Personalausweis?

yeah I know that they dont expire but the photo on my card is from when I was a kid, you cant really tell its me. i think it would be better that i "update" it. do you have the email address from the embassy or consulate?

Alright,
for all the Ontario people out there, personalausweis means personal id card. Mandatory when you are sixteen in Germany. If you want to get a a Canadian ID Card which is valid in Germany, go to your provincial department of motor vehicles and get a simple ID Card. Back home in N.S. it only cost 11 bucks. And it really works in Germany. Trust me!

metalfan2405
For example: I got sick of watching German TV (it gets really annoying watching Tom Cruise and Jim Carry speak German after a while)

A bit off topic: I know exactly what you mean. At your location in the Rhein-Main area satelite TV from the UK would work well, I can recommend setting up a satelite dish with a diameter of at least 80 cm towards the orbital position 28°E Astra 2/Eurobird. You will be able to watch many movies or TV series in English free to air without the need of a expensive Sky Digital package.

I know I'm going off topic here but someone mentionned trading in their Canadian drivers licence for a German one. Did you get stuck with an automatic only licence? That happened to me in the UK and I want to know if this time I'll have to take a driver's test (I didn't really drive in the UK so I didn't much care).

I know I'm going off topic here but someone mentionned trading in their Canadian drivers licence for a German one. Did you get stuck with an automatic only licence? That happened to me in the UK and I want to know if this time I'll have to take a driver's test (I didn't really drive in the UK so I didn't much care).

If you have a G class Ontario Driver's license, you can go to the TUV place and trade it in for a B class EU license which is pretty much the same thing as a G in Ontario. No driver's test is required, it might cost you something though, but not more than 50 euros.

metalfan2405
For example: I got sick of watching German TV (it gets really annoying watching Tom Cruise and Jim Carry speak German after a while)

A bit off topic: I know exactly what you mean. At your location in the Rhein-Main area satelite TV from the UK would work well, I can recommend setting up a satelite dish with a diameter of at least 80 cm towards the orbital position 28°E Astra 2/Eurobird. You will be able to watch many movies or TV series in English free to air without the need of a expensive Sky Digital package.

Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely look in to it!

Whats on the Personalauswei and if you don't want to get one can you use a passport?

yep , driving licence is not really accepted in Europe, don´t you have an Aufenthaltsgenehmigung ? because walking without paper is not really good . the Aufenthaltsgenehmigung is the same as a personalauswei for foreigners

"Aufenthaltsgenehmigung"? Is that really all one word? And people say English is a difficult language -- imagine my grade one students trying to sound that out!

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