French Titre de Sejour holder wants to emigrate to Germany

[Gen-xtargetmarket]

Hello all,

I'm an American citizen, married to French lady, and we're thinking of moving to Germany to live and work. I should also mention that my mother was born and raised in Germany, but left in her 20's in order to emigrate to the United States. I have 6 years left on my Titre de Sejour.

Is anyone familiar with German/E.U. law enough to know whether I can legally work in Germany with my existing Titre de Sejour or must I pursue another route? If so, any ideas or guidance?

Thanks for your help.

[Wanderer]

Hello all,

I'm an American citizen, married to French lady, and we're thinking of moving to Germany to live and work. I should also mention that my mother was born and raised in Germany, but left in her 20's in order to emigrate to the United States. I have 6 years left on my Titre de Sejour.

Is anyone familiar with German/E.U. law enough to know whether I can legally work in Germany with my existing Titre de Sejour or must I pursue another route? If so, any ideas or guidance?

Thanks for your help.

U can just go without formality since ur wife will be exercising her treaty rights by living/working/studying in another EU state.

Isn't the EU great apart from the UK's bananas not being deemed straight enough....

[Directive/2004/38/EC]

You might investigate whether you got German citizenship when you were born.

If you wife will be working or studying, then she will be exercising her treaty rights. More info available http://eumovement.wordpress.com/info-germany/

[Gen-xtargetmarket]

Danke schön to you both. I don't suppose that there would be much of a problem if I were to move there in advance of her joining me from Paris, or could that be problematic? We're only talking about a few months of living between both countries.

[Wanderer]

Danke schön to you both. I don't suppose that there would be much of a problem if I were to move there in advance of her joining me from Paris, or could that be problematic? We're only talking about a few months of living between both countries.

I think there would be a problem since no treaty rights would be in force until ur wife is in Germany. And I'm not sure how long she has to be there to exercising her TR, I was told once but I can't remember!

However as an American you could no doubt travel to Germany as a tourist, I think u murricans get 90 day visa waiver.....

Don't work tho....

And don't forget to report the the Auslaenderbehoede and be prepared to be frustrated by Russian-style bureaucracy...ARGHHH!!!!

Victim mode off

[Marco 72]

Some time ago I read a rumour on this board (see here) according to which, as a result of an informal 'friendship agreement' between Germany and the US, it should be relatively easy for Americans to settle in Germany.