Moving from the UK to Germany - Page 2

ottilie · #11 (**permalink**) 9th October 2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gary_the_scot

ok and do i need a certificate of health?

Hi Gary,
If you mean prove that you have an illness? No.
We registered 8 yrs ago at the Ausländer Behörde because my husband started working in October 2003.
It's all amicably and friendly and with the
"Bescheid" they gave us we could register at the Bürgeramt in the town we bought our house.
If you are not immediately looking for a job and a house, just come to Erfurt and stay with your girlfriend and play it by ear. As an EU citizen you can stay here as long as you like.
Make sure you can show a valid health insurance from the UK.
Good luck!

James3214 · #12 (**permalink**) 9th October 2011, 07:40 PM

I would go along with what Ottilie says about registering. If you are only go to be here 8 months it might be better to save registering until you find a job. It could save a lot of hassle sorting out your taxes in both the UK and Germany. Just come and stay with your girlfriend and check all the options out first.

ottilie · #13 (**permalink**) 9th October 2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ottilie

Hi Gary,
If you mean prove that you have an illness? No.
We registered 8 yrs ago at the Ausländer Behörde because my husband started working in October 2003.
It's all amicably and friendly and with the
"Bescheid" they gave us we could register at the Bürgeramt in the town we bought our house.
If you are not immediately looking for a job and a house, just come to Erfurt and stay with your girlfriend and play it by ear. As an EU citizen you can stay here as long as you like.
Make sure you can show a valid health insurance from the UK.
Good luck!

Worse case scenario, l am always willing to help you if l can. Send me an email and we can sort something out. Erfurt is not that far from where we live.
I would recommend a stay here and look around before you decide to stay and work in east Germany.
As for English and Irish pubs in our region,
(Erfurt is the capital city of Thüringen) most are run by Germans speaking little English.
A great one is in Frankfurt.
Cheers!

gairloch · #14 (**permalink**) 18th October 2011, 06:28 AM

There is a requirement to register within 7-days, while I seriously don’t think they will check your arrival, you’ll have to fib on the form when you do register. Still, if something goes wrong it could complicate matters by being unregistered.

ottilie · #15 (**permalink**) 18th October 2011, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gairloch

There is a requirement to register within 7-days, while I seriously don’t think they will check your arrival, you’ll have to fib on the form when you do register. Still, if something goes wrong it could complicate matters by being unregistered.

If you like l can always telephone the Auslanderbehörde and ask in general for the latest regulations.

James3214 · #16 (**permalink**) 26th October 2011, 06:33 AM

Gary/Ottilie, Can you help out on this thread?
International community in Thuringen

ottilie · #17 (**permalink**) 26th October 2011, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by James3214

Gary/Ottilie, Can you help out on this thread?
International community in Thuringen

I have looked at the link. Yes, l might be able to work out something.
At this moment my husband and l are busy with things round the house, but we work something out by the end of this week.

gary_the_scot · #18 (**permalink**) 2nd November 2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ottilie

If you like l can always telephone the Auslanderbehörde and ask in general for the latest regulations.

Yeah that would be great. I have my health insurance sorted and im now over here with my girlfriend (Arrived sunday). I also have the possibility of a job offer but its not guaranteed within the next week. I don't need a major wage and i'm only here to support my girlfriend until the end of her studies so i've just been looking at the local irish bar and possibly hotels.
I'm a bit worried i won't have everything to register though, i can live here as a job seeker right? Also like i said i have my health insurance but in terms of proving where i stay do i have to go on my girlfriend lease?
Thanks for all the help on this thread

James3214 · #19 (**permalink**) 3rd November 2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gary_the_scot

Yeah that would be great. I have my health insurance sorted and im now over here with my girlfriend (Arrived sunday). I also have the possibility of a job offer but its not guaranteed within the next week. I don't need a major wage and i'm only here to support my girlfriend until the end of her studies so i've just been looking at the local irish bar and possibly hotels.
I'm a bit worried i won't have everything to register though, i can live here as a job seeker right? Also like i said i have my health insurance but in terms of proving where i stay do i have to go on my girlfriend lease?
Thanks for all the help on this thread

I did a similar move last year from London to Braunschweig (near Hannover). Recently moved to Belgium but here are my thoughts:

You won't be able to do anything remotely official without an Anmeldebestaetigung. Be prepared to need to show this document everywhere: from opening a bank account to even getting a sim card from the big providers. There are, of course, workarounds. For example, you could get a Sim card from Schlecker instead of O2 or Vodafone - They don't ask to see the registration certificate and you can just buy it at the till. If you're only going to be there for a few months I guess you wouldn't even need a bank account. Depends on how patient you are though. I just used my Baclays account for the first 4 months or so in Germany until I got sick of not being able to pay for anything since you need a German card to pay in most places outside of huge shops like Galeria Kaufhof. You'll also be hit by conversion fees all the time which are a pain...

These are just practical issues though. From a legal viewpoint, I think that you technically can wait 90 days until after you arrive to register if you are searching for work, so no issue there. I registered the second day there or something and went with some colleagues. Be prepared for a boring day and to take your number and wait awhile at the registration office. Just from personal experience EU citizens tend to slip in and out quickly once your number has finally been called though. I don't know what you get outside of Niedersachsen, but I got a flimsy piece of paper. Protect this document with your life!

Lastly, You'll also need to get used to carrying your UK passport around at all times since you don't have any ID cards in the UK like Germans and other EU citizens. You get asked to show it all the time in Germany...

James3214 · #20 (**permalink**) 3rd November 2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DonPomodoro

Lastly, You'll also need to get used to carrying your UK passport around at all times since you don't have any ID cards in the UK like Germans and other EU citizens. You get asked to show it all the time in Germany...

That's good advice and normally a photocopy suffices to save carrying around that awfully large UK passport! I personally find that my UK photo driving licence is the best form of ID to present to those that ask for ID.