tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82232197565263658412024-03-14T08:31:36.729+05:30The Significant Entropy<a href="http://renderingengine.blogspot.com/2010/02/intellectual-courage.html"><b>Intellectual</b> Courage</a> | <a href="http://renderingengine.blogspot.com/2010/01/truth-that-matters.html"><b>Truth</b> that Matters</a> | <a href="http://renderingengine.blogspot.com/2010/01/illuminationthe-truth.html">The <b>illumination</b> ...the truth</a> | <a href="http://renderingengine.blogspot.com/2010/01/significant-entropy.html">The Significant <b>Entropy</b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-77361777032539583712023-03-14T04:02:00.001+05:302023-03-14T04:02:36.715+05:30Moving to Gießen, Germany from India<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Welcome To Gießen/Germany!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since you are reading this document, it is likely that you are either planning to move to Germany or may have already moved to Germany. Either way, this guide should help you in understanding a few things about Gießen from an expat’s perspective and what you may want to do or not do when you get here.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This guideline has been written from a working professional’s perspective but it still might help if you are not one.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Document Outline:</span></p><ol style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visa</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Booking Your Air Tickets and accommodation + preparing before travel</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Travel</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anmeldung</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Local SIM card and bus pass</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bank Accounts</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Health Insurance</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EU Blue Card and Residence Permit application </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Searching for an apartment </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indian Groups, stores and restaurants</span></p></li></ol><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visa</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applying for a German national work visa is quite some paperwork. Head over to </span><a href="https://visa.vfsglobal.com/one-pager/germany/uae/english/pdf/employment.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://visa.vfsglobal.com/one-pager/germany/uae/english/pdf/employment.pdf</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and prepare your document set exactly as prescribed. Since nothing actually gets submitted online, you will need to take printouts of the application forms etc. when applying for German work visa. If you are traveling with your spouse/family members, they will also need to have their document-sets in hard copy ready as prescribed. </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please note that getting an appointment for a German visa interview is kind of a little difficult (as of Dec 2022). So as early as possible, go ahead and try to get an appointment for yourself (which will automatically include your family members as well). No separate visa appointment is required for your family members.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/deu/book-an-appointment" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/deu/book-an-appointment</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will give you a Group URN and you should receive a confirmation email. Make sure you definitely book for SMS/Email notifications.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may need to show a travel insurance for ach member. 30 days travel insurance will be more than enough for the visa but VFSGlobal Premium lounge suggests taking 6 months’ travel insurance. We took it from policybazaar.com from Tata AIG for 6 months each but 30 days would have been sufficient for all practical and documentation purposes. You will take a local health insurance anyways later on.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About VFSGlobal Premium Lounge Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/deu/premium-services" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/deu/premium-services</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You should also note that you have an option to book for VFSGlobal’s premium services as well. Though, you will be absolutely fine without it, but if you choose to book for premium lounge services, it’s a little expensive and you have to pay for yourself and for each person going into the appointment with you. That said, if you did take the premium lounge services, you will not need to wait in the queue outside the VFSGlobal building complex in Mumbai. You can just tell the security guard that you have paid for lounge services and they will let you in, after you show them the payment receipt. In Mumbai, the standard visa interview for non-premium German visa applicants is on the 2nd floor while for premium applicants is on the 5th floor. They help review all your documents, put those in order, take free printouts if needed (but taking color photo prints is chargeable). They also offer tea/biscuits/water as refreshments and call you for the final document review for visa appointment on 5th floor itself. There will be no further need to go on the 2nd floor separately and you will be done sooner. You will get the final receipt of all payments and an acknowledgement receipt of the visa interview before you leave the lounge.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Family members accompanying you to visa appointment</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If your spouse or any other family member(s) is accompanying you to the visa interview appointment, please send an email a couple of days before the appointment to </span><a href="mailto:Info.germanlongterm@vfshelpline.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Info.germanlongterm@vfshelpline.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with a subject line: *</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Group URN <Your Group URN Here>| Employment: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blue Card, ICT, ZAV</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> pre-approval + dependants</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">* where </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blue Card, ICT, ZAV</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is your applicable visa category. </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They will respond back to you. You can take a printout of that email so that your family members can be allowed to accompany you.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The content of the email can be as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear VFS team,</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I, <Your Name>, have an appointment on <Date of appointment > from <time of appointment > at Visa Application Centre, Mumbai. I am applying for the EU Blue Card. Kindly see attached visa appointment letter for your reference. </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My husband will accompany me as a "dependent" on the day of the appointment. Kindly allow his entry at the visa application center as well. Please see his details below :</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><Spouse Name></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Passport Number: <Family member’s passport number></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Date of Birth: <Family member’s DOB></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nationality: INDIA</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks & Regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><Your Name></span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><Attach your visa appointment confirmation letter you received after booking an appointment ></span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About certificates etc. required for Visa</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please note that as prescribed in the visa application, you are going to need to have multiple certificates and their copies ready for visa appointment. As many blogs suggest online, you may need to have those certificates translated into German for visa appointment. Of special significance is your marriage certificate. If this or any other certificate is in any of the Indian vernacular languages, you should have a copy translated into English and in German. Marriage certificate is definitely helpful to be in English and German (helpful but not required to be in German). Other certificates, like your degree, birth etc. may not necessarily be required and if you like, you can skip those getting translated into German (but should definitely have them in English at the very least).</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You do not need any of these German translated copies notarized or apostilled, for sure. Institute of German Studies in Bangalore offer their translation services and they are good at it. They also send you translated copies via courier.If you just need the certificates translated into English, you can just take the help of any local notary advocate to get it translated from vernacular language. That will also work.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You should also check and ensure your degree and your college/university is recognised at </span><a href="https://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. If it is not, you can reach out to ZABService for getting your degree certificate or college/university evaluated. </span><a href="https://www.kmk.org/zab/zentralstelle-fuer-auslaendisches-bildungswesen/kontakt.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.kmk.org/zab/zentralstelle-fuer-auslaendisches-bildungswesen/kontakt.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please note, however, that ZABService charges are 200 Euros for each evaluation. Sending documents to their address in Germany from India post might cost you another INR 2500 (with a copy of PAN/aadhaar at post office) and it takes almost 3 weeks for them to respond back to you. India post provides full end to end tracking so you will know when they have received it. You will need to make a payment of 200 euro or so (+ local charges of 10 euro + 55 international transaction charges) when they send you an email to make it. SBI in India is the best bank to do the transfer and they are the cheapest in terms of charges. Even after making the payment, it will take at least a month for the evaluation. For us, the hard copy of the final evaluation never reached us back in India, but they did share a soft copy with us over email. German/Deutsch Post does not provide any tracking service for India when booked by ZABService.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Post Visa Appointment</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the visa appointment, it will take 3 weeks or so before you know whether it is approved. You can track it online </span><a href="https://www.vfsglobalservices-germany.com/Global-Passporttracking/Track/Index" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.vfsglobalservices-germany.com/Global-Passporttracking/Track/Index</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Booking Your Air Tickets and accommodation + preparing before travel</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once you have your visa approved, and you have received your passports with visa, please ensure you have checked the date from which the visa is valid, Make sure you book your flight tickets for a date only of or after that date. The visa may get issued on date X, but may be valid from a future date Y. You will be allowed to board a flight only on or after date Y.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most direct flights from India allow you to take 20 kgs of check-in luggage by default unless you pay additional charges and book additional luggage of 20/30 kgs per person. Most connecting flights with a layover allow you to carry 2 check-in baggage (20 Kgs each) per person</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For accommodation, you can book an AirBnB at the desired location or any of the hotels. Just make sure the landlord or the hotel is willing to give you a landlord confirmation certificate (called </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wohnungsgeberbestätigung</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) stating that you and your family members are staying for the given dates at the given address. This certificate will be required for registration with the local city administration. </span><a href="https://www.giessen.de/index.php?ModID=10&FID=1894.569.1&object=tx%2C2874.2" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.giessen.de/index.php?ModID=10&FID=1894.569.1&object=tx%2C2874.2</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can in fact take an appointment for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anmeldung (Zuzug nach Gießen)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with the city hall even before you get to Gießen (but of course only for a date when you will actually be here in Germany). If you can’t make it on that scheduled date, please ensure you cancel the appointment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.giessen.de/index.php?ModID=7&FID=2874.5897.1&object=tx%7C2874.5897.1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.giessen.de/index.php?ModID=7&FID=2874.5897.1&object=tx%7C2874.5897.1</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Travel</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carry in your check-in luggage whatever you’d like. Most of the Indian spices etc are perfectly allowed to be carried in quantities of Kgs each, unlike some of the blogs suggesting that those can get confiscated. At least, we did not have that problem.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please note that if you plan to book an Uber after landing in Germany, you may wish to be ready to use your Indian Debit/Credit card for booking an Uber. Have it pre-configured in Uber before you land. Our multi-currency Euro travel card and/or cash was not allowed as payment methods in Uber when we landed in Frankfurt.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you begin from India, it might be helpful to keep 1000 euros in cash and load your multi—currency euro travel card (freely available from ICICI and/or other banks) with 2000 euros or more as needed. You can use this travel card to get a luggage carrier/cart at the belt on the airport after landing.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may also wish to keep your Indian phone on international roaming for a few weeks for banking purposes. Though, you should know that you can easily get a local SIM in Gießen. Please note that if you plan to arrive in Gießen on a Sunday, almost all of the markets/shops etc. are closed on Sundays, except for a few restaurants.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ensure that your mailbox at the place you are planning to stay has your name/surname clearly displayed because you are going to receive a hell lot of paper mail/post from registration office, bank, finanzamt, insurance firm etc. If the label does not clearly have your surname/name, the Deutsche Post personnel will not deliver the mail/document and you will forever keep waiting to receive them.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. Anmeldung</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take an appointment for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anmeldung (Zuzug nach Gießen)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with the city hall in Gießen if you have not taken that already. If you can’t make it on that scheduled date, please ensure you cancel the appointment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.giessen.de/index.php?ModID=7&FID=2874.5897.1&object=tx%7C2874.5897.1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.giessen.de/index.php?ModID=7&FID=2874.5897.1&object=tx%7C2874.5897.1</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the scheduled date/time, please reach the spot(Stadtbüro Gießen</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+49 641 3061234</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/DC4ptaUPnmgNNNTU9?g_st=ic" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://maps.app.goo.gl/DC4ptaUPnmgNNNTU9?g_st=ic</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) and head over to the reception. They will take in your confirmation number and ask you to wait while your number gets displayed on an electronic display. Once your turn comes, your confirmation number will be allotted against a counter number at which time you should go to that desk/counter with all documents (passports, degree certificates, birth certificate, marriage certificate and their originals, passport size photos, employment contract etc) along with all family members. The person at the desk/counter will be reasonably good at speaking and understanding English but if you have translated a copy of your certificates, that will help him/her. You will also need to carry the Wohnungsgeberbestätigung</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your landlord/hotel owner gave you with all family members’ names on it as well as the form/to dates of stay at the given address.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Auslandsamt/Studium_in_Wuerzburg/Info_fuer_alle/Wohnungsgeberbestaetigung.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Auslandsamt/Studium_in_Wuerzburg/Info_fuer_alle/Wohnungsgeberbestaetigung.pdf</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make sure you clearly tell the person at the desk/counter barbour your marital status and understand about which tax class they are putting you into. You should receive an acknowledgement from them once done with the process of registration. This registration acknowledgement/confirmation is one of the most important documents you will be having here to begin with. </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In approx 3-5 weeks from your Anmeldung, you will receive your registration certificate, taxID/number and tax class information from Finanzamt. However, you can also get the same from the Stadtburo by booking another Anmeldung appointment after 2 weeks if you really need to submit the tax class information or tax ID/number to your employer.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If at all, the tax class in the received documents is wrong, you can request to have it changed by using the elster app (</span><a href="https://www.elster.de/eportal/registrierung-auswahl" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.elster.de/eportal/registrierung-auswahl</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) or by writing an email to </span><a href="mailto:Poststelle@fa-gis.hessen.de" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Poststelle@fa-gis.hessen.de</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with your tax ID details and filled out application form (</span><a href="https://www.steuerportal-mv.de/static/Regierungsportal/Finanzministerium/Steuerportal/Inhalte/Antrag_-_StKlWe_0320%282%29.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.steuerportal-mv.de/static/Regierungsportal/Finanzministerium/Steuerportal/Inhalte/Antrag_-_StKlWe_0320%282%29.pdf</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). You can also visit Finanzamt (Finanzamt Gießen</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+49 641 4800100</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/x4PvFq7HDd1pcmTZ7?g_st=ic" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://maps.app.goo.gl/x4PvFq7HDd1pcmTZ7?g_st=ic</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) and submit an application.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5. Local SIM card and bus pass</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can easily get a local Lycamobile SIM card in your name. It can have 4GB (200 minutes India calling and 200 minutes local ), 13GB (500 minutes India calling with unlimited local calls) for 10 euros or 200 euros respectively. Head over to a Handy shop (Stern Handy Shop</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+49 1577 7777788</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/8qJfn39MeGkSSdtB6?g_st=ic" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://maps.app.goo.gl/8qJfn39MeGkSSdtB6?g_st=ic</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) with your passport, your phone and ask for Lycamobile SIM with </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Plus M/S/S Extra</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> plans. The shop owner will take your passport, register the SIM in your name and recharge the SIM with the plan. Pay him for the plan (10 euros for International Plus S,15 euros for S Extra, 20 Euros for International Plus M) valid for 28 days. That’s it. You are all se with an active per-paid SIM with local and international calls already enabled. Check/verify by dialing *137# from your phone.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can also get a monthly bus pass for 43 € that will work from 9am to 12am on weekdays (and throughout weekends) or for 52 € that works 24 hours all days and weekends within Gießen municipal limits by visiting Gießen Bahnhof (Gießen Bahnhof</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/N99iDFxrt1qSrCcZ9?g_st=ic" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://maps.app.goo.gl/N99iDFxrt1qSrCcZ9?g_st=ic</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) and going to the information center. You can pay by cash or giro card that you got from the bank.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6. Bank Accounts</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anmeldung </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is done, you can head over quickly to any of the Volks Bank branches and hand them your passports, photos and Anmeldung confirmation document. The bank personnel will take all the details and might ask you to come back again after 3-5 days at which time your bank account will be opened. Remember to take down your bank account number and BIC code so that you can share that with your employer. (Volksbank Mittelhessen eG - Campusfiliale Gießen (Licher Str.)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+49 641 94888590</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/a3EBgjiiZJnFtV8F9?g_st=ic" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://maps.app.goo.gl/a3EBgjiiZJnFtV8F9?g_st=ic</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) is especially good because they have English speaking front desk personnels and do not ask for a lot of documentation to open a bank account for expats. Just the passport, photo and Anmeldung confirmation is sufficient. Ensure you ask them for enabling NetBanking and for a free giro card.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once your bank account is opened, you should expect to receive your bank giro/debit card, Netbanking credentials and a lot of other paper documents from the bank. If you don’t receive those in the expected time, ensure you go and follow up with the bank. Please note that all cash transactions (like cash deposits into your bank account) will be free only until you have not received your giro card.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Big banks like Commerzbank, Deutsch Bank etc. require a lot more documentation for opening the bank account but may have some more features compared to Volks Bank. So far, though, we have found VB to be much better in bank dealings and charges. We have only taken basic banking services (giro card, netbanking) for 1 euro per month. Once you have your netbanking credentials and you have followed all activation process sent over to you via paper mail, you should have the bank’s mobile app ready to use for bank to bank transfers etc. Bank to bank transfers via IBAN are free and are credited instantly within VB and may take 2-3 days for other banks.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You don’t need to update the bank records with your Tax ID/number because they’d already have it from the interconnected system from Stadtburo and Finanzamt.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">7. Health Insurance</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Write to the insurance firm from which you would like the health insurance coverage (</span><a href="https://www.aok.de/pk/kontakt/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.aok.de/pk/kontakt/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). You should write to them even before you fly to Germany. It’s way they’d have all your details registered. </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After Anmeldung is done, head over to the insurance firm of your choice with your passport, photos and Anmeldung (for yourself and your family members). We chose AOK (AOK Hessen</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+49 800 0000255</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/1pGdvChc7PVsNsoi9?g_st=ic" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://maps.app.goo.gl/1pGdvChc7PVsNsoi9?g_st=ic</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). Once you go there, they will ask you for your passports and employment contract, photos etc. They should already have all your details registered with them if you wrote to them earlier. Ask them to give you a temporary insurance certificate for you and each of your family members.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AOK will also send you an insurance card and some other documentation via mail/post. Register yourself online with the insurance number for yourself that you get from AOK and activation code over postal mail. You should also register and activate Meine AOK mobile app.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are going to need to have the insurance certificates and proof of insurance from a local health insurance provider to apply for your residence permits.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8.EU Blue Card and Residence Permit application</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After your Anmeldung and health insurance is done and you have proof of health insurance for yourself and for all members of your family, you should go ahead and write to Auslaenderbehoerde@giessen.de requesting an appointment. Please note that in general, they might respond back with a date 3 weeks into the future. So you may not necessarily wait for your proof of insurance. You can get those a week after your 1st visit to AOK anyways.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.giessen.de/Rathaus/B%C3%BCrgerservice/Verwaltung-von-A-Z/Ausl%C3%A4nderbeh%C3%B6rde.php?object=tx,2874.1&ModID=9&FID=684.41.1&NavID=1894.119&La=1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.giessen.de/Rathaus/B%C3%BCrgerservice/Verwaltung-von-A-Z/Ausl%C3%A4nderbeh%C3%B6rde.php?object=tx,2874.1&ModID=9&FID=684.41.1&NavID=1894.119&La=1</span></a></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The residence permit application form is here that you will need to fill out for all members. </span><a href="https://www.giessen.de/media/custom/2874_2395_1.PDF?1656341116?direct" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.giessen.de/media/custom/2874_2395_1.PDF?1656341116?direct</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The content of the email can be as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Foreigner’s Office ( Gießen),</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My name is <Your name>. I arrived from India in Gießen along with my <family members> on <date of arrival>. I am on a work visa with an employment contract with <your employer organization name> starting from <date of beginning employment contract>. My spouse has accompanied me as a dependent.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have already registered ourselves with city administration office of Gießen and have our Tax IDs with us as well as insurance from AOK. </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We wish to apply for a residence permit for both of us. Kindly find attached my and my husband’s filled application forms for residence permits. I have also attached a copy of passport and visa for both of us.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May I please request you to let us know how we can book an appointment for further processing?</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks,</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><Attachments with filled in residence permit applications, passport copies, Anmeldung copy, Tax ID from Finanzamt or Stadtburo></span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the Auslanderbehorde member responds, they will give you a date/time of appointment along with the documents that you need to report with. Confirm the appointment date/time via email response and be prepared with all documents as required.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the scheduled date/time, head over to Ausländerbehörde</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+49 641 3062280</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/aAyTyjHunLtS13YVA?g_st=ic" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://maps.app.goo.gl/aAyTyjHunLtS13YVA?g_st=ic</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They should already have everything ready. The office member may just ask for your passport size photo and proof of insurance and as you to pay 100 euros per member. S/he will give you a card (like a debit card) that you will need to put into a payment machine beside the area where you had gone for anmeldung Stadtburo. You will need to put that card into the machine make payment via your giro/debit/credit card for the requisite amount. You can leave after making the payment but not without collecting the payment receipt from the same machine. Keep that receipt with you.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The office member should have told you that your application for residence permit will go to Berlin and may also tell you up to what date your EU Blue Card and your dependent’s residence permit will be valid. S/he might ask you to come back again for collecting your cards after 3-5 weeks. Don’t forget to ask her/him about the language course discounts before you leave for making the payment for residence permits.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the next 3-5 weeks, you should receive your PIN(s) for your EU Blue card and residence permits for your dependents. As soon as you receive it, write to Auslanderbeorde again requesting for an appointment to collect your cards because you have the PIN(s) now. Don’t write to them for an appointment without having the PIN. S/he will respond to you again giving you a date/time of an appointment for collection of your cards. Confirm the appointment date/time and go visit them again with your passports and all family members to collect your cards. That’s it! You are done here until the expiry of your residence permits</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">9. Searching for an apartment</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As soon as you land in Germany, you should begin this process(maybe even before you land here). Searching and finding a suitable apartment for you and your family members may be the toughest job you have at hand. Devote a good amount of time to this. We spent and lost the first few weeks because we did not write to our prospective landlords in German, did not divulge our salaries and did not talk about things like who we are and what we did. Of course, we did not get a single response. But we soon realized our/mistakes and began receiving responses from a lot of prospective landlords.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go ahead and register ourself at </span><a href="https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-wohnung-mieten/35390/c203l4712" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-wohnung-mieten/35390/c203l4712</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Fix your search criteria, enter your search location and then begin responding to the advertisements you like. More on the content of response later.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go ahead and do the same at </span><a href="https://www.immobilienscout24.de/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.immobilienscout24.de/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">? and </span><a href="https://www.immowelt.de/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.immowelt.de/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now the most important part. When responding to prospective talk about who you are employed with, what’s your employment contract length (longer the better), what your annual salary is (higher the better), whether you like pets or not (not having one is an advantage), how many members will be staying (smaller family is better), how many family members are earning (more the better), how long do you intend to stay (longer the better, forever), what you’re looking for (for example, fitted kitchen, furniture’s etc. or whatever), how financially good you are (financial stability is good), how soon you need it (within 1-3 months is good) and whether you’re peace loving(of course, you are!) etc.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whoever asks you for a brokerage etc over email, you should probably just ignore them. We didn’t have a need to pay any brokerage and we got a lot of viewing appointments from landlords without paying any brokerage. Here is a sample (in both English and German, but you should always write in German only) of what got us a lot of responses from prospective landlords. We used Deepl for better contextual translations than Google translate (</span><a href="https://www.deepl.com/en/translator" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.deepl.com/en/translator</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">English version</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Ms/Mr. <landlord name>,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am very interested in viewing this apartment for rental purposes. May I please request for an appointment ?</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are very interested in your advertisement for an apartment/house. My name is <Your name> (age <your age>), I have recently (<date of arrival in Germany>) moved from India with my husband <spouse Name> (age <spouse age>). We are new here and still learning German. That's why we are using a translator for this email :) but we are both very good at English. </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are looking for an apartment or a house to rent from <date of beginning of rental>, with at least one bedroom, a fitted kitchen and at least one bathroom. If the apartment or house has more bedrooms or bathrooms and has a washer/dryer, that's great. Budget is negotiable depending on the amenities. We would love for you to show us the house/apartment or forward our application or share offers. We have no pets and always make sure the place is clean and tidy. We are very peace loving and love our surroundings to be quite.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have been married since <year of marriage>. I and my husband are working since <year>, are engineers from top 6 Ivy League colleges in India. I am also an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad which is the top Ivy League College for Management in India. I am here in Giessen on a long term work visa working for <Employer name and address>. I have a long term indefinite work contract as a <Your job role/position name> with an annual salary of EURO <annual salary>+. I am happy to provide references if needed. We are debt free homeowners in India and have been financially sound and independent for over 20 years. We are currently living in an AirBnb apartment at <your current hotel or AirBnB address> and can provide you with all the required documents and references.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please contact us here: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><Your name, local mobile number, email, whatsapp number etc along with the timings when they can contact you, for example, Mondays through Fridays - 6am to 9am and 5pm to 10pm. Saturdays and Sundays 6am to 9pm)</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks,</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">German version</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sehr geehrte Frau/Herr <Name des Vermieters>,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ich bin sehr an einer Besichtigung dieser Wohnung zu Vermietungszwecken interessiert. Darf ich Sie um einen Termin bitten?</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wir sind sehr interessiert an Ihrer Anzeige für eine Wohnung/Haus. Mein Name ist <Ihr Name> (Alter <Ihr Alter>), ich bin vor kurzem (<Ankunftsdatum in Deutschland>) mit meinem Mann <Ehepartner Name> (Alter <Ehepartner Alter>) aus Indien zugezogen. Wir sind neu hier und lernen noch Deutsch. Deshalb benutzen wir einen Übersetzer für diese E-Mail :) aber wir sprechen beide sehr gut Englisch. </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wir suchen eine Wohnung oder ein Haus zur Miete ab <Datum des Mietbeginns>, mit mindestens einem Schlafzimmer, einer Einbauküche und mindestens einem Bad. Wenn die Wohnung oder das Haus mehr Schlafzimmer oder Bäder hat und eine Waschmaschine/Trockner hat, ist das großartig. Das Budget ist je nach Ausstattung verhandelbar. Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie uns das Haus/die Wohnung zeigen oder unsere Bewerbungen oder Mitwohnangebote weiterleiten. Wir haben keine Haustiere und achten immer darauf, dass die Wohnung sauber und aufgeräumt ist. Wir sind sehr friedliebend und lieben es, wenn unsere Umgebung ruhig ist.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hintergrund: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wir sind seit <Jahr der Ehe> verheiratet. Ich und mein Mann sind seit <Jahr> berufstätig, sind Ingenieure von den 6 besten Ivy League Colleges in Indien. Ich bin auch ein MBA von IIM Ahmedabad, die die Top-Efeuliga College für Management in Indien ist. Ich bin hier in Gießen mit einem Langzeitarbeitsvisum und arbeite für <Name und Adresse des Arbeitgebers>. Ich habe einen langfristigen unbefristeten Arbeitsvertrag als <Ihre Jobrolle/Positionsname> mit einem Jahresgehalt von EURO <Jahresgehalt>+. Ich bin gerne bereit, bei Bedarf Referenzen vorzulegen. Wir sind schuldenfreie Hausbesitzer in Indien und sind seit über 20 Jahren finanziell gesund und unabhängig. Wir leben derzeit in einer AirBnb-Wohnung unter <Ihr derzeitiges Hotel oder AirBnB-Adresse> und können Ihnen alle erforderlichen Dokumente und Referenzen vorlegen.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns hier: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><Ihr Name, Ihre lokale Handynummer, E-Mail, Whatsapp-Nummer usw. zusammen mit den Zeiten, zu denen man Sie erreichen kann, z. B. montags bis freitags - 6 bis 9 Uhr und 17 bis 22 Uhr. Samstags und sonntags 6 Uhr bis 21 Uhr)</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vielen Dank!</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After you receive response from your prospective landlords, use Deepl to write and correspond to them and fix viewing appointments. If you are going to meet rental agents, do not sign any document for them until you are absolutely sure of what you are signing up for. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hopefully, after viewing a few of the apartments, you will get what you are looking for.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After you have liked and zeroed in on one of the apartments, you should meet the landlord again and view the apartment in greater detail for ensuring there are no major maintenance works. If everything is good, you should ask to sign the agreement, Have the landlord share a copy with you beforehand over email. Use deepl to translate the entire document(you can upload the entire document and get a translated copy) in English and understand all aspects of the contract. Ask questions and clarify all your doubts from the landlord. If all looks good, sign the paper and get the keys to the apartment when you sign it and plan for the move.</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You will need to go for anmeldung again to register your new address after getting the landlord certificate from the new landlord. That’s the first thing you will need to do. Then update your communication address at the bank, insurance firm and Finanzamt (use Elster app to do this: </span><a href="https://www.elster.de/eportal/registrierung-auswahl" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.elster.de/eportal/registrierung-auswahl</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10. Indian Groups, stores and restaurants</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><Work in progress!> If you’d like to contribute, please write/tag a comment from your gmail ID here.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indian restaurants in Gießen: </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1NFCb9VxzFl21djf1_ewP797RVcwIja0&usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1NFCb9VxzFl21djf1_ewP797RVcwIja0&usp=sharing</span></a></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><p dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may wish to join the local vibrant Indians WhatsApp group noted in </span><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=40FED9DD7AC10BBC!143999&ithint=file%2cdocx&authkey=!ALaOLvQVaNApL4E" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=40FED9DD7AC10BBC!143999&ithint=file%2cdocx&authkey=!ALaOLvQVaNApL4E</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-70707970788338829392022-01-14T10:51:00.002+05:302022-01-14T10:51:16.042+05:30उम्मीद<div>ग़मों के बाज़ार में </div><div>सब ख़ुशी ढूंढ रहे </div><div>या खुदा गमजदा हैं सारे यहां </div><div>बस मरहम ढूंढ रहे </div><div><br /></div><div>ख्वाहिशों से जकड़े</div><div>सपनों को बुन रहे </div><div>हसीन पल के उम्मीद में </div><div>वो इस पल को खो रहे </div><div><br /></div><div>घायल किया उम्मीद ने </div><div>और ज़िंदा भी रख रहे </div><div>लगाया है उम्मीद जिनसे </div><div>वो सबको परख रहे </div><div><br /></div><div>जो बिकती यहां पे खुशियाँ </div><div>बाज़ार-ए-सरेआम </div><div>दिल के लुटे फिर लुटते </div><div>जब लगते ख़ुशी के दाम </div><div><br /></div><div>जब से लगाई प्रीति </div><div>इस प्रवीण ने </div><div>दिलजलों की सारी रीति </div><div>आग़ाज़ दे रहे। </div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-77550305601279471112022-01-13T22:25:00.005+05:302022-01-13T22:25:40.732+05:30हया<div>आठ बजे घंटों हुए </div><div>हुई बातें अरसों पहले </div><div>दिल की घंटी बजे टना टन </div><div>होठों से कुछ कह ले </div><div><br /></div><div>कितना तड़पाओगे मुझको </div><div>कभी तो मिलने आओ </div><div>रोम रोम को छू लूं तेरे </div><div>सीने से लग जाओ </div><div><br /></div><div>अधरों को लगने दो हमसे </div><div>तड़प हैं उनमें ऐसी </div><div>जाने दिल तेरा भी क्या ये </div><div>फिर हया करे ये कैसी ?</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-25557400373317750562021-12-20T18:09:00.002+05:302021-12-20T18:09:34.643+05:30नफरत<div><br /></div><div>रात अकेली आई थी </div><div>पर हम तनहा सो गए </div><div>पूछा ना मैंने उनको कभी </div><div>हमसे ख़ताएँ हो गयी </div><div>सुबह जो उनसे बातें की </div><div>बातों में हम उनके हो गए </div><div>सिलसिले यूं बनते गए </div><div>इक दूजे में हम खो गए </div><div>मालूम था मेरे दिल को नहीं </div><div>हमसे ख़फ़ा कब हो गए </div><div>पूछा बहोत मैंने मिन्नत भी की </div><div>पर वो ना माने और खो गए </div><div>दिन भर मेरा दिल जलता रहा </div><div>और हम पराये हो गए </div><div>समझाया मैंने उनको बहोत </div><div>खुश थे हॅसते या रोते हुए </div><div>बातों पर मेरे यकीं था नहीं </div><div>ग़मगीन हर शाम वो हुए </div><div>रूठे वो हमसे पहले भी थे </div><div>जुदा आज लेकिन हो गए </div><div>कोशिश मैंने बहोत की मगर </div><div>हम फिर से तनहा हो गए </div><div>ए काश मुझपे वो करते यकीं </div><div>गुस्से से उनके हम रो गए </div><div>चाही थी मैंने उनसे दोस्ती </div><div>पर नफरत में उनके हम सो गए </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-87236506996815760922021-12-19T11:56:00.009+05:302021-12-20T18:35:54.231+05:30छोटे छोटे ख्वाब<div style="text-align: left;"><br />छोटे छोटे ख्वाब हैं मेरे <br />छोटा है आशमां <br />छोटी सी है दुनिया मेरी <br />छोटे हैं अरमां </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />बड़ी बड़ी सी आशाएं हैं <br />बड़ा है दिल पर बोझ <br />बड़ी बड़ी जिम्मेदारी है <br />बड़ी हमारी सोच </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />छोटी छोटी ख्वाहिश मेरी <br />छोटी अभिलाषाएं <br />छोटे छोटे कदम बढ़ाते <br />पार करें बाधाएँ </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />बड़ी बड़ी बाधाएँ होंगी <br />बड़े से होंगे लोग <br />बड़े लगाएं अड़ंगे पथ में <br />करें वो तेरा भोग </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />छोटे समझ कर उनको तुम ना <br />ठेस लगे तो गिरना <br />तुम्हें गिराएं बार बार बन <br />चट्टान ना हिलना </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />छोटी अपनी गर्दन रखना <br />छोटी अपनी चाहत <br />बड़े बड़ों का मर्दन करती <br />अहंकार की आहट </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />सर ना कभी भी झुकने देना <br />और आँखें रखना नीचे <br />बड़ों को अपने इज़्ज़त देना <br />देख के छोटे सीखें </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">छोटी छोटी बातों को तुम </div><div style="text-align: left;">अहमियत ना देना </div><div style="text-align: left;">भूल अगर हो जाए तुमसे </div><div style="text-align: left;">माफ़ करो ये कहना </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">कल को तुम गर बड़े हो जाओ </div><div style="text-align: left;">और दोस्त रह गए छोटे </div><div style="text-align: left;">दिल को अपने बड़ा हीं रखना </div><div style="text-align: left;">दोस्त ना होते खोटे </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">दोस्त अगर हो जाएं बड़े पर </div><div style="text-align: left;">रह जाओ तुम छोटे </div><div style="text-align: left;">माफ़ उन्हें कर देना तुम गर </div><div style="text-align: left;">वो हँसते तुम जब रोते </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">बातें कोई चुभने वाली </div><div style="text-align: left;">करता कोई तेरा यार </div><div style="text-align: left;">हँस कर भुला दो तुम तुरंत </div><div style="text-align: left;">ये होता सदव्यवहार </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">दूजों पर ना उठे ये ऊँगली </div><div style="text-align: left;">कर लिया था प्रवीण ने प्रण </div><div style="text-align: left;">लिया प्रेरणा यारों पे कर </div><div style="text-align: left;">तन मन धन अर्पण </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-56486465679276611382021-12-18T22:54:00.002+05:302021-12-18T23:28:16.876+05:30पलकें ना झुकाएं मोहतरमा<div><br /></div><div>पलकें ना झुकाएं मोहतरमा </div><div>कहीं रात अँधेरी हो जाए ना </div><div><br /></div><div>जुल्फों को ना अपने सुलझाओ </div><div>कहीं बात अधूरी रह जाए ना </div><div><br /></div><div>यूं बातों पर मेरे हसना मत </div><div>कहीं और मुलाकात दिल चाहे ना </div><div><br /></div><div>हाथों से ना जुल्फें छूना तुम </div><div>कहीं दीवानें सब बन जाए ना </div><div><br /></div><div>गालों की लाली छुपा लो तुम </div><div>कहीं चाँद अभी शरमा जाए ना </div><div><br /></div><div>होठों को ना अपने हिलाएं आप </div><div>कहीं दिल की धड़कन रुक जाए ना </div><div><br /></div><div>जाने की बात ना छेड़ा करो </div><div>कहीं दुनिया मेरी ढह जाए ना </div><div><br /></div><div><div>पलकें ना झुकाएं मोहतरमा </div></div><div>कहीं इज़हार - ए - इश्क़ हम कर जाए ना </div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-5345237685363735412021-12-17T08:37:00.005+05:302021-12-18T23:27:57.675+05:30दो पल की ज़िन्दगी<div><br /></div><div>दिल गीला गीला जरा सा</div><div>दिन पीला पीला उजड़ा सा</div><div>रातें ठंढी ठंढी लगे क्यों</div><div>होंठ सूखे सूखे हुए क्यों</div><div><br /></div><div>आँखें नम हो क्यों है जाती</div><div>बातें कम हीं क्यों हो पाती</div><div>आहें ठंढी ठंढी निकलती</div><div>बाहों में वो अब न पिघलती</div><div><br /></div><div>लम्हे रुक रुक से गए हैं</div><div>तनहा हम हम से हुए हैं</div><div>दूर तुम हम से हुए हो</div><div>भूल तुम हमको गए हो</div><div><br /></div><div>बातें क्यों होती नहीं हैं</div><div>साथ होते भी मन कहीं हैं</div><div>चुप चुप रहने लगे हैं</div><div>पल पल कहने लगे हैं</div><div><br /></div><div>रूठे रूठे रहने लगे हो</div><div>झूठे झूठे कहने लगे हो</div><div>नज़रें चुराने लगे हैं</div><div>दर्द को छुपाने लगे हैं</div><div><br /></div><div>पलकें झुकती नहीं अब</div><div>हम पर रूकती नहीं अब</div><div>जाने क्या हो ये गया है</div><div>चैन मेरा छिन सा गया है</div><div><br /></div><div>हम तुम खिलते हैं हमदम</div><div>तन मन मिलने दो हरदम</div><div>मिलन में हीं दिन बिताएं</div><div>कर लें सब हम ख़ताएँ</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-56383992962697516022021-12-17T06:38:00.006+05:302021-12-18T23:27:18.463+05:30काली सोच<div><br /></div><div>दिल मेरा काला, खून भी काली </div><div>सोच हैं मन के काले </div><div>रहा अकेला दिल बेचारा, खुद पर मारे ताले </div><div><br /></div><div>विचार काले, दृष्टि काली </div><div>कथनी भी है काली </div><div>जीवन भर अच्छाई की पर, कालिख ना धुल पायी</div><div><br /></div><div>तन से काला, मन से काला </div><div>दोस्त ये तेरे जानें </div><div>हिम्मत कर जो पास फटकना, सुनना सारे तानें </div><div><br /></div><div>किशन भी तो काला ही था ना </div><div>थी काली करतूतें </div><div>ऐसी सोच ये रखता है सौ परते हरदम जूते </div><div><br /></div><div>संग संगिनी, रंग रंगीनी </div><div>छूटी सारी खुशियां </div><div>खुशी ये काला, मन फिर ढूंढे, दूजों के तन मन में </div><div><br /></div><div>सीख सीख ले, डोर थाम ले </div><div>अपनी सोच को रख तू </div><div>काबू में फिर काला मन ये, लगे निराला जग में </div><div><br /></div><div>कर प्रण, तर्पण </div><div>भ्रमित चाहतें, आंखों को कर बंद </div><div>रहा अकेला, रह जा अकेला, रहेगा तू बुलंद </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-76096905030360635012021-12-16T22:19:00.002+05:302021-12-18T23:27:03.070+05:30रूही का तमस (Anger from someone who touches the heart)<div><br /></div><div>मिले हम जब उनसे </div><div>दिल में थी चिंगारी </div><div>लिपट गए हमसे </div><div>जो हमको हैं प्यारी </div><div><br /></div><div>आँखों में थी उनके </div><div>तमन्नाएं सारी </div><div>सीने की धड़कन भी </div><div>थी हो रही भारी </div><div><br /></div><div>वो मेरे अपने हैं </div><div>समझाया था दिल को </div><div>यकीं से उनके पास </div><div>बुलाया था मुझको </div><div><br /></div><div>अलग ना होना था </div><div>दो पल को और मुझे </div><div>यकीं तो हो जाए </div><div>ख़याल थे उलझे </div><div><br /></div><div>जकड़ के रखा था </div><div>मैंने तो बस यूं हीं </div><div>ना जाने क्यूं लेकिन </div><div>तमस में थीं रूही </div><div><br /></div><div>शायद वो गलती थी </div><div>धड़कनों की मेरी </div><div>पास था रहना पर </div><div>क्या इज़ाज़त थी तेरी?</div><div><br /></div><div>नज़र जो मिलतीं हैं </div><div>तेरी निगाहों से </div><div>अलग वो चाहें ना </div><div>होना पनाहों से </div><div><br /></div><div>समझ भी जाने जां </div><div>ना गुस्सा करना तू </div><div>पास जब होती है </div><div>दिल को मिले है सुकूं </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-91290718929070516252021-12-15T19:40:00.008+05:302021-12-18T23:26:33.742+05:30दोस्ती<div><br /></div><div>दोस्ती होती दवा है </div><div>और होती वो दुआ </div><div>दिल के जख्मों को ये भर दे </div><div>या उन्हें कर दे हरा </div><div><br /></div><div>तेरे दिल में शक हो कोई </div><div>या हो कोई भी सवाल </div><div>बेधड़क ही पूछना है </div><div>दोस्ती की अच्छी मिसाल </div><div><br /></div><div>मन में गहरे घाव हों तो </div><div>दोस्त को खुल कर बता </div><div>बिन बताये आजमाना </div><div>दोस्ती में है खता </div><div><br /></div><div>धारणाएं पालने से </div><div>दोस्त ना बनते घने </div><div>दो घड़ी जो मिल ले उनसे </div><div>अपनों से बढ़ के बनें </div><div><br /></div><div>दिल अगर लग जाए उनसे </div><div>दिल खुलासा कीजिये </div><div>दिल संभाले दोस्त गर तो </div><div>फिर भरोसा कीजिये </div><div><br /></div><div>मन बड़ा हीं मनचला है </div><div>दैव हो कभी दुष्ट भी </div><div>दैव भावों को सम्भालो </div><div>दोस्ती में वो सही </div><div><br /></div><div>दानवी भावों से जो गर </div><div>वचन बोलें दोस्त को </div><div>चुभती है वो बात सारी </div><div>दिल पे गहरी चोट हो </div><div><br /></div><div>वक़्त दें गर बात बिगड़े </div><div>वक़्त हो सकती दवा </div><div>ग़लतफ़हमी दूर कर दे </div><div>या दोस्ती कर दे हवा </div><div><br /></div><div>सामना कभी दोस्त से हो </div><div>गले से उनको लगा </div><div>बात दिल की बोल दें सब </div><div>दोस्ती हो मरहबा</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-46076705465749422052021-12-14T07:22:00.011+05:302021-12-18T23:24:41.912+05:30राधा संग काहे जिद करे कान्हा<div><br /></div><div>कृष्ण कन्हैया मोरा पीछा करो है </div><div>बूझे नाहीं मोहे काम बड़ो है </div><div>गैय्यन के पाछे बंशी बजाये </div><div>आवाज़ उसकी मोरे मन को लुभाये</div><div><br /></div><div>कैसे कैसे कान्हा बहाने बनाये </div><div>मिलनो को मोहे वो उकसाये </div><div>आँगन मोहे मोरे भानु चढ़ो है </div><div>किसन को ज़िद हर रोज बढ़ो है </div><div><br /></div><div>राधा को नाहीं चाहत कान्हा </div><div>यो मोरा मन मो से बात कहो है </div><div>घर आँगन को काम करूँ या </div><div>किसन को जाऊं यो दुविधा भयो है </div><div><br /></div><div>मन मोरा कपटी बोले जा तू राधा </div><div>कान्हा तोहे बिन हो जावे आधा </div><div>राधा सखि बन जबहुँ वो खेले </div><div>कृष्ण कन्हैया बांधे रास के मेले </div><div><br /></div><div>हाय रे कान्हा मोरा हृदय नाहीं मानत </div><div>जा रणछोर तू काहे मन भावत </div><div>मोहे करन दे मोरे काम वो सारे </div><div>देखन नाहीं आऊं तोहे यशोदा दुलारे </div><div><br /></div><div>किसन कन्हाई हर युग में होवे </div><div>राधा संग वो प्रेम में शोभे </div><div>मिळत कबहुँ नाहीं प्रेम प्रसंगा </div><div>कान्हो को हृदय में राधा गंगा </div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-2364448018616940522021-12-13T23:02:00.002+05:302021-12-18T23:23:57.450+05:30भुला दे मुझको<div><br /></div><div>कभी हो हल्ला कभी झल्लाकर </div><div>कभी प्यार भरी मीठी बातें </div><div>कभी मन ही मन फिर मुस्काकर </div><div>जब होती छुप छुप मुलाकातें </div><div><br /></div><div>कभी डर कर या कभी घबराकर </div><div>मिलने की चाहत आहत कर </div><div>बेमन से कभी मना करके </div><div>दिल की गुन धुन सुना पड़ते </div><div><br /></div><div>कहते बातें तुम किया करो </div><div>पर वक्त जरा कम किया करो </div><div>मिलने के बहुत बहाने ना </div><div>तुम सोचो ना हीं बुना करो </div><div><br /></div><div>हम मिलेंगे जब मिलना होगा </div><div>जो लिखा है तकदीरों में </div><div>ना बदले वो तस्वीरों में </div><div>फिर जुदा तुम्हें करना होगा </div><div><br /></div><div>जीवन की सारी बाधाएं </div><div>ना बन जाएं कहीं गाथाएं </div><div>तू रहने अकेला दे मुझको </div><div>तेरी ज़िद से ना बदलूं खुदको </div><div><br /></div><div>ना वक्त तू जाया कर अपना </div><div>तुझसे जुड़ा ना कोई सपना </div><div>देखेंगे कब तक मिलते हैं </div><div>तेरी बातों से हम खिलते हैं </div><div><br /></div><div>अब विदा मैं तुझको करती हूं </div><div>कहने से कुछ भी डरती हूं </div><div>मैं भूल चुकी हूं अब तुझको </div><div>तू भी बढ़ आगे भुला मुझको </div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-3164643953253632022021-12-13T12:28:00.001+05:302021-12-18T23:23:21.401+05:30इश्क़ नहीं मिटता<div><br /></div><div>जर्रे जर्रे में तेरी महक और साँसों की खुशबू हवाओं में </div><div>ऐ सनम हम तुम्हें कैसे बताएं क्या मिला है फ़िज़ाओं में </div><div><br /></div><div>तेरे सवाल हमारे मिलने पर उँगलियाँ जब उठाते हैं </div><div>क्या बताऊँ जहन में तब खयालात बुरे सताते हैं </div><div><br /></div><div>क्यों वही तड़प तुझमें नहीं जो डसती है मेरे सीने में </div><div>क्या मोहब्बत सिर्फ हमनें की यूं इश्क़ के महीने में ?</div><div><br /></div><div>इश्क़ उम्र का मोहताज नहीं होता है जनाब </div><div>इश्क़ में धड़कनें सुनिए, ना रखिये उसका हिसाब </div><div><br /></div><div>इश्क़ वो बला है जो बिन बुलाये आ जाए </div><div>दिल टूटने के बाद भी जो रुके और सज़ा पाए </div><div><br /></div><div>मिट गए सब इश्क़ करने वाले इतिहास की किताबों में </div><div>पर इश्क़ ना मिटा था उनका और ना मिटेगा इन हवाओं में </div><div><br /></div><div>कभी कभी अपने मोहब्बत से मिल कर तो देखिये आप</div><div>नज़रों की चमक और दिल की धड़कनें दोनों हीं बढ़ती हैं जनाब </div><div><br /></div><div>प्रवीण हों आप इश्क़ में या फिर कोई नवीन हो</div><div>प्रेरणा इस इश्क़ की हर उम्र में हसीन हो</div><div><br /></div><div>जो दिल लगाया आपने, दिल की लगी समझिये</div><div>जो दिल्लगी की है अगर, टूटे दिल में ना उलझिए </div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-50630730282011182002021-12-12T16:44:00.004+05:302021-12-18T23:22:22.788+05:30इश्क़ की दिशा<div><br /></div><div>इक दिशा मिली है आज हमें </div><div>चलना चाहें हम जिस ओर </div><div>आ जा साथी हाथ पकड़ ले </div><div>फिर इश्क़ करें पुरज़ोर </div><div><br /></div><div>जिस दिशा में तू ले जाना चाहे </div><div>मैं जाऊंगा तेरे साथ </div><div>सीने से लग जाए तू गर </div><div>ना लब पर रखना हाथ </div><div><br /></div><div>मिल जाने दे लबों को अपने </div><div>मेरे लबों के संग </div><div>जानें हम इक दूजे को जब </div><div>मिले अंग से अंग </div><div><br /></div><div>दुनिया की ना सोच तू ज्यादा </div><div>दुनिया है बेकार </div><div>जो पूछेगी तू लोगों से तो </div><div>लोग करें इनकार </div><div><br /></div><div>क्या कहेंगे लोग मगर </div><div>जब पता उन्हें चल जाए </div><div>ना मैं बोलूं ना तू बोले </div><div>ना कभी पता चल पाए </div><div><br /></div><div>सुन तू धड़कन दिल की </div><div>मन की कर तू जब भी चाहें </div><div>भेजे की मत सुनना जब भी </div><div>दिल से निकले आहें </div><div><br /></div><div>कहे प्रवीण हर युवक इश्क़ में </div><div>वो सब कुछ कर डालें </div><div>मन में कुछ भी रखना ना है </div><div>शंका क्यों हम पालें </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-81593661756442792492021-12-12T13:02:00.003+05:302021-12-18T23:21:46.463+05:30जी लें आज<div><br /></div><div>तेरे जाने से मौसम बदलते, रीति बदलती है </div><div>तेरे आने से बदले हवाएं, गीत बदलते हैं </div><div><br /></div><div>हँसके जो देखे, मेरी तरफ तो, दिल भी धड़कता है </div><div>बोले नहीं जब घंटों तक, फिर जान निकलता है </div><div><br /></div><div>रह जा मेरी बन कर यूं हीं, दिल को ना तोड़ो </div><div>लग जा मेरे सीने से तू, हाथ को मत छोड़ो </div><div><br /></div><div>संग संग हम तुम वक़्त बिताएं, ऐसी अभिलाषा </div><div>कुछ ना कहूंगा, जान हो मेरी, ना करता जिज्ञासा </div><div><br /></div><div>पल दो पल जो मिल जाय जब भी, दूर हो जाते गम</div><div>कल बीते से कल आए जो आज जी लेते हम </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-70064195023491031272021-12-11T23:57:00.007+05:302021-12-18T23:18:49.149+05:30परवाने<div><br /></div><div>क्या छुपी बात है जुबां पर ये बता दीजै</div><div>दिल कह रहा क्या जाएं कहां वो पता दीजै </div><div><br /></div><div>हम तो आशिक हैं अश्कों से वफा कीजै </div><div>कभी दीदार करने वालों को ना दफा कीजै </div><div><br /></div><div>उफ़ ये गुस्ताखियां हमारी हम से सभलती हीं नहीं </div><div>आशिक हैं आपके हमें माफीनामा दे दें कभी कभार कहीं </div><div><br /></div><div>हुस्न तो होती हैं बाजार में भी बहोत ए शहजादी </div><div>पर आपके हुस्न पर फिदा है इस दिल की आजादी </div><div><br /></div><div>कैद कर लें हमें अभी इस वक्त सजा दीजै </div><div>आपके इश्क में दीवाने हुए हम हमें विदा कीजै </div><div><br /></div><div>शम्मा जलती है परवाने को जलाने को हीं </div><div>हम भी परवाने हैं हमें जलने की इजाजत दीजै </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-71511216975216282802021-12-11T23:16:00.002+05:302021-12-18T23:18:13.652+05:30कसम खा ना रोएगा मेरी मोहब्बत को तोल कर<div><br /></div><div>मोहब्बत ऐसी है मेरी जो कागज में ना समाय</div><div>अंदाज-ए-मोहब्बत जो लफ्जों में ना कहा जाय </div><div><br /></div><div>मेहबूब कहना माने नहीं शायरी हर रोज सुनाए </div><div>कैसे समझाऊं मैं कसमकस, जिया जले पर कहा नही जाय </div><div><br /></div><div>एतबार उन पर है इकरार कर नहीं सकते </div><div>मोहब्बत उनसे है इनकार कर नहीं सकते </div><div>चाहने वाले भरे हर तरफ, तकरार कर नहीं सकते </div><div>या खुदा करूं तो क्या करूं बेवफाई कर नहीं सकते </div><div><br /></div><div>ले सुन ले ओ सनम मेरी बातें मेरी जुबां से करती हूं बयां </div><div>तड़पती हूं याद आती हैं मुलाकातें जब जलती है शम्मा </div><div>शमां कोई भी हो बस यूं समझ ले अब तू इक बार कहूंगी </div><div>नहीं आ सकती मिलने तुझसे हर बार ये इकरार करूंगी </div><div><br /></div><div>मुझे फिक्र है तेरी क्यूं सोचता इतना मेरी तारीफों में </div><div>कभी जिक्र मेरी आंखों का या मुलाकात भरी तारीखों में </div><div>गर मैं चली जाऊं तेरी जिंदगी से मुकद्दर में तेरी नहीं बोल कर</div><div>पहले खुश था मेरे आने से, जाने से टूटेगा दिल तेरा खोल कर</div><div>बता दे मुझको ए दिल के आशिक</div><div>कसम खा ना रोएगा मेरी मोहब्बत को तोल कर</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-82350552662224193242021-12-11T21:35:00.006+05:302021-12-18T23:17:29.451+05:30आ तुझे आज जीना सिखा दूं <div><br /></div>आ तुझे आज जीना सिखा दूं <div>गमों को अपने पीना सिखा दूं </div><div><br /></div><div>दिलबर से जा तू </div><div>सीने से लगकर </div><div>आंखों में अपने</div><div>मोहब्बत सुलग कर </div><div>भेजे की ना सुन तू </div><div>दिल से सुलह कर </div><div>जो दिल में आए वो करना सिखा दूं </div><div><br /></div><div>आ तुझे आज जीना सिखा दूं </div><div>गमों को अपने पीना सिखा दूं </div><div><br /></div><div>दिल की जंजीरों को </div><div>झिटक कर तू तोड़े </div><div>लोगों की बातों को </div><div>कस कर झिंझोरे </div><div>तोड़े तू उन सारी</div><div>भी बेरियों को </div><div>उनकी इजाजत को लांघना सिखा दूं </div><div><br /></div><div>आ तुझे आज जीना सिखा दूं <div>गमों को अपने पीना सिखा दूं </div></div><div><br /></div><div>ना सोच अपने बेगाने हुए हैं </div><div>बेगाने थे पहले, नकाबों के पीछे </div><div>दरियादिली से वो सहमे हुए हैं </div><div>शैतान हैं सब, तेरे खूं से सींचे </div><div>पहचान सबको ना बर्बाद कर तू </div><div>जीवन को अपने, डोरों में खींचे </div><div>खुद को जला कर शहादत की आदत मिटा दूं </div><div><br /></div><div>आ तुझे आज जीना सिखा दूं <div>गमों को अपने पीना सिखा दूं </div></div><div><br /></div><div>ना रोक दिल को धड़कने दे धक धक </div><div>जा मिल झपट कर जिन पर तेरा हक </div><div>जो तेरी राहों में आंखें बिछाए </div><div>जीवन में उनके ना तेरे सिवाय </div><div>खनका कर चूड़ी, लबों को सटा कर</div><div>सिमट जा तू बाहों में उनके खता कर </div><div>आ तुझको मोहब्बत मैं करना सिखा दूं </div><div><br /></div><div>आ तुझे आज जीना सिखा दूं <div>गमों को अपने पीना सिखा दूं </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-59165886154184893592021-12-11T18:08:00.007+05:302021-12-18T23:17:03.667+05:30दशकों की ज़िंदगी<div><br /></div>साथी कहीं जो चलते <div></div><div>हम साथ यूं मचलते </div><div>तू हाथ थामे मेरा </div><div>हर घाट पर टहलते </div><div><br /></div><div>लोगों ने है टटोला </div><div>हरदम मुझे है तौला </div><div>बस तू अभी मिली है </div><div>खुशियां अभी खिली है </div><div>मुरझा न जाये जल्दी </div><div>दुनिया डर से हिली है </div><div><br /></div><div>चाहे न मिल सकी तू </div><div>किसी काम की वजह से </div><div>पर दिल मेरा डराता </div><div>वो ख़याल बेवजह से </div><div>फिर बार बार आते </div><div>हर बार वो डराते </div><div><br /></div><div>चल आज हम भी जी लें </div><div>हर ज़ाम संग पी लें </div><div>क्यों हम हीं सबकी सोचें </div><div>और आँख अपनी भींचें </div><div>देखा नहीं है कल को </div><div>चल आज को हम सींचें </div><div><br /></div><div>सब दोस्त वो पुराने </div><div>रिश्ते हों या घराने </div><div>सवाल उनके हरदम </div><div>उठते हीं हैं डराने </div><div>पर झेल जाएँ हम सब </div><div>जो गाये संग तराने </div><div><br /></div><div>दशकों की ज़िन्दगी में </div><div>पीना नहीं हुआ है </div><div>दूजों के दर्द सहते </div><div>जीना नहीं हुआ है</div><div>जीया बहोत है मर कर </div><div>दूजों की डोर भींचे </div><div>जीना मुझे बस अब है </div><div>जिस ओर दिल ये खींचे</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-32152515666639216702021-12-09T13:01:00.006+05:302021-12-18T23:16:00.527+05:30मुझे प्यार कर<p>ना समझ सका </p><p>ना कह सका </p><p>वो कह गईं </p><p>जो कहना था </p><p>जो था नहीं </p><p>तो गम है क्यों </p><p>मैं हूं यहां </p><p>पर गुम हूं क्यों </p><p>यहीं कहीं </p><p>पे दिल मेरा </p><p>चुरा लिया </p><p>दिया नहीं </p><p>कहा मुझे </p><p>मैं तेरी हूं </p><p>लिपट गई </p><p>वो सीने से </p><p>सिमट गई </p><p>वो सांसों में </p><p>यूं बंध गया </p><p>मैं जान कर </p><p>क्यूं रुंध गया </p><p>गला मेरा </p><p>जो वो गई </p><p>यूं छोड़ कर </p><p>भला बुरा </p><p>सब बोल कर </p><p>ना दिल धड़क </p><p>रहा मेरा </p><p>पर दिल तड़प </p><p>रहा है क्यों </p><p>क्यों ढूंढते </p><p>नयन मेरे </p><p>उन्हें अभी </p><p>भी भीड़ में </p><p>वो काश यूं हीं </p><p>फिर हसाए </p><p>या दिल करे </p><p>तो फिर रुलाए </p><p>या मुंह फुलाए </p><p>रूठ जाए </p><p>मैं मनाऊं </p><p>फिर उसे </p><p>लिपट के मुझसे </p><p>फुस फुसाए </p><p>कानों में </p><p>कोई प्यारी बात </p><p>बोल कर </p><p>मुझे चिढ़ाए </p><p>में चिढ़ जो जाऊं </p><p>आंखों से </p><p>वो आशिकी </p><p>दम भर सिखाए </p><p>हाय, रूक जा तू </p><p>ना जा कहीं </p><p>मेरे पास रह </p><p>मेरी जिंदगी </p><p>जी लूं तुझे </p><p>हर सांस में </p><p>पी लूं तुझे </p><p>फिर भी यूं ही </p><p>प्यासा रहूं </p><p>तेरी आस में </p><p>ना देर कर </p><p>आ जा अभी </p><p>मुझमें सिमट </p><p>मुझसे लिपट </p><p>लब को तेरे </p><p>लब से चिपट </p><p>हम इक बदन </p><p>हो कर रहें </p><p>इक दूसरे में </p><p>खो कर रहें </p><p>बस प्यार कर </p><p>मुझे प्यार कर </p><p>दीदार दे</p><p>दिलदार कर </p><p>मुझे प्यार कर ।</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-83039506260804998992021-12-08T22:13:00.005+05:302021-12-18T23:15:33.886+05:30दिल के तार <p>कभी झनक झनक, </p><p>कभी खनक खनक </p><p>कभी हँस कर </p><p>आंखें मटक मटक </p><p>कभी गुस्सा बातों बातों में </p><p>कभी होठों पे मन का गुबार </p><p>कभी सीने से वो लिपट लिपट </p><p>कभी पकड़ो हाथ तो झिटक झिटक </p><p>कभी बातें होती सिसक सिसक </p><p>कभी सोती मेरे कंधे पर </p><p>कभी जाती फिर वो खिसक खिसक </p><p>कभी पुचकारे वो हिलस हिलस </p><p>कभी झट पट, खट खट खड़काती </p><p>कभी सिरहाने वो सरकाती </p><p>कभी प्यार से कानों में कुहु कुहु </p><p>कभी सीने में भर अंगारे </p><p>भड़के और भरती हुंकारें </p><p>कभी लबों को मेरे लब से सिल </p><p>कभी हिरणी बन चंचल चंचल </p><p>मनचली वो करती मनमानी </p><p>कभी मिलती कर सोलह श्रृंगार </p><p>कभी सामाजिक बंधन को पार </p><p>जब करती वो ये सब कुछ तो </p><p>समझो जुड़ गए हैं दिल के तार </p><p>समझो जुड़ गए हैं दिल के तार </p><p>समझो जुड़ गए हैं दिल के तार </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-67214309687103668392021-11-26T02:45:00.004+05:302021-12-18T23:15:12.887+05:30आ गले लग जा<p>काश लिपटी रहे तू हमेशा यूं ही </p><p>और हम भी सिरहाने में सोए रहें </p><p>सांसें तेरी मेरी साथ यूं हीं मिले </p><p>जिंदगी की रवानी में बहते रहें </p><p>कभी मैं जो करूं तुझसे गुस्ताखियां </p><p>तू नाराजगी यूं हीं जताया करे </p><p>फिर मुझे माफ कर मेरे सीने से लग </p><p>मोहब्बत के धुन गुनगुनाया करे </p><p>जब तेरा मन करे मुझको तू याद कर </p><p>हम अकेले में वक्त गुजारा करें </p><p>नर्म आहें तेरी गर्म सांसें मेरी </p><p>यूं ही मिलकर जवानी बिताया करें </p><p>छोड़ कर दुनिया की सारी दस्तूर तू</p><p>बस यूं हीं मुझमें समाया करे </p><p>या खुदा तेरी नीयत का अंदाज तो </p><p>तेरी आंखें बयां यूं हीं करती रहें </p><p>काश लिपटी रहे तू हमेशा यूं ही </p><p>और हम भी सिरहाने में सोए रहें </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-58626680458747557042021-11-25T12:28:00.002+05:302021-12-18T23:14:10.256+05:30The Game of Love<p>Those who have witnessed will never doubt</p><p>Those who doubt must shout aloud</p><p>They will be silenced after they witness</p><p>It's a game of care, courage and fitness</p><p><br /></p><p>Those who are fit, take the mental challenge</p><p>Those who challenge, make themselves cringe</p><p>They will be awed at rigour, love and strength</p><p>That the players possess in the love game at length</p><p><br /></p><p>Those who get scared must kiss the game goodbye</p><p>Those who say goodbyes will miss the fun and cry</p><p>They will be hurt, ashamed and may have the fire within</p><p>Fire of love may burn, prepare to go in glory or in a coffin.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-79045637867996184622021-11-24T06:47:00.007+05:302021-12-18T23:13:42.527+05:30चाहत<p>ओस की बुंदों को मैं </p><p>पानी समझ गहरा था </p><p>जिस दिल से प्यास सदियों कि बुझती </p><p>उस पर तेरा पहरा था </p><p><br /></p><p>पहरा हटा कर देख जानम </p><p>दुनिया बड़ी रंगीन है </p><p>दिल चुरा कर तोड़ने का </p><p>जुर्म पर संगीन है </p><p><br /></p><p>जुर्म ऐसे हम न करते </p><p>दिल की देखी झांकियां</p><p>कर लो यकीं कि हम भी समझें</p><p>इश्क की बारीकियां </p><p><br /></p><p>इश्क की बारीकियों को </p><p>समझे कोई सदियों तलक में </p><p>हम वो आशिक हैं जो </p><p>करते परख बस इक झलक में </p><p><br /></p><p>इक झलक अब आप की</p><p>गर हुस्न की ओ मल्लिका </p><p>देख लें नज़रों से अपनी </p><p>तो छोड़ दें अट्टालिका </p><p><br /></p><p>छोड़ दूं दुनिया को पीछे </p><p>हम अगर मिलते रहें </p><p>जिस्म हो या चाहतों के </p><p>फूल यूं खिलते रहें ।</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223219756526365841.post-5449491083785475282021-11-23T22:06:00.008+05:302021-12-18T23:13:12.577+05:30खुशनुमाखुशनुमा मौसम है, कहीं दिल खो गया है <div>संभालो यारा मुझको, मैने कुछ तो पी लिया है </div><div><br /></div><div>होंठ गुलाबी से तेरे, मुझसे मिल गए जब</div><div>धड़कनें धड़कती रहती, बस में ये नहीं अब </div><div><br /></div><div>सीने से, तेरे लगते तन में, बिजली दौड़ती हैं </div><div>आग जो लगी है वो, बुझाए ना बुझती है </div><div><br /></div><div>क्या किया है जानेमन, ये मुझको तू बता दे </div><div>दिल चुरा ना मेरा कोई, और ही सजा दे </div><div><br /></div><div>गर चुराया दिल को मेरे, पास अपने रखना </div><div>बातें ऐसी वैसी करके, मुझको ना परखना </div><div><br /></div><div>हफ्ता मिले हुए अभी, साल दशक बाकी </div><div>सैर चांद की कराई, तुमने मुझे साकी </div><div><br /></div><div>बंधनों को तोड़ देना, रिश्ते हों या नाते </div><div>किस्मतों के खेल में हम, काश तेरे हो पाते </div><div><br /></div><div>यार मेरे मिलते रहना, आज जैसे यूं हीं</div><div>माफ करना गलतियों को, बड़ी हो कितनी क्यूं हीं।</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com