How to go live in Germany: 25 legal ways

Program name	Requirements for immigration	Knowledge of German( or English) language	Deadline for processing documents in Russia / Germany( from submission of documents to the consulate)	Maximum period of stay in Germany. The right to work. The right to stay( extension options)
Jewish immigration	The nationality "Jew" is indicated in your birth certificate or in the birth certificate of your parents / grandparents. There are almost no age restrictions.	required certificate A1	from 1 month / 4-8 months.	Term: without restrictions. Work: yes Jew + spouse: Permanent residence in 6 years, most of the land usually requires a waiver of Russian), children: residence permit
German immigration( late settlers)	In your birth certificate, oryour parents, grandparents, and have the nationality "german" .Perhaps the direct relatives have already moved to emigrate to Germany. There are no age restrictions.	is mandatory A1( or knowledge at this level)	from 1 month.in Russia	Term: without restrictions. Work: yes German, spouse, children: immediately German citizenship( double), the rest( spouses, children): residence permit, after 3 years permanent residence, citizenship through( to be specified in each specific situation) years( usually requires a waiver of Russian) instagram viewer
Business immigration	With small investments: a ready prototype of a very successful real-life business ;or you can organize in Germany export for the amount of at least 1.000.000 euros turnover per year	English, or German is very desirable	from 1-5 months / 2-5 months.	Term: without restrictions. Work: only at the company . residence permit for 1-3 years, then permanent residence, then citizenship( usually requires a waiver of the Russian)
you are ready to invest in Germany for moving money( from 350.000 euros)	can without knowledge of	from 1 month / 1-3 months.
Study at the German school in Germany( German certificate)	Age - 15 years, ONLY 100% private school( without state participation and without state support).Only a child without parents can move!	English or German	from 1 month / 1,5 months.	Term: depending on further plans( possibly without restrictions). Work: no Residence permit ( renewed until graduation), then change type ( usually for admission to the university).
School exchange programs	At any age;a school exchange agreement must be signed between schools( our company can help in this).	English, or German	from 1 week / 5 workdays.days.	Term: at the time of exchange( usually 1-3 months). Operation: no Schengen visa up to 90 days;can not be extended.
Learning German under one of the international programs( up to 90 days)	without age restriction. You can be considered as the first step to a further move through another program.	5 workdays.days.	Term: up to 90 days Work: no Schengen visa up to 90 days;can not be extended.
Learn German more for one of the international programs( more than 90 days)	You need serious motivation( for the consulate).There may be age restrictions.	1-1,5 months.	Term: from 3 months.up to the year Work: no Residence permit for 6-12 months( extends to 12 months).Further it is impossible to extend
Obtaining vocational education	1-1,5 months.	Duration: 2-3 years. Work: within the dual training;from other employers: specified in each case) residence permit( extended for the duration of training).Then the residence permit for job search for 12 months.(not 18!) with the replacement of a working permit.
Semester or year of exchange with the German university	There should be a student exchange agreement between the institutes( our company can help in this).	Term: at the time of exchange Work: to be specified in each case. Residence permit for the time of exchange, can not be extended
Academic Exchange Service	Duration: for the duration of the exchange Work: to be specified in each case.
Preparation for admission to the university	1-1,5 months.	Duration: about 9 months. Work: 90 days a year Residence permit for 6-9 months, is then replaced with Residence permit for study at
Higher education in Germany( including second)	English or German language( you can learn inGermany)	Duration: from 5 years to "no limits" Work: 120 days a year( there were 90). Residence permit ( 1-2 years with extension until the end of the studies), then either residence permit for job search with an extension of up to 18 months.(it was 12) with a replacement for the working ;or residence permit for his company( 1-3 years, then permanent residence )
MBA in Germany	Age - no restrictions. Excellent knowledge of English. Can be used as an opportunity to establish contacts.	English	1.5 month	Duration: for the duration of training Work: no , only practice( if any) within the training residence permit only for the duration of training, it can not be extended afterwards.
Visa AU-Pair	Age - up to 27 years, the desire to work with children and help around the house. The opportunity to move to Germany later for all young people.	Duration: Up to the year Work: only in his family( family change is possible) Residence permit for 12 months, then a year of social work is possible, then the Institute( from 5 years) or( according to practice) marriage
Social year	Workin social projects. An inexpensive opportunity to learn a language, establish contacts and move to Germany after another program.	in fact - German or English basic	Duration: year Work: only for the employer( theoretically possible replacement)
To get married	Age - no restrictions, preferably without much difference in age with the chosen one. Marriage is possible with both a German citizen and an expatriate( except refugee) citizen of Russia( another country) living there.	required A1	Term: no restrictions Work: yes Residence permit for 1-3 years( extension up to 3 years), then permanent residence , or citizenship ( with a rejection from the Russian) if the marriage is 3 years and 2 ofthey are held in Germany.
Practice in the German company	Duration: at the time of the practice Work: only in the company accepted( it is possible to replace the company)
Internship in the German firm	Duration: for the internship Work: no
Physician's job	Diploma of the doctor, work experience is desirable. Approximately 55 years. Higher education can be obtained or completed in Germany( see Getting higher education in Germany)	level B2( you can learn in Germany)	Duration: no restrictions Work: only in your clinic( you can change clinic) residence permit with extension, PERMANENT RESIDENCE through( it is packed in each specific case) years
Work as a nurse	Nurse diploma, work experience is desirable. Up to about 55 years . Higher education can be obtained or graduated in Germany	level B1( can be learned in Germany)	Duration: no restriction Work: only in own clinic( you can change clinic) residence permit with extension, permanent residence through( to be specified in eachspecific case) years
Work as an engineer	Diploma of an engineer, experience is desirable. Approximately 55 years. Higher education can be obtained or completed in Germany	requires knowledge of German	Duration: no restrictions Work: from the employer( can change) residence permit with extension, permanent residence through( to be specified in each case) years
Work as a programmer	Confirmed education is desirable, experience is desirable. Up to 55 years Higher education can be obtained or completed in Germany	English or German	Duration: no restriction Work: from the employer( can change) residence permit with extension, permanent residence through( to be specified in each case) years
Writing scientific work, conducting scientific research	There are no age restrictions.	English or German	Duration: time of work or research Work: exclusively scientific
Work as a scientist	Diploma, experience is desirable. There are no age restrictions.	English or German	Duration: no restrictions Work: from the employer( can change) residence permit with extension, permanent residence through( specifies in each case) years
Immigration for real estate	Availability of real estate by itself does not entitle you to move to Germany for more than 90 days in a half year.
Birth in Germany	Usually it is about the children of Soviet soldiers( who stood on the territory of the GDR after the division of Germany) - if the parents are Russian - then no immigration rights

German for you is sweeter than the sounds of a flute, Berlin dreams at night, and Bavarian sausages - your favorite dish? And then there was "peppered" from work?
It does not matter!

It's time to reflect, how to go live in Germany and start all over again in the old Europe .

7 nontrivial reasons to think about how to go live in Germany

No, no, we will not sing odes of a strong economy like the Berlin Wall, high level of social protection and political stability in Germany. This you probably already know, once decided to dash away to the homeland of the world's best beer and smooth, like a water surface, the autobahns.

To further motivate you to find a way to go to live in Germany, we want to tell you that:

, not even the most "moved" employer will force you here to go to work on Sunday.

This is a day of universal sweet idleness and sleep in Germany. In the day off even supermarkets do not work.

"Personally, every Sunday in Germany reminds us of our January 1 or the first day of Easter: no one is around, everyone is lying on the couches in front of TV sets, putting a plate of food on the belly" , "Maria shares her impressions after she moved to Munich;
anywhere you will not be so easy to be branded as an icon of style, as in Germany, if you leave here to live.

For this purpose it is only necessary to put on yourself something more poignant than so much adored by the Germans sports jackets with a hood, jackets and sweatshirts.

And put on her birthday girl's dress in a small flower and shoes with murderous heels forever will secure for you the title of the most stylish "trick" of the quarter;
go live in Germany, at least for the sake of the fact that the Germans are very serious about their hobbies.

No matter what kind of nonsense you are at leisure( although riding a three-wheeled bicycle), you can always find the same "shiziki" in clubs of interest;
is not only beer and sausages, but Germany is also famous for its delicious bread and cake "Bienenshtih".

In order to try all 1200 kinds of German buns alone, life is not enough!
Germany - a real paradise for animals and their lovers.

They should go live here. Yes, there to say, if the fishermen are necessarily taught how to remove fish from the hook, so that it is not tormented?
to leave to live in Germany costs at least because because of "draconian" sanitary norms chances to poison meal from a supermarket or cafe are equal almost to zero.

You can forever forget about feverish search for expiration dates on packages, wrangling with waiters and other public food "joys".

How to go live in Germany: 25 ways to get to the Brandenburg Gate and not only

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In order to understand this table, how to go live in Germany, you need to know:

The residence permit means "residence permit" in Germany.

In practice, it is a kind of "long-playing" version of the Schengen visa, allowing you to trample German land( and at the same time other European countries) all the time its actions. However, not all of them, as can be seen from the table, give the right to work in Germany;
Permanent residence in the table - permanent residence.

If you manage to get it, then you will be equalized with the natives of Germany( except for election).On the joy you can safely roll a feast to the whole world!
a package of documents to go to live in Germany, you need to specify in each case, the consulate: someone needs a written invitation from the blond fiancé Hans, someone - a certificate of grandfather's service in Germany;
specialists of visa support argue that the best ways to wave a white handkerchief to the Motherland, urgency to tear off a tear and go to live in Germany are Jewish and German immigration.

For those who are less fortunate with "roots", it is recommended to find their second German half on dating sites.

2 stories from life about how to go live in Germany: when the impossible becomes possible

The story from life # 1: about the typical Slavic "Cinderella" in Germany

Natasha at the age of 15 decided that the padded sidewalks, pubs and "seeds"on a bench in her native Zhmerinka - it's not forever, and seriously began to study the question of how to go live abroad.

The easiest way was found at the 2 nd year of the university. The girl left to nurse children in the German family under the Au-Pair program. Living in Germany was fortunate in a good intelligent family.

Immediately got acquainted with her future husband - Andreas, who turned out to be the cousin of the owner of the house. At the end of the program she had to leave home from Germany, but not for long - only to collect all the things and wait for the invitation from the secured groom.

"I think that Andreas" took "the economy and well-groomed, because the German Frau in Germany does not spoil their men with cutlets and beautiful manicure. And we Slavs, the desire to dress up and the ability to flirt - it is indestructible, like some virus in the blood », - Natasha reveals.

The story of life number 2: how Ruslana "got into a fairy tale"

When Ruslana from Ivanovo combined her legal marriage with Christian and went to live in Germany, bosom friends with envy except that the needles in a voodoo doll with her face were not poking. But everything turned out not so "chocolate". ..

"My husband reproached me with a new pair of pantyhose, and each spent a drop of water, left for a couple of minutes with light in the hallway, a chocolate from the store. All the talk with Christian in Germany was reduced to the need to save. And habits loud belch at the table( here it is not considered shameful) and, sorry for the intimate detail, fart, not being embarrassed by others and not hiding for this in the bathroom, drove me crazy. Apparently, the difference in mentality has affected. I sustained such "happiness" in Germany exactly six months and went home "," Ruslana said.

Not everything that glitters: 5 reasons why you should not think about how to move to Germany

Do not rush to arrange a race for travel agencies of your city with the question "How to go live in Germany?" Until you know 5 reasonsDo not do this:

in Germany, the dreary climate of with a muffled European winter, lack of sun( all visitors to Germany literally "sit down" for pharmacy vitamin D), high humidity and, as a consequence, eternal mold in homes.
And fight with this very mold in Germany is allowed only with the help of specialized firms, no initiative!
In Germany and without you is full of people, so much so that you can not get through!

In large cities there is a shortage of everything - housing, places in kindergartens and schools, places to visit doctors and the department for foreigners. For all this, the struggle flares up not for life, but for death;
if you decide to move to live in Germany, be ready for the iron financial discipline of and always included the "internal calculator".
Discussing all the delights of life in Germany, you drank with a girlfriend for an espresso cup? Do not you dare throw a check for a few euros! Your tax advisor probably will say that this meeting can be filed as business, and the cost of coffee to reduce the amount of taxes that you need to pay.

Yes, yes, now, after you have moved here to live, your main guru is not a mother, priest or a life coach from a television show, but a class financial consultant or accountant;
if you go to Germany to live, then on your "skin" you will find out how harmful German Frau is.

These aunts are like a separate subspecies of the human race. They "helpfully" remind you that it's not worth it to vacuum from 13.00 to 15.00( a quiet hour after all), tell you exactly how you made a mistake when sorting garbage( this science you will have to master) and be sure to inform the authorities if they suspect that you live in an apartmentare not friends at all, but tourists from whom you take money for living, or you decided to freelance without registering as an entrepreneur and not paying taxes. Done not because of harmfulness, but so - for order in your beloved Germany;
if you want to settle in Germany, get ready for life without panties.

In the literal sense. We're not kidding. The fact is that all the saunas, saunas, spa centers in Germany are common, and it is strictly forbidden to wear them in clothes. What is there to say - the Germans are frankly proud of their contribution to the development of nudism.

The familiar author of the article, a journalist, somehow had to interview an eminent German actor. So he met her in what her mother gave birth!

"Like, he thinks so better! And I did not know where to put my eyes! " - Svetlana complained later.

"Immigrant saw the world. ..": 5 basic tips for those who have already decided to go live in Germany

When moving, have a small amount of money with you( sufficient to at least live 2-3 months at least).

For Germany, you can focus on the amount of 2-3 thousand euros, unless you are going to immediately buy the "BMW" of the latest model or a country house with a park in addition.
Teach German before you leave to live in Germany!

His knowledge is a guarantee that you will not feel defective. And do not tell us that you crammed Goethe's tongue at home. The author of the article also thought that she speaks conversational German, until she had to address a passer-by in Vienna with a question. Because of the terrible accent, he realized what he was asked about only the third time.
If you are lucky enough to have relatives or friends in Germany, take care of relations with them as the apple of the eye.

From now on they are your temporary free psychologists, guides and assistants to get a job as soon as you leave to live in another country. But do not "relax rolls" - no one for you "will make a fairy tale happen," you can only specify the right direction and give a "magic pendle".
Do not be alarmed if, just after you moved to live in Germany, you were attacked by melancholy.

This is normal, because now you resemble your beloved grandmother's ficus, which was transplanted into a new pot and other soil. It will take a very little time, you will "overflow" with work, acquaintances, necessary knowledge and feel much better.
Even before you leave Germany to live, gather as much information as possible about the way of life of the Germans, habits and oddities: read the advice of seasoned people on thematic forums, specialized literature, watch movies on this topic. Even a "documentary" about German art will only benefit! Not always you hang out only with the same immigrants as you - once you need to begin to communicate with the native inhabitants of Germany. Here, and amaze them with the knowledge of the work of Friedrich Schiller.

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Before you find your way, how to leave to live in Germany , make sure that you weighed the pros and cons and are ready to leave the house together with the old chest and your slavish slovenliness, not going "to a strange monastery with its charter."