#248 Obtaining a Green Card: Becoming a ...

I’ll be honest with you—I don’t really enjoy going to the dentist. I think most people feel the same way. It can be a little scary, right? Now imagine you’re not speaking your native language. If you already feel nervous about the dentist, trying to explain everything in English ... Show More

Last time, we talked about false friends—words that look similar in English and your native language, but mean something very different. Get the text on my website: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/351-false-friends Example 1: Actual This one’s a classic false friend. In Spanish, ... Show More

Hi! I want to talk about something that can really help you understand English vocabulary better — especially if you speak a Romance language like Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, or Romanian. These languages all come from Latin — you know, the language spoken by the Romans ... Show More

Do you need to renew your residence permit? Or do you need a visa? This is where you will learn the terms you need when you talk about immigration and asylum. 

Você tem que estender a sua permissão de residência? Ou você precisa de um visto? Aqui você aprende palavras relacionadas à imigração e asilo em alemão. 

Unsere Hörerin Aleksandra kam vor etwas über einem Jahr von Tschechien nach Deutschland und arbeitet hier nun als Migrationsberaterin. Heute erzählt sie uns, wie sie zu ihrem Job gekommen ist, was ihre Arbeit ausmacht und wie man als Einwander*in in Deutschland Unterstützung beko ... Show More

Ahd kommt aus Syrien und lebt seit 7 Jahren in Deutschland. Andrés kommt aus Kolumbien und ist schon seit über 13 Jahren hier. Beide haben sich um die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft bemüht, mit bisher unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen. Heute erzählen sie, was die Vor- und Nachteile des ... Show More

Host Montana Funk (herself a Canadian living and working in the United States) talks with immigration lawyer Stephanie Baez about the many facets of immigration law—a field that has been in the public eye a lot recently.Immigration law covers an array of niches, including employm ... Show More

Ohne einen offiziell anerkannten Berufsabschluss ist es bisher schwierig, in Deutschland ein Arbeitsvisum für Deutschland zu erhalten. Doch das soll sich bald ändern! Außerdem soll es bald einfacher werden, die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft zu erlangen. Wir sprechen über die Pläne ... Show More

In this episode... I speak with Kevin Gregg, a partner at Kurzban, Kurzban,  Tetzeli and Pratt about his experience practicing Immigration Law.  We cover a host of issues including the origins of modern immigration law practice, key entree jobs into the practice area and some ide ... Show More