Brexit preparations for brits - replace bank cards now etc???

[RenegadeFurther 2,394]

5 minutes ago, sos-the-rope said:

 

Get down to the language school and start learning!

I need to work and support my family which prevents me from doing this. 

 

Also even if you have time and collect Alg 1, they will stop payment if you try to go on a course which prevents you looking for a job.

[sos-the-rope 619]

1 minute ago, RenegadeFurther said:

I need to work and support my family which prevents me from doing this. 

 

Private tuition to fit in with your schedule?

[Smaug 5,849]

57 minutes ago, RenegadeFurther said:

I need to work and support my family which prevents me from [learning German]. 

 

Also even if you have time and collect Alg 1, they will stop payment if you try to go on a course which prevents you looking for a job.

 

I can highly recommend the free mobile app "Duolingo" to learn German (besides many other languages). You can just use it during your commute or whenever you have a minute. I've learned the basics of Swedish, and significantly improved my French with it; just using it while I am sitting on a bus or a train to go somewhere.

 

I don't know how good or bad your German is but I suspect you might be overestimating how difficult the B1 exam is. You only need to pass it, not get everything right or even get a good grade. It's really quite easy even if your German is broken and rusty and you don't have a lot of vocabulary. And, if you will forgive me for being so blunt, if after spending many years in Germany you can't pass a B1 language exam, you really don't deserve to become German.

[Kommentarlos 983]

1 hour ago, sos-the-rope said:

 

Private tuition to fit in with your schedule?

 

Or self study during working hours. A possibility for anyone who has the time and flexibility to regularly post to forums such as Toytown.

 

 

[RenegadeFurther 2,394]

A language course will not help now. In the case of a Hard Brexit we have to accept that we all might be asked to leave.

 

We should use this thread to think about what options we have.

[emkay 10,341]

1 hour ago, RenegadeFurther said:

The chances of me passing a B1 language exam are not very high 

Maybe this might ease your concerns. https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/services/your-rights/Brexit_en. Of course anything can change. Have you lived in Germany for 5 years?

[RenegadeFurther 2,394]

16 minutes ago, emkay said:

Maybe this might ease your concerns. https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/services/your-rights/Brexit_en. Of course anything can change. Have you lived in Germany for 5 years?

Thanks but it does not say what happens on the 30th March. Do we just go and pick up a permit? 

[emkay 10,341]

2 minutes ago, RenegadeFurther said:

Thanks but it does not say what happens on the 30th March. Do we just go and pick up a permit? 

If I were a UK citizen,  I'd contact them to ask https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/services/your-rights/Brexit_en

[optimista 5,934]

30 minutes ago, RenegadeFurther said:

...we have to accept that we all might be asked to leave.

 

Please. This is 2018 not 1933. And a special situation constructed by the EU. The population of EU has become fluid. Theirs are over here and we are over there. People do not become illegal. Their presence does however need to be documented. And whatever rules they invent to accommodate us then have to be implemented on the ground. They are not gonna come knocking at your door at 4 in the morning with a bus to take you to the ferry.

[RenegadeFurther 2,394]

17 minutes ago, optimista said:

 

Please. This is 2018 not 1933. And a special situation constructed by the EU. The population of EU has become fluid. Theirs are over here and we are over there. People do not become illegal. Their presence does however need to be documented. And whatever rules they invent to accommodate us then have to be implemented on the ground. They are not gonna come knocking at your door at 4 in the morning with a bus to take you to the ferry.

This is 2018, 3 years after 2015.

Germany wants to deport and get rid of people. There are huge housing shortages.

 

The big difference here regarding Brits is that we don't really make the Gemans feel good about themselves.

[El Jeffo 42,135]

27 minutes ago, RenegadeFurther said:

This is 2018, 3 years after 2015.

Germany wants to deport and get rid of people. There are huge housing shortages.

 

The big difference here regarding Brits is that we don't really make the Gemans feel good about themselves.

So your narrative is the evil refugees will make Germany deport all the Brits once Brexit rolls around? What a disingenuous tool you are.

 

You've already been told that as a parent of a German child, they have to let you stay, but now I kinda wish they didn't.

[RedMidge 6,638]

I understand your concern, but feel you are over worrying the situation RF.

You are here legally, have work, have a German child, and basic German.

How does your wife feel- have you discussed your concerns?

None of us know how we may be affected, but you are in a strong position .

Maybe some anti anxiety medication from yourMD might help?

[emkay 10,341]

1 hour ago, RenegadeFurther said:

This is 2018, 3 years after 2015.

Germany wants to deport and get rid of people. There are huge housing shortages.

 

The big difference here regarding Brits is that we don't really make the Gemans feel good about themselves.

Haven't you just bought a property?

 

Are your wife and child German? Did you marry in Germany?  The link I posted refers to living here legally.  I presume you do? It's only a FAQ type page so look for more detail and contact them for peace of mind.

[AlexTr 19,771]

4 hours ago, Kommentarlos said:

 

Or self study during working hours. A possibility for anyone who has the time and flexibility to regularly post to forums such as Toytown.

 

 

 

A very good point. How exactly does a busy professional find the time to be here posting? My wife couldn't even find time to call me back when our water heater burst. 

[RenegadeFurther 2,394]

4 hours ago, El Jeffo said:

 

You've already been told that as a parent of a German child, they have to let you stay, but now I kinda wish they didn't.

 

Why is that Jeffo?

 

Because I arrived in the country legally?

[Anna66 2,694]

5 hours ago, RenegadeFurther said:

This is 2018, 3 years after 2015.

Germany wants to deport and get rid of people. There are huge housing shortages.

 

The big difference here regarding Brits is that we don't really make the Gemans feel good about themselves.

 

Stay calm. I think it will be like we see now with Trump and all the tax trade, basically the mirror effect. If the UK starts booting people out who are EU citizens with jobs, family etc... That is when the trouble will begin. They will not do this. As long as German citizens are not asked to leave, UK citizens will not be asked to leave.

 

At the moment it is all speculation. Noone knows what will happen and worrying about it will just make you sick. There is very little we can do about it sadly.

 

We should though have all voted. My biggest regret was that I didn't vote. Now I have learned and make sure I always vote. We have a voice and we should all use it.

[Feierabend 1,146]

1 hour ago, Anna66 said:

 

 

We should though have all voted. My biggest regret was that I didn't vote. Now I have learned and make sure I always vote. We have a voice and we should all use it.

 

But thousands of us were denied a voice, having been out of the UK > fifteen years.

[emkay 10,341]

1 hour ago, Anna66 said:

 

We should though have all voted. My biggest regret was that I didn't vote. Now I have learned and make sure I always vote. We have a voice and we should all use it.

 

Isn't there a maximum number of years limit being a non UK resident that applies for UK voting? 

[emkay 10,341]

1 hour ago, Anna66 said:

 

Stay calm. I think it will be like we see now with Trump and all the tax trade, basically the mirror effect. If the UK starts booting people out who are EU citizens with jobs, family etc... That is when the trouble will begin. They will not do this. As long as German citizens are not asked to leave, UK citizens will not be asked to leave.

 

There have been various media reports on how the UK couldn't possibly remove existing legal EU workers.  The NHS alone would be seriously affected. The same apparently applies to existing UK workers in the EU.  I don't know how the 5 year stipulation applies. 

[sos-the-rope 619]

7 hours ago, emkay said:

Haven't you just bought a property?

 

Are your wife and child German? Did you marry in Germany?  The link I posted refers to living here legally.  I presume you do? It's only a FAQ type page so look for more detail and contact them for peace of mind.

 

Good point, just get in touch with the relevant authorities. My local office has been really helpful. Don’t waste time, call and visit.