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Where do you have this information from? The State of Berlin says otherwise https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121864/en/ https://service.berlin.de/dienst
by snassar 3y ago
Where do you have this information from? The State of Berlin says otherwise https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121864/en/ https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121864/en/ :
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Sufficient knowledge of German
You must have an adequate command of the German language (level B 1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
If you were in possession of either a residence permit or a residence authorisation on 31/12/2004, you only have to demonstrate basic knowledge of the German language (level A 1) to be granted a permanent settlement permit.
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In practice the staff giving interviewing you have leeway to assess your German level on the spot, but applying without demonstrated adequate German levels could lead to wasting ones time.
- AdamN 3y agoThat's for non-EU citizens. There are 360MM non-German EU citizens - some of which are living in Berlin visa-free.
- bolanyo 3y agoThere has never been any language requirement for EU citizens to live in Germany or anywhere else, ever since freedom of movement was established.
- netsharc 3y agoSome? Wouldn't they all be visa free? Yeah, that page is for non-EU-ians, because if you're from the EU, due to freedom of movement, you can live and work in any other EU country, and you don't even need to apply for a "permanent resident permit".
- PeterisP 3y agoWell, most of these 360MM non-German EU citizens don't live in Berlin or Germany at all, only some of them do.