Thinking of moving to Germany...?

I agree with Lee, moving to Germany it is not easy if A. You are not Citizen of any country from the European Union or B. If you are not married to a German citizen or for the instance if you are not a very close relative (married or child) of an inmigrant with a residence and work permit. As an alien and according to the German inmigration law you can get a residence and work permit only if : 1. The Federal Employment Office ("Bundesagentur für Arbeit") gives the aproval to issue this permit or when this permit can be given without aproval of the Federal Employment Office due to international agreements with some countries (as for example the EU) or when your occupation fulfil some requirements as for example being required by the German economy . This is according to article 18 of the German Residence Law (in German Aufenthaltsgesetz or AufenthG). 2. According to article 19 of the German Residence Law, a permit may be given to High qualified Aliens in very special cases and only if they fulfil some requiremets as for example: - When an occupation is not sufficiently covered by the local labor force. Even if a company wants to sponsor someone from other country, it is not allowed to hire someone who is neither German citizen nor EU-citizen or at least an alien that already lives in Germany with residence and work permit without proving the lack of labor force in Germany. 3. An Alien is considered as "high qualified", (article 19 of the German Residence Law) - when he/she is a scientist with special professional knowledge. - Teachers with a high positions or scientific colleagues with a high position. - Specialists and leading employees with special work experience who receive a salary in height of at least the double of the calculation boundary of the state health insurance. If you want to teach in a German University (Universität) or a German Technical College (Fachhochschule) you have to fulfil the requirements mentioned above regarding high qualifications. And I would dare to say that without exceptions you must speak the German language not only fluently but also perfect if you want to apply for a position at the university. I would say that contacting the German Consulate is the first step if you want to know if you fulfil the requirements.

do not ditch college ! ! ! if you want to work and live in germany you will need qualifications, if you have no college degree or plenty of work experience in a certain job field, you will not have a chance in our job market i dont want to be mean and disillusion you, but it is not that easy to find employment here. and not finishing your education makes your chances go down the drain.

This site might help you out a bit. It'll tell you almost everything you need to know. http://www.expatfocus.com/

I am German, and I can tell you it's not that easy, but not that hard either. Maybe this website will help you some. It's for Americans, however, it doesn't matter what foreign natonatility you have unless it's European: http://www.coyotecommunications.com/germany/basics.html Hope this helps some:))