Question(s) for the Europeans out there....?

Question

So I'm an American born citizen with a German born mother. I recentally found out that I'm able to obtain a German Passport along side my American one. With this passport will I be able to go live in Germany if I wanted? Will I be able to work in Germany and not have to to worry about a working permit or any thing? What if I decided to go live in England and work...could I do that? Or any other European countries?

Answer 1

Yes. If you are a German citizen with a German passport you can work, live, and vote in Germany. You can work in any EU country.

Answer 2

Based on the information on the link below, "while Germany recognizes the concept of dual nationality, for most purposes it considers a dual national in Germany a German citizen only". I doubt that you would need a working permit if they would consider you a German citizen, while a German passport should make you an European Union citizen, able to work in any Schengen country.

You should definitely contact your local German Embassy (the other link) for the binding info, though.

http://germany.usembassy.gov/germany/ser...

http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/co...

Answer 3

No you will definately require a residence and a working permit as well. Unfortunately you will have to apply for the dsame permits again if you go to another EU country. I am a US citizen in the same situation and went thru all that already. It also costs quite a bit each time. To give you an idea of the cost: I had to pay 380Euros for the resodence permit in The Netherlands. That was valid for 5 years.

Answer 4

If you qualify for citizenship in a European country then you are able to travel as a EU citizen, so you can work/live where you want in EU countries. You will not need a visa.

This is likely explained in more detail on the US/German Embassy websites.

Answer 5

Yes, if you get that passport, you will be able to work there, live there or in any other European country (both EU member or not)

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