To stay in Germany, to be able to do Transart - because going back and forward to NZ is incredibly far and incredibly expensive and there have been no students yet coming from NZ or Australia back and forward- I am required by law to get health insurance, which is inclusive of pregnancy health care. I am not allowed NZ health insurance but in British companies which German law does recognise pregnancy cover is twice the price of normal cover, so the amount paying monthly is double for being the mere fact, a woman. The first year does not even cover if I were to get pregnant so i am essentially paying money for nothing because I have a womb, just to be able to reside in Germany. This actually made me leave Berlin 2 years ago as I could not afford to pay this as a single female artist per month living in a city with 20 percent unemployment during a recession. However, I am applying for an artist visa tomorrow via Auslander Behorder, having paid this insurance again, which hopefully I will get. I have not worked out yet how to include this experience into my current research but it totally relates. Money systems and the control of female sexuality - through money, through borders, visas. Through even studying, I am not able to get a visa, therefore this is the only option. Perhaps in my second year - when I am covered by the pregnancy care I will get pregnant and use the system as they fear me doing so as part of my study! :) I am joking.
Oh and I did not get this visa because of this insurance!! Bureaucracy- the german office said the British company did not fill in the required form to say that they comply with german law, while the British company who would not fill in the form on the grounds that the german law changes continually (which it does i can vouch for this over the years) so each blamed the other while the insurance was correct and so I did not get a visa and cancelled the insurance! My tourist visa was extended.
health care is very important
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