Hallo zusammen,
Ich lebe derzeit in Deutschland mit einem Chancenkarte. Als ich die Chancenkarte beantragt habe, Es war kein deutsches Zertifikat erforderlich. Englisch wurde für meinen Beruf als ausreichend angesehen.
Nächste Woche werde ich meine heiraten Deutscher Partnerund anschließend werde ich die Aufenthaltserlaubnis wegen Eheschließung beantragen (Familiennachzug/Ehegattennachzug).
Normalerweise erfordert dies eine A1-Deutschzertifikatbut the official BAMF brochure (“Nachweis einfacher Deutschkenntnisse beim Ehegattennachzug”, 03/2023) includes the following exemption that seems relevant to me:
“Sie haben einen Hochschulabschluss und können in Deutschland auch aufgrund Ihrer Sprachkenntnisse voraussichtlich eine Arbeit finden.”
(„Sie haben einen Hochschulabschluss und können aufgrund Ihrer Sprachkenntnisse wahrscheinlich einen Job in Deutschland finden.“)
Meine für diese Klausel relevante Situation:
- Ich halte eine Bachelor und a Master-Abschluss.
- Ich arbeite in Maschinenbauein Bereich, in dem häufig Englisch verwendet wird.
- Die Behörden akzeptierten bereits Englisch, als ich mein Visum ausstellte Chancenkarte.
- Ich bin derzeit arbeitslossondern bewirbt sich aktiv für Ingenieurstellen in Deutschland.
Meine Frage
Aufgrund der Ausnahmeregelung im BAMF-Dokument und der Tatsache, dass Englisch bereits für meine Chancenkarte als ausreichend angesehen wurde, Kann ich bei der Beantragung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis wegen Eheschließung eine Befreiung von der A1-Pflicht beantragen?
Hat jemand erfolgreich eine Befreiung gemäß dieser Klausel erhalten?
Dank im Voraus!
Link zur Broschüre: https://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/MigrationAufenthalt/Ehegattennachzug/ehegattennachzug-en.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=7
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Von Icy_Courage_2033
12 Kommentare
What did the BAMF say when you asked them?
I don’t think so. You can apply for the Test in the meantime, you should probably pass it without any difficulties. But anyway, it is strongly required.
Btw i own Family reunion Visa and i’ve been through this process. Wish you luck, you will make it.
Some time ago I had a similar situation and was told that MSc or PhD is a reason for exemption *if it was received at a German university.*
It is completely at the discretion of the person processing your application.
If you already live in Germany and plan to stay in Germany afterwards it doesn’t seem like it’s such a big deal to get the A1 certificate
I can tell you from personal experience and experience of many others, that it is highly dependent on the city and the officer that handles your case.
I have personally used this clause and gotten my spouse visa (My German was already A1 level but I hadn’t taken the exam).
However, I know people in other cities that had the same situation and were rejected.
To put your own mind at ease I would suggest studying and ideally getting the certification or being prepared to speak at least A1 level with the officer or person handling the case.
Does the first dot point not cover this?
You don’t need to prove German proficiency if **you** [OP] or **your spouse** [OP’s partner] are a citizen of a member state of the EU.
OP’s partner is presumably a citizen. So, according to this screenshot, you should not need to prove your German proficiency.
The second dot point is interesting. If you’re moving across to reunify with your partner who is in Germany validly (for any reason), and if that partner is from Australia, etc. then you also don’t need to prove Germany proficiency. That reads to me like spouses coming to Germany to be with their partners from ‘friendly’ countries get a free pass. Interesting.
Normally, applying for a reunification visa comes with different requirements. I also applied for a reunification visa last year, and I was asked to provide an A1 language certificate. You can be exempted from this requirement only if you obtained your degree in Germany, as mentioned in another comment, or if you are originally from one of the countries listed above (your screenshot).
Since you are already in Germany, passing the A1 requirement should not be a major issue. It’s also a good idea to contact the Ausländerbehörde in your city, as requirements and procedures can sometimes vary depending on the city.
You can always request it. Whether or not they give it to you would be likely based on local policy and personal discretion. Given the current economy, imo they have a strong case for saying it’s not realistic for you to find a job with just English.
Hey! I have used that exemption!
I got my residency permit 2 years ago and didn’t need any sort of language certificate although I was around an A2 level at the time I didn’t feel like paying for the exams.
Apparently it might depends on which Behörde you go to as they might just tell you it’s required and they know nothing of the exemption and won’t submit your documents until they have it.
But I needed nothing of that so there is certainly hope for ya.
Edit to clarify: My exemption was due to being from Canada, one of the ~21 countries BAMF lists on the exemption. I have a Master’s degree but they never even asked to see anything regarding any degree
It’s up to each local office but it’s unlikely they’ll give you issues with that much education.
Technically, the Ausländerbehörde staff can certify that you have at least A1 by just talking to you. Exams are not strictly required by the law. That is, however, left to the discretion of the regional authorities, some of which require exam results for everything regardless of anything that might make it seem ridiculous because they want to avoid ever being able to be called discriminatory.