VIDEO Q&A: What Brits in Germany need to know about residency after Brexit

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Click on play to watch video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KcYrBhxq4&t=85s

Here are the main points we address in the Q&A and where to find them in the video.

0:31 - What's the big deadline for Brits in Germany?

2:09 - What happens if you haven't reported residence by June 30th 2021?

3:52 - How should people go about reporting their residence?

5:10 - What happens if you haven't got your card or interview date by June 30th?

6:52 - How will not having the residency card affect travel?

8:50 - How are different countries dealing with Brits after Brexit?

10:40 - Why the residency card is going to make life better for Brits

12:00 - What are the benefits of permanent residency?

13:08 - Can you get permanent residence status in future?

14:01 - Are there benefits to being a permanent resident?

15:40 - What's changed for Brits who want to move to Germany?

16:15 - How will it affect people in future?

18:04 - Why getting dual citizenship is much more difficult

19:27 - More about the British in Germany group

Glossary of important German words used or talked about in the video:

1:01 - Ausländerbehörde (Foreigners Authority)

4:45 - Einschreiben (by registered mail)

5:03 - Aufenthaltsdokument-GB (the official name of the residence card for UK nationals)

7:06 - Fiktionsbescheinigung (temporary residence permit)

7:59 - Meldebescheinigung (certificate of registration)

19:04 Bundestagswahl - (federal election)

There are two organisations in Germany that are funded by the UK government (UK Nationals Support Fund, UKNSF) to support people with residence related issues:

• SSAFA - The Armed Forces Charity are funded to support all UK nationals (not just veterans) in Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia.

• IOM (International Organization for Migration) are funded to support all UK nationals in the 12 other Bundesländer (states).

Contact details for both can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-nation...