Immigration & Customs

1. IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS (I will give you some details about my earlier trip to Germany, with dialogues between me and a German Immigration Agent).

-Good afternoon, Mr. Marius Bodaciu ?

-Yes, you’re right, that’s my name and you can find my visa at page six on my passport.

-You have a thirty day travel visa, what you intend to do during this period?

-I’m in Germany to participate along with my nine colleagues to a technical training that will take place in Neuse (Cologne Region).

-What are your plans for the intermission periods of training sir?

-I’ve borrowed a tourist map of Cologne from one of my colleagues and I’ve seen on it a lot of historical monuments from The Meddle Eve age so that I intend to visit few.

-Good choice sir, in Köln you can see one of most popular historical monument in the Europe, The Catholic Cathedral.

-Yes ,The Dome from Köln is second in Europe after Milan Dome on measure scale and its history make’s him such interesting for tourists.

-Yes it is one of most visited objectives from Germany.

-I hope that the weather conditions will be good, so that I can visit more objectives from that area.

-The meteorologists announced nice weather during the next twenty days so I wish you luck!

-Thank you and have a nice day!

-You too, sir!

2.CHANGING MONEY.(I will imagine two dialogues from the same trip).

(Me to a custom operator)-Good day sir, you can tell me please where can I find an Exchange Office?

(His response) -Of course, you have to make twenty steps on this corridor and after that corner you will see on your right side the exchange office of a bank.

(Me) -Thank you sir!

(Me to the teller) -Good afternoon, would you be so kind to change me some LEI in DM?

(Teller to me) -Good afternoon, of course I would! How much LEI do you have to change?

-Four Townsend and five hundred LEI. How much DM can I get for them?

-They worth exactly one towsend and five hundred DM.

-It’s all right, please make the change!

-O K those are your DM have a nice day!

-One more question please, do you know were can I get these services in Köln?

-Of course , in such a big city like Köln is , you will find a lot of ”Automatic Teller Machines”, only in the Historical Centre of town you will see around twenty ATM.

-Thank you and good bye.

-Welcome and have a nice stay in Köln!

3.PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.(I just stepped down from the bus in Köln station having baggage’s in both hand and I can’t decide witch transportation vehicle to take. Across the street I’ve seen a transportation agent, I will ask him).

(Me) -Good evening sir, how can I get faster to The Dormotel were I have a reservation?

(The transp. agent) -You have three possibilities, a cab, a bus or the train.

-Does the bus or train have station near my hotel?

-Only the bus, but you have to wait twenty minutes on that station after the corner for bus to come.

-Thank you, it seams to me that I have only one choice if I don’t want to miss the dinner, the cab.

-I will call one for you if you want to?

-Would you be so kind please?

-Here’s your cab sir. The driver told me that you will arrive to your hotel in maximum ten minutes and the ride will cost somewhere around seven DM.

-Thank you sir, I hope isn’t a big inconvenience for you.

-Not at all, have a nice evening!

-You to!

(Taxi driver) -We go straight to your hotel sir or do you want a short tour of The Centre of Town?

(Me) -No thanks, to the hotel please, I’ll leave the tour for tomorrow now I’m expected to a Welcome Meeting on the hotel.

4.CHEKING INTO A HOTEL.(Here I am standing in front of The Reception at The Dormotel).

(Me to the receptionist) - Good evening, my name is M.B. and i want to check in your hotel.

(The receptionist) - Good evening sir, do you have a reservation in our hotel?

-Yes I’ve a phone call made reservation at your hotel. It was made two days ago on the name M.B.

-Can you give me your passport please?

-Here it is.

-How long do you intend to stay in our hotel sir?

-I want to check in for three entire weeks.

-Then you have to pay sixty DM per day, which means one towsend two hundred and sixties DM for all twenty-one days. Do you want to pay with cash or visa card?

-I will pay with cash.

-Thank you, sir keep the receipt for your money and here is your key. You have the room number 313.

-How can I reach to my room please?