Where can I get facts about Germany?

How do I get german residency and other lows in EU n Germany?

• Hi - I've some Q abt the EU and Germany laws if you don't know answers I'd like to know : WHERE ELSE CAN I ASK THESE QUESTIONS EXCEPT ON YAHOO ANSWERS ? ok my Q are: I've only PAPERS – not card - (papers said : I'm citizen of Germany) + German passport . I don't live in EU neither Germany. 1. Except the German passport - Do you (german citizens who lived in Germany) have any other Germany's card ? How can I get it ? 2. Do u have ID number? or social security number ? 3. If I want to get this card (except the passport) I think I need to be resident . How do I get German residency? 4. if I live in other EU state (like UK) - How do I get permit Im resident of EU ? 5. if Im german citizen + resident - can I vote to german parliament ? 6. If Im german citizen and resident of other EU state (like Sweden ) . which parliament can I vote? Thank you very much

• Answer:

  1. Yes, by law every German who resides in Germany is obliged to have a valid passport or national ID card (Personalausweis) from an age of 16 years. Since the ID card can be used for travelling in all of Europe (except CIS countries, former Soviet Union) almost everybody has it. Attached website shows a sample of the ID card issued until October 2010. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/EN/2716/viewImage_63496.html .. The new one has ATM card size. http://www.personalausweisportal.de/DE/Intro/meine-wichtigste-karte_node.html .. 2. The ID card number changes whenever you get a new ID card. It is valid for 10 years or for 5 years for people below 26 years. Germans in working age also have a personal identification number for income tax purposes and a social insurance number as well as a social insurance card. 3. At present the ID card is only issued in Germany. You must not necessarily be a resident in Germany but you can only apply for it once you visit Germany. From 2013 you can also apply for the ID card at German Embassies abroad. You get German residency by living in Germany and by getting registered at the town-hall of the city you live in. http://www.konsularinfo.diplo.de/Vertretung/konsularinfo/de/02/Personalausweise/Personalausweise__ohne__Inlandswohnsitz.html ..(in German) 4. EU citizen who want to reside in a country other than their own need to follow the requirements for the local nationals in most other EU countries; some require that EU citizen need to report to government authorities if they plan to reside for longer than three months and that they must have a basis for residence (work, study, marry local national, are self-supporters [retired]. http://ec.europa.eu/eures/main.jsp?catId=8127&acro=living&lang=en&parentId=7767&countryId=UK&living= .. If you live in the U.K. as a German you will not need any permit since Britain does not apply to registration requirements for their citizen. You can however apply for a residence card at your own desire. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/eucitizens/eea-nationals/ .. 5. You can vote for German and EU Parliament as German passport holder if you are at least 18 years and have lived in Germany for at least three months since the Federal Republic of Germany was founded. Should that be the case you can also participate on elections if you are living abroad and hold a German passport. http://www.konsularinfo.diplo.de/Vertretung/konsularinfo/de/06/Wahl/__Wahlen.html ..(in German) 6. If you are German citizen and resident of Sweden you can vote for German and EU parliament (if the requirements in 5. above are met) and you may also participate in the election of the Swedish local community council [kommunfullmäktige] of the town you are residing in.