Personalausweis?

metalfan2405
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Canuck

Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 32
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany (From: London, Ontario, Canada)

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:02 am

 

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unfortunately, my citizenship card is WAY out of date, so I cant use it. Do you know how I can renew it?

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wyatt
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Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Posts: 19
Location: Düsseldorf

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:47 am

 

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You can't renew them because they don't expire, the age of the photo does not matter. the german Id card also does not expire, my mother in law for example has had the same german card for over 50 years.

But if you feel you need a new one or lost your old one then contact the embassy or one of the consults, I have found they are really nice and helpful and there is very seldom a waiting line for Canadians.

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metalfan2405
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Canuck

Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 32
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany (From: London, Ontario, Canada)

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:25 pm

 

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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?

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SIGINT
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Joined: 09 Dec 2007
Posts: 6
Location: HAMBURG

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:33 pm

 

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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!
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björn from toronto
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Joined: 09 Jan 2008
Posts: 2
Location: Viersen

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:56 am

 

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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.

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gertrudemitaine
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Joined: 09 Jan 2008
Posts: 3
Location: Berlin

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:46 am

 

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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).

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metalfan2405
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Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 32
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany (From: London, Ontario, Canada)

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:28 am

 

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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.

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metalfan2405
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Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 32
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany (From: London, Ontario, Canada)

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:35 am

 

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

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