Im moving to Germany, where can I find neccessary info and paperwork for citizenship?

Question

Im also looking for info on apartments or housing in Germany(cost & location). Not only am i in a wheelchair but im moving with a small dog. so, these r things to keep in mind.

also, can people still travel by boat?

Answer 1

You probably won't want to give up your birth citizenship, no matter where you're from.  If you are an American, if you change your citizinship and then want to move back to the US at a later date, you WILL have lots of paperwork.

Instead of emigrating and getting a new passport, go there and live there for a while.  You will not need a visa as mentioned above.  If you have a job, then your employer will have to document this for you (showing that you have an income).  You will then need a residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) which is available at the Ausländeramt (Office for Foreigners).  And lastly, you will have to rent a house/apartment and show that you have a physical address (don't forget to to got the city hall where you live and register your address with them - "sich anmelden").

It's not as complicated as is may sound, but you REALLY need a job FIRST.  Everything else will then fall into place.

Re wheelchair:  this will not be easy, as there are many older buildings in Germany.  I can only recommend putting a classified ad into the local newspaper mentioning that you need handicapped facilities.  Good luck !

Answer 2

Just so you know...  Most of *Europe* is NOT wheelchair friendly.  The average store/restaurant/small business may not be 'handicapped accessible' like in the USA (& in the case of my town, hardly anything is).  There are hardly any elevators in small/medium buildings/restaurants & many times public restrooms are in the basement (down at least 1 flight of stairs).  

Also, for housing you may have more difficulty as I don't know hardly anyone who lives in a house that you could actually get a wheelchair through (including myself - you couldn't get to the toilet in my bathroom & it is considered pretty large by German standards).  Actually, your dog should be the least of your worries, as most of Germany is pretty dog friendly.

Also, to obtain German citizenship is not all that easy - if you aren't 100% fluent (read, write & speak), have a job that will 'contribute' to their economy (stuff like: engineer, scientist, etc.), have family already living here (as citizens) and/or preferably already have a job with a company prior to arrival - you are going to have a really rough time.  

Costs of housing vary greatly by location - it will depend on where you will work, how long you would like to commute, etc.

Boat travel...  I'm not quite sure what you mean - if you would like to take river tours...  Yes - that is possible.  But other boat travel?  I have no idea.

Answer 3

Have you looked into the visa you will need?  You do know that you cannot just "move' to Germany , r any other country, right?  Just want to be sure you know that to reside thee, you will need to apply for a visa.  Citizenship in most countries takes at least 7 years.   You will need to contact the German embassy to ask about immigration.  Germany offers immigration opportunities to skilled workers, refugees, and other EUropen citizens, BEFORE all others, like Americans.  Most European countries are very difficult to immigrate to...and Germany especially.

Answer 4

I agree with Charlie. Call the German consulate near you and talk to them about it, they should know. Again, the website Charlie gave you is the way to go.

Where exactly do you want to move? I can tell you that Hamburg for example is a beautiful city, very friendly, and offering lots of possibilities for disabled people as well. And Hamburg has a wonderful harbour where you can travel by boat for sure ;-) Not sure what you meant by that, but there are water taxis and stuff like that, if that's what you wanted to know.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Hi , These Are A very helpful links :

http://www.workpermit.com/germany/employ...

http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/...

http://www.germany.info

Which I helped You !! :)

Answer 6

I don't know about your plans, but you better inform yourself at your local German Embassy. Get some advice and check with paperwork and work permissions etc. Good Luck.