Hello,
My name is Joseph.
I want to live in Muenchen, but only half of the year.
Here is my situation. I want to live in Muenchen from, let's say April through October. The other five or six months I want to live somewhere else...someplace warm!
So....I have a number of questions.
++ If I stay in Muenchen "on vacation" for six months...will I have to get a residency permit? Even if my address is a "vacation rental" for the six months?
++ I figure if I want to travel around where trains don't go, I can rent a car. Will I have to get a German driver license even thought I am in Germany less than a year? I have a Washington State driver license.
++ Will I be able to get a bank account and bank/credit cards?
My plan is to be "on vacation" in Germany...and just go "away" to a warmer place in Winter...just like a permanent German who lives in Muenchen but goes to Florida for 3 or 4 months during the Winter.
I figure my "plan" will save money. By always being "on vacation" I won't have to pay mortgate/rent on one place in Winter and another rent on my warmer place in Winter at the same time. I will always just be paying the rent on the place I'm at!
Do I sound crazy?
Joseph