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Implications of election results

GuestPoster263

Post-Thursday's election result, we can all be in no doubt where will find ourselves on 1/2/20.

Does anyone have any information on what those of us who are currently resident in Germany under EU-citizenship alone should be doing? (i.e. those of us who have not been resident long enough to apply for citizenship yet.)

I've not seen any announcements from BAMF - has anyone else?

Does anyone have any experience of the Blue Card route?

MfG
Mark

See also

The Working Holiday Visa for GermanyWork visas for GermanySuspension of some family reunification visasChange a student visa to an Ausbildung visaAdvice from people who applied for German freelancer visaNon-EU citizen moving from another Schengen country to GermanyPerson on non-German EU dependent visa applying for German visit visa
SimCityAT

I am guessing that you are talking about the UK General election on 12th December and Brexit 31st January?

beppi

If SimCity above is right: The answer is still anyone's guess, because the British have not yet indicated how they want the future relationship with the EU and the EU has not yet had a chance to accept or reject this wish.
For the moment, you can only sit and wait in amazement how a previously well-run world power could end up in such a mess.

TominStuttgart

Like others have commented here, nobody really knows since no deal is signed yet. But I wouldn’t panic. Look at it this way. One will not be in a worse situation than any other non-EU citizen and plenty of them work in Germany. I don’t think anybody will suddenly be thrown out if they are working. It might make it harder to immigrate to Germany for UK citizens in the future however.

But once one is here and has unlimited residency (Unbefristetaufenhaltserlaubnis) or a settlement permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis) then it makes no difference. Where it might make a difference is if one is still on a limited residency permit (befristetaufenhaltslerlaubnis). When it expires it might mean somewhat stricter conditions to get a renewal or to switch to an unlimited residency. 

But basically, if one is working and paying their bills including their taxes and social contributions then there is nothing to worry about. And if one eventually takes German citizenship, then they likely will have to give up their UK one to do so; as EU citizens they could keep their original one as well.

GuestPoster263

Here's probably the most useful article I've found to date, with some helpful links too

https://britishingermany.org/2019/12/19 … n-germany/

SimCityAT

byczcrda wrote:

Here's probably the most useful article I've found to date, with some helpful links too

https://britishingermany.org/2019/12/19 … n-germany/


They also have a Facebook group as well so can chat with others in the same predicament.