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📚 Glossary — 220 German official terms explained

220 German official terms — simply explained

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IHK (Industrie- und Handelskammer) (chamber of commerce)
Public representation of commerce and industry — mandatory membership for business operators, examinations, assessment of professional qualifications.
The Chamber assessed my foreign professional qualification.
Work
Impfpass (Vaccination record)
International vaccination certificate in which all vaccinations are documented (WHO yellow booklet).
Bring your vaccination card to your family doctor so the vaccination can be recorded.
Health
Insolvenz (insolvency)
Insolvency — private individuals can be freed from remaining debts after 3 years of good conduct.
Through personal insolvency he became debt-free after 3 years.
Law
Integrationskurs (Integration course)
Language and orientation course subsidized by BAMF (600 hours German + 100 hours civics) for new immigrants.
In the integration course, I learned German up to level B1.
Education
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