Visa for an Indian citizen marrying a German

Hello Everyone,
My name is Simon, I have a German girlfriend and we are contemplating getting married when I would be visiting her in Mid- November , considering that most of her family will be present and already have approved of the marriage. My passport is Indian and I will be on a Schengen Visa for the trip there, my girlfriend checked with the local Immigration office in her town and they have told her that after the marriage, my visa would be extended for a period of 1-2 years to a residence permit , to be confirmed after the marriage and submission of relevant documents. I have used the " Search" function as adviced by the other knowledgeable posters and I offer my gratitude since it has helped me to confirm the list of documents I might need for the marriage.

Might I be allowed to voice a few doubts however,
(i) Would I get a Residence permit after marriage without having to go back to India upon expiry of the Schengen Visa?
(ii) I am a Tattoo artist/Artist with 2 year's experience . What are the chances of finding work for Tattoo artists in Germany?

I hope they have not been asked earlier, and my apologies If I missed them when trawling through the threads thrown up on looking for answers to my questions. My Thanks to the posters of Toytowngermany.com.

Yours sincerely,
Simon.

http://www.new-delhi.diplo.de/Vertretung/n...__marriage.html

May help...

Thank you Janx Spirit, I have the requisite documents referred to in the webpage and have already persued the web page from the link provided on an earlier post. The local Immigration office in her town (my girlfriend's) cited the following as necessary ( Valid Passport, Two passport photographs, Proof of Health Insurance, Anmeldebestätigung, Finanzierungsnachweis, Gesundheitszeugnis für Aufenthaltserlaubnis, Birth Certificate and Führungszeugnis from the Indian Consulate) for a marriage on a visitor's visa. I have read a lot of online posts and have had a varied number of answers.
Is it possible to get married on a Schengen Visa and get a Residency permit without having to go back to India? It would be greatly distressing to find out the Immigration office had made any sort of mistake. Thanking you in advance.

Yours sincerely,
Simon.

If you have doubts, there is no better source than the very people who you will have to deal with in order to get your residency papers. Ask them.

Dear Mr.Simon,

I was student and I got married a german national without any problem. But it all depends where you would like to marry. Marrying a german national with Indian passport in Germany is very difficult task. You need to prove and produce N number of documents. When my wife enquired and told me the list of needed docs I was supraised because the german official do not have belief on Docs from India. So finally we got married in Denmark. I asked my friends circle , they told me without valid residence permit you wont be granted or either permitted to get marry in Germany. Or you wife has to apply a special visa that allows you to get marry in Germany, again for that you have to produce lots of docs. Better check with Denmark marriage rules whether ur permitted to marry a EU national with your visit visa. Or ask your GF to comedown India to get marry you. After your marriage you will be granted 1 yr residence permit, depends upon your language proficiency it will extend every year but normally your eligible to get PR in 3 years.

regards

TOM