• floofloof
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    If you immigrate as an English speaker to Canada you have to take an English proficiency test even if it is your first language.

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      I’m guessing you could take French as well, regardless of where you’re going, right? Language equality is serious business.

      Yes, unnecessary documentation is very our style. And no guarantee you won’t have to do it again for some other entity. Somehow we’re still one of the easiest destinations to immigrate to.

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        I’m an immigrant in Germany, and they offered me an integration course when I got my spousal visa. I’ve taught those classes for the same city. They did waive my language requirement because of my master’s degree in German though, so that was nice and unexpected.

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          They did waive my language requirement because of my master’s degree in German

          Yes, we believe in degrees.

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            To be fair, it’s a master’s in German language education, so it should really apply to the integration course as well (it’s basically a language class that focuses on things like siezten/dutzen, bureaucratic language, holidays, navigating the workplace and shared housing, and cultural quirks like not jaywalking and quiet sundays).

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          On behalf of Germans, sorry for that. It’s hard to go against the rightwing propaganda machine, but lots of people are trying.

          Come to [email protected] if you want to learn some new idioms Ü

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        Yes, I think you just have to show proficiency in one of the official languages.