Story No. 1:
My girlfriend and I went to the civil registry office to get the list of documents that need to so that we marry. Since the necessary documents for foreigners vary depending on country of origin of the person, the registrar requires you having your passport to verify the nationality to give the user a list of documents required for civil marriage. Because he had recently lost my passport, I learned my lesson and keep it stored at home unless you really need, but on this occasion, because I went a bit over time, forgot to take my passport and I ventured civil registry office without him.
After a few minutes to talk with the manager to give us the list of documents she says "Mr. Rojas, - in the cold tone of public employees in this country - I see your passport" to which I only managed a little cowering to answer "I'm sorry, but I've forgotten at home."
"I am very sorry," she says without any trace of compassion in his voice but I can not verify your passport nationality, and so I can not give The list of documents you need. The problem is that if you have no nationality who claims to be, I could give an incorrect list "
At this point I found myself a bit puzzled, "Why did I lie about my nationality? in any case try again, I have several documents where my nationality and the prospect of coming back tomorrow, and go through half the city, only to pick up this stupid list will not call my attention, so I say to Miss "In that case no nungún problem is, "The illusion began to flow again," I have my card in Colombia, and not only that, my university card has the country of origin. My health insurance card is also my citizenship. "
She, like a good German bureaucrat says" Unfortunately, we're only allowed to receive your passport, so I can not do anything for you. Please come with your passport tomorrow and then, with the greatest taste, I will give the list of documents that a Colombian citizen has to bring to marry a German in this country. "
the end I had no choice run around town the next day to receive the list of necessary documents. Story No. 2
few months later, after many similar episodes (like one that would not receive the apostille of Colombia, as the person who signed is not the chancellor. Or another episode in my passport little is not accepted, as the number This is the same as that of my lost passport) logramso civilly married. After the civil marriage ceremony would then ecleciastica. For the second ceremony, the parents of my wife decided to invite my parents from Colombia. So my parents could get German visa, they needed an invitation form from here. Also needed to show some income in order to prove that tenámos enough money to support my family during their stay.
One of the great qualities of my wife is the way it organizes and plans to fit your plan so that the execution of their plans is the most efficient way. That is why well in advance decided call the foreign office to inquire of the minimum income needed to OBTAIN permission to my parents or in the event that we did not have enough income, to tell us that other alternatives exist. The answer to this call was that they did not give such information over the phone, no internet and was given only in person. To avoid making two trips, we try to guess the documents require in this office and after reuniting dirigmos us there.
Once in the foreign office the situation would develop as follows:
Jenny and I walked into the office where a woman with a sour face points only to say: "Only I attend to one person at a time, you are two, so one of two please retire. "Given the welcome my wife's anger quickly becomes apparent," I am very sorry for you, "says my wife, but we We are a married couple and come to run an errand together, indeed, and now also looks at me as an interpreter come to my husband. "After that response, the bureaucrat has no alternative but to meet us so we invited to take a seat, not without first asking our documents, which are diligently delivered by us with such bad luck that my wife is going up. For reasons of law, my wife did not get my last name which is rather unusual in Germany, so do not blame the clerk for his reaction "His name starts with W and I attend to the S, please go to the other office." Given this, we must explain that my name starts with R and that my wife is abroad does my last name. Again, and the pain of having lost the arguments on two consecutive occasions, the clerk decides to get our documents, which we had guessed correctly.
Unfortunately it was not long before the charge in the foreign office to win the hand. Our income is too low to puediésemos invite my parents. After a brief discussion which the clerk charged us not to find out the requirements wasting your valuable time, while at the same time my wife reminded him that this information was not available except in person and, as we did not have the revenue needed to make the invitation She tells us that other options had. After about five minutes full of recriminations from the office, we decided to go to that place while my wife promised to send a complaint letter received due attention (action was never carried out).
the end, my wife managed to call the manager of the foreign office of another district, who was much kinder to us and who we recommended a solution that at the end we get the invitation for my parents. History
No. 3
After the civil wedding, my immigration status changed. Encotnraba I no longer live as a student but I have a semi-permanent residence. A few weeks after getting my new visa receive a letter from the foreign office. This letter was said to have a problem with my visa and needed to speak to the foreign office as soon as I can.
After reading this letter turned pale, the images that were drawn in my head were starring me boarding a plane in handcuffs, escorted by a group of policemen in migration. At that time I hurried to check the schedule to the public. It was 13 on my watch, a Friday. The opening hours on Friday closed at 12 and no attention until Tuesday of next week. During the weekend sleep was reduced, the images in which an extradited EERA criminate were becoming more real.
When I reached the foreign office the following Tuesday morning I received a careful lady who tells me "Do not worry, what happens is that always gets visas why it has its visa-on mia said that it was only valid as long as he was married to my current wife, and above was only valid while it was a college student in the program where I study I do, but there was a demand and although the conditions are maintained, may no longer appear on your visa. "At that time there I learned to think for one side was a relief that my dreams would come true is not, on the other hand seemed a little silly that I did spend that scare for such bullshit. In the end, I can only say that the Germans are fans sick of the rules and will not do anything that does not get out of regulation.
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