{"id":1707,"date":"2021-12-29T10:20:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T09:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonnenberg-lawfirm.de\/news\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:28:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:28:07","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sonnenberg-lawfirm.de\/en\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium color_primary\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_1 mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:0rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-text us_custom_eb849559\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">News<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_custom\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-grid us_grid type_grid layout_117 cols_2 pagination_ajax preload_style_spinner\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--columns:2;--gap:3rem;\" data-filterable=\"true\"><style>@media (max-width:585px){#us_grid_1{--columns:1!important}}.layout_117 .w-grid-item-h{}@media(max-width:699px){.layout_117 .usg_post_image_1{display:none!important}}.layout_117 .usg_post_image_1{max-width:210px!important;border-radius:5px!important}.layout_117 .usg_post_date_1{color:var(--color-content-secondary)!important;font-size:14px!important}.layout_117 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:22px!important}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-2291 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-foreigner-law-en category-law-on-foreigners post_format-post-format-video\" data-id=\"2291\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap:1.20rem\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenberg-lawfirm.de\/en\/has-your-residence-permit-expired-the-immigration-office-often-claims-this-is-the-case-but-theyre-usually-wrong\/\" aria-label=\"Has your residence permit expired? 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