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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 16:54:42+00:00

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Hi All, I did find another post on Toytown which was similar to my situation but was more related to finance. So, im hoping someone could answer my question. I am a non-EU citizen currently living and working in Germany, i also hold a blue card. I have been working here for 2 years already now. I have an offer from a company in Netherlands, for which i can work remotely. So, i plan to stay at my current residence in Germany, change job and work remotely. By the way, I was previously a student in Germany and after starting a full time job, i applied and got a blue card. 1. I was wondering if i can continue doing this with the current blue card that i hold? or will i need to apply for a new one in NL? 2. Now i can also apply for a Permanent Residence, since i am eligible for it. So, will holding a PR help me to do the above(stay here & work for a company in NL)? If not, i do not see the point in getting a PR i guess. 3. Will the time spent in Germany count, in case i move to Netherlands and i want to apply for a PR there? 4. Just for some affirmation, i guess in the above situation i will have to pay my taxes in Germany?
Folks, I was wondering if there is a way to retain Niederlassungserlaubnis after moving back to one's non-EU home country? Maybe buying German property, renting a small apartment, etc. - in addition to flying back to Germany every 6 months. Appreciate your advice.
Hi all, I know there are many post about KSK and artist visa but I don't seem to find the answer for my case. So I was granted artist visa about 7 months ago but I have been away for art related job on and off and I just start my application process with KSK recently. My visa extension is approching and it is likely that I will not be able to get into KSK on time for my visa extension. Can i ask if anyone has successfully extend their artist visa while still waiting for KSK? Can I bring email exchange document with KSK so that the ABH knows that it is not like I will not get into KSK? Or perhaps the ABH would give me fiktionbescheinigung until I get in to KSK? Am I going to be kicked out of German soil?
Dear Community, I have been employed in Germany for last 4.5 years and start enternzeit in some months. I have been contributing to social security all this time with TKK as my insurance provider. After elterzeit, I plan to start working as freelancer and plan to apply for steuernummer during elterzeit. My questions are - 1. Is there going to be any issue to receive freelance visa. I have not yet got niederlassungserlaubnis. What kind of documents, I need to present. 2. Is there an issue to apply steuernummer during elternzeit. Can I even do now when I am working ? 3. I want to continue being enrolled by TKK, but I would like to avoid paying into social security contribution for atleast 2 years. I have to yet create a client portfolio and may not have enough income in the initial years. Thank you.
Hi, I recently received a job offer in Germany and considering my future salary amount, I understand I can apply for EU Blue Card at the Germany Embassy here in Singapore. However, I have couple of questions – so hoping anyone could advise: While looking for the documents required here, as stated: "German university degree or recognized foreign degree comparable to a German degree" – I graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the school doesn't seem to be listed in ANABIN website – I wonder if I could use their partner university in UK (Loughborough University) instead or any suggestion what should I do if the school is not recognized in this case, can I still apply for the blue card? Any advise would be much appreciated, thank you.
Can I leave for another Schengen State if I received a GÜB?
Hello guys, another question. I've got a Grenzübertrittsbecheinigung (GÜB) to leave Germany. I am Brazilian with a valid RESIDENCE Visa in Spain valid for 1 year. The person from immigrations office told me to go to Spain and deliver the letter at the border control but the letter says nothing about where I should go and for how much time. So the questions are: 1- How do I deliver this letter since traveling from Germany to Madrid doesn't have passport control? 2 - When I deliver, are the guards going to send me to my home country or I can go to Spain? (Schengen neighbor state)? Thanks!
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Am I still entitled to keep my freelancer visa for an upcoming 10-month job?
A bit of information about myself: I've got a freelancer visa for 2 years now and currently in the KSK scheme. So, I've got offered this full-time position to work on a project for 10 months, by a new client. Renewing my visa in January and I'd like to keep the situation as it is right now for me, however reading stuff regarding "Scheinselbstandigkeit" scares me a bit. Would that also apply to situation like mine with a relatively short contract period? Hope someone can help and many thanks in advance!
Hello Everyone, I have searched for posts regarding this topic, but my situation seems to be quite specific and I have not found any similar situation. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. I am currently in Germany on a permanent residency (I am American) I got through marriage to a German citizen. We are now separated. In February I will have been here 8 years, which I think entitles a child of mine to have German citizenship. My question is this: If I were to have a baby with my cuban boyfriend, would he be entitled to a German visa? There is no way I want to be pregnant or raise a family in Cuba, but I also do not want to move back to the US, as my home and work are here in Germany. I of course want to be with the father of my child, and am hoping that someone has some knowledge as to whether or not he would be allowed to reside in Germany due to being the father of a child to a permanent resident in Germany. Also, would he be able to come before the child is born? There is a possibility he will get a work contract in Germany for a year, so we are hoping after that year he will be able to stay and live with me and the baby. Any advice is much appreciated!
Hi fellow Toytowners, I wanted to apply for Niederlassungserlaubnis under AufenthG §18b (Non-EU + Degree from German University/Hochschule + 24 Months of RV + Zert. B1). I stumbled upon the new checklist for the eligibility criteria on the Hamburg Welcome Center checklist (see attachment) that says in point number 4 as: " 4. you meet the requirements for the extension of your current residence permit" My profile: 1. Currently, I am on a 3 years long contract and working as a Research Associate with a University. 2. I have completed my 24 months of Rentenversicherung-thingy this September. 3. My contract ends on 31st August 2019. 4. But, I got my visa under §18 (Employment) until 1st June 2019 as my Passport is expiring on the same day. Therefore, once I renew my passport, I get to extend it anyway until 31st August 2019. Moreover, I think it is very much local to the Ausländerbehöders of Hamburg. §9, §5, §2, or §8 of AufenthG do not give any hint of such a requirement. So my questions are: 1. Do I get to satisfy this new addendum to the checklist for Niederlassungserlaubnis? 2. Do you think it is worth applying from the Hamburg Welcome Center, or should I just apply from any other Behörder in Hamburg? The waiting time for getting an appointment at HWC now seems to be running in around 4 months. 3. Do you think it would be a problem regarding the settlement permit as I might be left with only 5-6 months of Arbeitsvertrag at the time I get my appointment? (Although the Gesetzliche Anweisungen or Legal Instructions for the Beamter/-in suggest that such cases are left to the discretion of the officer, I would like to know some of your experiences, anecdotal or first hand - if any). Many thanks, Honey Bee!
Ausländerbehörde Visa Renewal Date - 4-6 Weeks before?
Hi Toytowners! I have some questions regarding to my residence permit. I hope that maybe someone here can help me. I currently have an 18 residence permit. I am doing a PhD and I am employed by the university. My residence permit was granted to me for the whole duration of the PhD. Because I am an employee at the university, I don't have the legal status of a student but that of a worker / employee. The residence permit was granted to me to do this job exclusively. I am about to finish my PhD and my residence permit is expiring soon as well. I would like to stay in Germany and look for a job here and I know thatI have the right to do it as anyone who finishes a PhD at a german university. My question is, do I have the right to look for another job before I finish my PhD? The timing is tricky for me and I don't understand very well how the transition from PhD employment to non-PhD employment works. Basically, I will finish my thesis before my contract ends. But I think that all the process of getting it approved and defending it will exceed the time of my contract. As I said before, I have been looking for a job but I am not sure if I can actually legally take a job in case that I get an offer. I guess what is confusing for me is the fact that I know that I am allowed to look for another job after I finish my PhD but I don't know if I can also get another job before I officially finish. Any ideas on that? Can I take another job before I do my thesis defense? I wouldn't like to miss the opportunity to work in one of the jobs I already applied for and also, the earlier I get a job, the better it is for me as it can give me a sense of stability. So... what do you think? Many greetings!
Hi, I know these topics have been covered, but I couldn't find a direct answer for what I am asking. I just moved to Germany and have been offered a job for 35-37/hrs a week (which is super exciting, outside of all the crazy paperwork for visas). I am from the US and while I was there I was a freelancer, I would like to leave the door open to continue that with independent clients on my work visa (to keep a short story short, my work visa won't be in my field of choice, so I would like to still build skills in it with potential freelancing and hopefully eventually move to a job in that field). My employer seemed fine with the potential of other jobs (mini jobs and part-time jobs), but I still have some questions. My contract says the behörde and my employer have to approve my freelance status (or give me permission to have another job at all), I just want to know how that would affect my taxes broken down if they agreed on it? Also, I have a question on the German definition of a freelancer. One of my main clients from the US, I was a freelancer in the sense that I worked for them on all their projects and not on specific ones and not for a specific amount of time, I was a contractor and not an employee. If I understand it correctly, that type of work is illegal in Germany. I was wondering in case I was granted freelancing permission if I took a part-time, remote job like that, but from the US would that be illegal? Especially since my main job was "covering" me for insurance etc? I want to make sure I don't make a mistake. I hope this all makes sense, thank you!

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