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| Chana Junior Member Member # 2930 | Posted July 06, 2002 09:27 AM This is from the official German immigration site: "Nationals and legal entities from EU member states enjoy unrestricted freedom of movement in the Federal Republic of Germany and do not require a work permit." Does this mean that if I am a permanent resident of the Netherlands that I do not need a work permit for Germany? Also, if I no longer need a work permit for the Netherlands - do I still need one for other EU countries? I am in that nether-world - I have another two years before I can apply for permanent residency/citizenship in the Netherlands. Any help is greatly appreciated... Chana
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| Deleted Member Member # 128 | Posted July 06, 2002 08:39 PM Only nationals (citizens) of EU states are entitled to freedom of movement. Permanent residence in the Netherlands does not allow you to move to another EU country. If you want to work elsewhere, you'll need to obtain a permit for the country of your choice. [ July 06, 2002: Message edited by: Héctor ] |
| Chana Junior Member Member # 2930 | Posted July 06, 2002 08:41 PM Thanks Hector, I am planning on relinquishing my US citizenship anyway - once I become a Dutch national, I believe the freedom of movement rules will apply to me as well. Thanks again, Chana |
| joshy Junior Member Member # 4273 | Posted July 08, 2002 03:16 AM Yeah the same with me, I am in Belgium with permanent residency and working as an interior architect (which means that I am freelance and heavier social security tax rate applied). The job market is small. I wish to study two more years later to become a full architect so I am just waiting until I am able to apply for belgian nationality. I just want to know if this three year waiting period starts from the day I submitted all the papers or the issue date of the permanent residence permit. There is more than 6 months gap between two (before the yellow IVV - Identiteitskaart voor vreemdeling - I was issued with a pinky coloured temporary card). If I can start studying half a year earlier that would make a big difference so..... thanks for the wondefully useful site. Josh |
| Duffer Member Member # 4389 | Posted July 14, 2002 06:53 PM You should retain your US passport just in case you need it.....then you can retun to live in the US if you feel the need to in the future. There is no problem holding dual nationality |
| Chana Junior Member Member # 2930 | Posted July 14, 2002 07:04 PM Actually, there is no problem from the US side, but there is from the Dutch side. The Dutch government only allows dual citizenship in rare cases where there would be extreme financial hardship involved in giving up the citizenship or there are political situations which would make it difficult to relinquish the citizenship. I can't claim either, therefore I would relinquish my US citizenship. Also, there are political/ethical reasons for such an decision...and this isn't the place to go into them..<g>... But since I consider the Netherlands my home - there would no reason to hold onto US citizenship. I can't foresee the circumstances that would induce a return to live there... Thanks for your input, though! Chana |
| mr_drew1 Junior Member Member # 4518 | Posted July 22, 2002 04:30 PM Hey Chana how did you go about living in Denmark? I'm planning on going there in Feb to hopefully live, right now I currently live in Colorado but trying to move to Copenhagen. I could really use some information on what I should do. Thanks Drew |
| Chana Junior Member Member # 2930 | Posted July 22, 2002 04:32 PM Sorry - I live in the Netherlands - not Denmark. But I *do* love Denmark...I will be traveling there next month to teach and have spent quite a lot of time there over the last year. It's a great country - but I'm afraid I have no information or experience on actually living there... Sorry...! Chana |
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