason was problems with confirming health insurance and the newborn's documents. The family managed…

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Notes of an Illegal in Berlin -6 Personal experience

Notes of an Illegal in Berlin -6

The next morning brought us a most unpleasant surprise. The indigenous inhabitants of this house, having gone unnoticed by us during the daytime, decisively announced their presence under the cover…

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Notes of an Illegal in Berlin -5 Personal experience

Notes of an Illegal in Berlin -5

Regarding the authenticity of the events described in the 'Notes,' I can offer the following: perceive these articles not as a documentary account of real historical facts, but as light reading akin…

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Notes of a Berlin Illegal -4 Personal experience

Notes of a Berlin Illegal -4

Discount stores are certainly a good thing, but there are places where prices for some products are even lower. These are Turkish shops. Unfortunately, the service in them leaves much to be desired…

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Notes of a Berlin Illegal -3 Personal experience

Notes of a Berlin Illegal -3

As a child, I was madly fond of reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, admiring the flawless deductive thinking of his main character. But it never occurred to me then that many years later I would…

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Notes of a Berlin Illegal -2 Personal experience

Notes of a Berlin Illegal -2

If you don't have acquaintances who can find you a job, then there's no point in coming to Berlin with your new Ukrainian ambitions. Moreover, the job should not be occasional – from time to time…

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Notes of a Berlin Illegal -1 Personal experience

Notes of a Berlin Illegal -1

In the first issues of 'Zagranitsa' for 2001, an article 'Three Days in the Life of a Berlin Illegal' was published – a story of our compatriot who experienced all the 'delights' of illegal life in…

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Three Days in the Life of a Berlin Illegal -2 Personal experience

Three Days in the Life of a Berlin Illegal -2

Today we offer readers the conclusion of a story about the first working days of one illegal immigrant who began his labor activity as a 'black' builder of Germany's bright future.

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Three Days in the Life of an Illegal in Berlin - Part 1 Personal experience

Three Days in the Life of an Illegal in Berlin - Part 1

The best way to provide the reader with objective information about the situation with work abroad in general and in Berlin in particular is to recount real events. Today's story describes the first…

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Survival Guide for an Illegal in Berlin Personal experience

Survival Guide for an Illegal in Berlin

Let's assume you have a Schengen visa in your passport and that the computer database of the United Europe holds no sins against you that could prevent your entry into the Schengen area. Otherwise…

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Three Polish Stories Personal experience

Three Polish Stories

20 million Poles and people of Polish descent live outside Poland. Many of them are only considering moving to Poland, while some have already done so. Polskie Radio presents the stories of Poles…

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