It is nerve wracking, I totally agree. But more so in Germany I find. It really depends on the town, though. I moved here before Brexit as a student, and it seemed like a lot of paperwork then, too. I became a German citizen (woah, so much paperwork!) when they were planning Brexit as I can hold both passports, at the moment anyway. If I had known, I‘d have done it earlier. It’s hard to give up your original nationality, no matter how much you love your new country. Glad to have found your channel, I‘m really enjoying your videos.

@coachhack

Жыл бұрын

Does one have to give up his or her British citizenship to get the German one?

Very informative video. Can I ask why you chose down the route of getting the six month visa, as opposed to using the 90 days of visa-free entry that a UK passport allows? Was this just to allow yourself a longer time in the country to find a job? As I understand it, whether you enter with or without a Visa-D, you can't start work until you get the residence permit regardless. Is there any other benefit to the 6-month visa-D over 3 months of via free entrance? Thanks in advance for any guidance

Thanks to Brexit agreement as an 'old British', already resident in DE, all they asked me for was the fingerprints, a photo and 37euro. I used an agent though. I had prepared though, certificates, health insurance, recent projects, financial status, but this came to nothing. As a citizen of another EU state decided not to exercise the FoM on this occasion. The residence card simply allows me to remain and carry out independent work in Germany. I don't even speak German, it is too hard.

I hope you'll find Germany great and you'll enjoy your life here!

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man have a great easter break :)

Congratulations , i would loved to move to germany 🇩🇪 x

Good for you mate! I'm from Bulgaria and went to England for a year to improve my English skills(got my C1 certificate there) before Brexit and I could say I was planing on moving there(UK) after I have graduated from university. But Brexit impacted us Eastern EU migrants a lot. It felt unnecessarily hard for some of us(including me) to move there because we were EU citizens and with other rich EU countries you could go to because of the ''freedom of movement'' it felt UK was just not worth it. So I plan on moving to Germany as well but afraid of the language a bit still I think I could master it in 2-3 years(at least a B2 level). I also believe and heard Germany is better than the UK in living conditions and other aspects so its a win for British people moving there as well. Any way hope you the best in your future life in Germany and hope you become a British-German dual citizen one day so you feel that moving was worth it in the long run :)

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

Firstly thank you so much for your comment!, How did you find living in England ? How did you feel with being Eastern EU migrant living in England ?. I sometimes get comments like Brexit Refugee now in Germany. I feel the attitude towards brits living in Germany has changed since 2019. :) Have a great new year! :)

@LaureninGermany

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourtruebrit do you? I have lived here for years, and I agree. Has it been a positive change? (I’m thinking, no, sadly)

@fateCR

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaureninGermany I can only talk for myself but I almost wish the UK to fail with their Brexit just to show the rest of the EU that this is not the way. It's a mix of disappointment and resentment. That didn't change my attitude towards Brits tho

@waysidejokester

Жыл бұрын

Dude I'm English and just spent a month in bulgaria. Stay there. Conditions have been improving for you guys and will only continue to do so some of your unis are so decent while the atmosphere here in england continues to get more and more hostile. Or go to Germany lol don't waste your time here, fuck knows I'll go if I can

I really like your videos. But may I give you a little improvement suggestion? It would look a lot better if you would look directly into the camera lens instead of watching yourself talk. So then it seems as if you are talking to us ☺️

Hi, your video has helped me so much! Do you have to have a specific skill/degree to be granted the visa? I studied law (not a solicitor though) but now work in a regulatory body so I can’t really bring too much to Germany I am worried that as I am not a ‘skilled’ worker this will stop me at the application stage.

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

Hey not all, I did have to get a degree and learn German also. But it’s 100% possible. I was in the same position as you maybe study in Germany could be a great option. :)

@ameliaharris1037

Жыл бұрын

@@yourtruebrit thanks for the reply and sorry I missed this. Ah so you had to study in Germany first?

I hope You get a lot of pleasure in Germany. It is sad to leave the home country, when YOu have had good experience there. Just fine if You only feel boring.

Hello! I have a job offer in Germany already, do I need to get a residence permit first and then apply for the work visa? I am so confused about this subject. Also, is it possible to start applying for the work visa without the Anmeldung? I have he appointment in August but is so far away and I want to speed things up. I know that If I don't have the Anmeldung the higher tax rate will be applied to my salary. Does anybody know anything about this? I'm desperate D:

do u need to show a german language certificate? what kind of jobs are u applying for out of interest? cheers

Good work

Long term private health insurance is not recommended if you plan to stay in Germany long term. Firstly it is very hard to get the state health insurance later once you have been in the private system and secondly the insurance gets more expensive the older you are.

@tariqbahoussain1442

Жыл бұрын

What’s the point moving to Germany then😂 scaremongering

Very interesting. Was looking at moving to Denmark after uni but because of Brexit its easier for me to head out to Canada 🇨🇦

@kalliakoukou6949

6 ай бұрын

Did you take the big step yet? Could you share your experience if so?

I came 2 months before the cut off point and they just gave me my permanent residency for like 75 euros. Same with a mate of mine. I just needed my registration of where I’m living and that obviously costs 12 euros but everyone needs that every time you move house/apartment. Really happy I moved before all this and now I can just freely move back and forth. It seems like such a pain now.

@davedavids57

Жыл бұрын

If you moved just before Brexit you won't have permanent residence, you will have temporary residence. You get permanent residence only after five years (you will have to apply for it).

@averagestan9671

Жыл бұрын

@@davedavids57 I don’t really see the difference, aside from a passport I can stay here as long as I want.

@davedavids57

Жыл бұрын

@@averagestan9671 There are actually some quite big differences (and if you screw up your going to have a problem). First is you can only leave Germany for six months in a rolling year. If you exceed that you lose your status (as Etias is coming in this is going to be very important). Article 50 permanent residents can take a 5 years absences. Secondly if you forget (or don't know to) to renew your temporary residence (or change it to permanent residents) before it expires you lose it and all your rights. Permanent residents can't lose their rights (unless they commit a serious crime or leave for 5 years). Also to gain Permanent residents you have to fulfill all the EU lawful residence criteria. Have health insurance (even a days gap will mean you will have to wait another five years), avoid getting a criminal conviction, not be an undue burden on the state (so don't be long term unemployed or long term sick) etc. If you fail one of these criteria you won't lose your temporary status but the five year clock will be reset.

@averagestan9671

Жыл бұрын

@@davedavids57 sorry if this is a stupid question but I am intending on leaving Germany for 5 months at a time soon I’ll only be In Germany for about 1 month for the year but not out of Germany longer than 5 months at a time. Is that not allowed? I’ve been here for almost 3 years so might just be worth applying for it I guess just so I can leave for a while.

@davedavids57

Жыл бұрын

​@@averagestan9671 Wow ok I think you have a problem. With temporary residence you can only leave Germany for a maximum of six months in a rolling year. So for example if you go to another country for five months, then come back to Germany for four months and go to another country one and a half month (maybe just for a holiday) that is two many months and you lose residency rights. Unfortunately they are introducing the ETIAS border tracking system soon so it's going to be harder (now you might just get lucky on the border - claim your passport got lost etc) they will automatically track how long you have spent outside the EU. Inside the schengen area practically if you don't deregister in Germany, still have an address there and you just go to another Schengen area country how would they know (it would still obviously be a risk) but if you leave Schengen for over six months in a rolling year you will lose all your rights. www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/faqs/EN/topics/constitution/brexit/faqs-brexit.html

Hi dear, can you travel by train to Germany now or its impossible

I'm hoping to do the same end of next year/start of year after do you have to be a certain level in German?

@davedavids57

Жыл бұрын

German level will depend on your visa requirements.

Hi mate, how important is the degree verification?

Achtung* And we don't pay in Uhus, even in Germany.

Hello! I’m also a Brit and I’m planning to spend some time in Germany from April but I’m a bit lost in what to do. I’m a Biomedical Scientist, with a masters but my German language skill is quite basic. I don’t think would qualify me for a Job visa so I’m thinking of going and try to apply for Residence Permit in there. Do you know or heard of any visa that doesn’t require to speak German?

@hamsterbox4732

9 ай бұрын

How did your plans materialise? My British partner just moved to Germany. He had a job offer/ contact on the table. He used his 90 day visa to head over, then immediatelly started his work permit application (Aufenthaltstitel) at the town's foreign office. It took them 4 weeks to issue the provisional Auferthaltstitel and that was super speedy, it could take much longer. In all that time he still couldn't start employment, so you need to have some kind of savings to finance yourself til your first salary comes in. You also need to be registered as a resident (Hotel address doesn't count) and be voluntarily health insured (€200/month with no income). The second route seems to be: apply for a work visa at the German Ambassy or Consulate in advance, so you can start to work straight after moving and sort your Aufenthaltstitel, which you still will need, then from within Germany. No language test needed, so look for a job where they can deal with you speaking English, but this non skill will be reflected in getting a job. If someone wants you desperately they will offer you a job, despite you don't speak a lot German.

@abernardes2

9 ай бұрын

@@hamsterbox4732 Hi darling! Thanks for asking! I applied for the Job seekers Visa here in London and got it. For the health insurance they were happy with my European Global Health Insurance which is free, I applied online and got in a couple of weeks. After all that, I got offered a promotion in my current work place and decided to take for awhile and make so many for now. Buy my dream to move to Germany is still on, I just postponed for now. Unfortunately, I never got any job offer from here and would have to look for an opportunity there. This is a bit worrying. I’m 49 yo, but I’m healthy, fit, full of energy but it seems the employees and the opportunities are more towards the younger people. Anyway, it is what it is! I wish the best of luck for you and your partner ♥️

@hamsterbox4732

9 ай бұрын

@abernardes2 never give up dreaming, my partner was 60, when he got the job offered!

@abernardes2

9 ай бұрын

@@hamsterbox4732 That’s so inspiring! Thanks very much! Just encourage me to keep looking 😊♥️

How comes that the visa has cost you about 260 pounds? German Embassy fee = €75 or £63.90 TLC service fee = €28 or £32.90 total visa application fee = €103 or £96.80

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

You have to get health insurance privately that is also in terms with the visa :)

You should have come to Germany before Brexit. A friend of mine moved from Norwich to Berlin in 2019 and he didn‘t need to apply for a visa

@25MK

Жыл бұрын

How is that advice helpful now?

Any idea how to do this if I don’t have a degree?

Before 2016, people in general never thought about what the difference would be outside the EU - just shows the huge difference and barriers to non-EU citizens...

Should I go to Uk or Germany for student visa?

Hey, I've got a few questions. Do you answer?

How sad when before brexit you could do that freely

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know, the pandemic plus this was a double blow :)

You are one of the first of the big British braindrain! Congrats!

@anthonyferris8912

2 жыл бұрын

Braindrain really?!………..He forgot to do two copies of everything....🤣

What if we never got a degree ?

U think I can move to Germany at the age of 17 from England

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

I am not to sure, maybe university? :)

@Snowy_042

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourtruebrit oh right. Okay thank you very much ❤️

the video sadly hasnt any value for me as a german citizen. but lemme tell you, it would bloody look better if you would change the plastic bottle for a whiskey glass :D ! also if you need any job help, i can support, but mostly in frankfurt hamburg berlin. except youre okay with working visa homeoffice. then there are more possibilitys. fluent english helps you quite a lot, i worked for nearly 10 years with people that didnt speak fluent german but english instead. dont expect to find a job at a bakery, but international companys wont have an issue hiring you.

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

100% man yeah I won't ever go back to a bakery in my life haha!. i'll message on your phone :)

Got my Australian visa in ten minutes lol

This is nothing compared the Bureaucracy you will have to endure in Germany. Work, Rental Apartments, Registration papers of self and living place and the list goes on. When you then go to the Bureau they will take a ridiculous amount of time to process then contact you with the bits of information they lost or you didnt provide making you start from scratch that particular process. In the meantime if the others expire due to taking too long then the shit storm begins.......Might sound negative....but it aint....Pure Truth from self experience and all other expats who have moved there. As long as you are prepared fro this - you will find it much easier than most. I personally think all that aside you will be fine and 100% you will smash it. Los Gehts! :)

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment I agree, but it's worth a shot. But yeah it's so much more work now after 2020 it's madness :)

@gregprouse1173

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourtruebrit I 'reiterate its 100% worth it and dont get me wrong I wouldnt persuade otherwise. You certainly have to follow your dream. The parallels between us are insane when it comes to our interest in Germany. Im only a little older and come to a sure realization in regards to interest or interests in a particular country. My best advise is to focus on what lifestyle you want working and professional over a place....this is a major and invaluable tip I will share. It wont make much sense now but will in years to come. I hope you find both and if that includes Germany then great. Just remember there is a big world out there...you never know where you will end up.....especially if you become a digital freelancer like me :)

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregprouse1173 Yeah 100% Germany is really just a place, But for my type of work I do. I see massive opportunities and I have already gaining contacts with people over there :). But I value freedom a lot, having free travel in EU is a massive plus. I did think if brexit never happened would I have ever moved. ;)

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregprouse1173 see as your a digital freelancer you could move anywhere ;)

@gregprouse1173

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourtruebrit I could and would but as I am engaged its a little tricky...as I got to convince the other half :) Probably I would spend 6 month in Germany and then the other 6 months in Southern Europe during the winter months :)

Greetz

I hope you earn in Germany at least 100k to kive good

I really want to move to Germany, our economy is shambles.

No just do it iligally pak that process!

2:52 (Name the crime.) Murder by causing heart attack because of forbidden sexyness.

Moved to UK from Germany after 2015! Germany allows everyone to move to Germany

Well, you must stand the things someone voted for. I'm sorry for those, that voted against brexit. But i cant feel no mercy to those, thad din't vote alt all or made the cross at the wrong place.

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

yeah I always say if you can't change it, best thing is to walk away. I know a lot of people moving away from England now :)

@bracinggreen3785

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourtruebrit Ich freue mich über deine schnelle Antwort. But besides, there are two songs, that make me think about that situation (from the view of the the EU): Nils Lofgren - No Mercy: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmydl8GeiZTUos4.html and 1977 UK: Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran - Rock Bottom (2nd place at Eurovision Song Contest in London) kzread.info/dash/bejne/kYWnxNaslKbPiqg.html To add a bit more, and if i remember it right, there once was anciend greek king, who asked the oracle: 'What will happen, if I attac my neighbor kingdom!' The oracle told him: 'If you do it, then you will destroy a mighty kingdom' That came true, he lost - 'the battle', destroyd his own kongdom. If i remember the name of the agressor king, well i think it was 'Krösus'.

Should have thrown ur passport away and said asylum. => easy entry

Immer diese Wirtschaftsflüchtlinge aus armen Ländern wie England;) Spaß bei Seite, willkommen in Deutschland.

@Delvin667

Жыл бұрын

Engländer sind Deutsche Kaum zu vergleichen mit anderen nicht germanisch sprachigen Länder

Want to marry me? You instantly get rid of this foreigners bureaucracy. ; ) (joke)

@yourtruebrit

2 жыл бұрын

Sure why not ;)

@Aryannair.7

Жыл бұрын

Come

Do you need a degree?