The European way of life, arranged in a domestic way, measured, unhurried, secured and comfortable, attracts a magnet of Russians unsatisfied in their homeland. It seems to someone that having radically changed their place of residence and environment, they will be able to start a new happy life. Someone is inspired by the example of successful immigration of a friend, acquaintance or relative. There are several possibilities to settle in Germany.
Instruction manual
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Late migrants
The most comfortable and painless migration option available to ethnic Germans who have been living outside the country for a long time. This category has the right to permanent residence in Germany. An ethnic German is a citizen with at least one of his parents representing this nationality. As evidence, a passport until 1990 with a column of nationality, an extract from the passport office, military ID, birth certificate are accepted. In order to obtain the status of a migrant, such a citizen should fill out a questionnaire and undergo testing at the German embassy for knowledge of cultural characteristics and the German language. Based on the test results, a decision is made on the assignment or denial of the status of a migrant to the applicant. And it’s worth trying to get it, because the program for this category has extensive social support: housing; payment of benefits; medical insurance; free language courses; retraining or assistance in finding a suitable job.
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The Jews
The Germans still feel guilty against the Jews for the acts of their ancestors during the Second World War. Therefore, in Germany there is a special program for granting the right of residence in the country to people of a given nationality. If a person can prove Jewish origin by a court order, birth certificate, letters or old photographs, he has the right to apply for a place in the program. True, since 2005 she has become more selective and demanding of applicants.
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General conditions for other categories of citizens
There are other categories that can enter Germany on a temporary visa, live in the country for 8 years, meticulously observing the requirements, and then hope for citizenship. This is possible in the three cases below.
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Received a work visa or opened their own business
This path, though common, is not easy. To receive an invitation from the employer, you must be a highly qualified specialist in the country in which you are in the field of activity (programmer, researcher), or that friends or relatives living in Germany should find the job. You can create your own job yourself by investing in the country's economy and proving that the business is legal and generating income, otherwise the visa will not be renewed in two years.
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Family reunification
Relatives to the citizen's “first knee” citizen have the right to reside in Germany: spouses, parents, but only if they have no criminal record, they have a permanent job with the ability to pay for their own housing and keep them at a level above the living wage, full medical insurance and all necessary documents.
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Refugee status
This status is assigned in exceptional cases. Titanic expenditures of forces, time and money are required to prove the impossibility of life in one’s home country.
