Hello all! Im an American who has been living in Berlin,Germany for almost 5 years. I came here and was married, but the marriage didnt last long, so i did not recieve eu citizenship. But i have been allowed to live and work in Germany legally in the pursuit of my music career. Every 4 years i must reapply to have my work license and residence renewed, and so far its been renewed 2 times without too many problems. From my understanding, after renewing it for the 3rd time (which is next year) i should recieve some type of permanent one. My question is, with the permissions and rights i have in germany, how difficult would it be for me to move to another european country, such as the Netherlands? My girlfriend is from Germany, and i know its easy for her, but we want to move together to the Netherlands, and i wanted to know if this is something that can be done without a lot of hassle. My situation is kind of complicated, and i would really appreciate anyone who could help.
2007-03-23 04:50:47 · 2 answers · asked by jonathan smith 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I don't know to be quite honest, but I have a lot of friends from the Netherlands who have duel citizenship in the US so I'm sure it can't be THAT hard.
2007-03-23 06:46:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not an easy one, since German residence permits for non-European Union nationals-even though both the Netherlands and Germany are neighbouring countries within the union- are not automatically recognised in the Netherlands.
Much depends on the level of income you need to generate to become a self-supporting member of Dutch society. Of course, there are additional conditions, but income is the most practical, and often most complicated factor.
The Netherlands Immigration Service (IND) has an English section with an online application wizard that can be helpful. See links below.
2007-03-23 21:22:41 · answer #2 · answered by nuclearfuel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋