Questions about UK Ancestry Visa and moving to Germany

Okay so, this may be a bit of a confusing situation, but if anyone could shed some light on this- it would be much appreciated.

In March, I will be leaving for Germany. I will only be staying here for about 3 weeks and will then be travelling to Norway, France and England (this will all take course within about 2 1/2 months)...

After I have travelled around, I plan/hope to move to Germany. I do not hold any citizenship for EU, and I am aware it will be rather difficult for me to find a job once I get over there because I am still learning German/am not so great with it as of yet. Now, I know I will still be entitled to 90 days over there as a Canadian- visa free (please correct me if I'm wrong).

My dilemma: If I am not able to find a job in time, I assume there is no way to stay in Germany for longer than 90 days. If nothing works out in my time spent there, I was planning on going/moving to England- as I know I will be able to stay for up to 5 years because I am fully eligible for a UK Ancestry Visa, and am in the process of applying for it now.

Now come the questions:

- Is there a way to stay in Germany for longer than 90 days if I have not yet found employment?
if so, what would I need to apply for, and how would I go about doing that?

- If I apply and become approved for a UK Ancestry visa, I know that this visa does not allow me to work anywhere other than the UK. But IF I end up finding work in Germany/obtain a work visa, will I be able to live/travel in Europe/Germany while STILL holding the UK Ancestry visa?

- If I am clearly travelling Europe and my passport is inspected- them seeing I have a UK ancestry visa, will this cause any problems?

- Should I even apply for my UK Ancestry visa now? It's being used as more of a 'back up' than anything- but I may end up wanting to be there instead of Germany in the end.

- If I do not apply for my UK Ancestry while I am still in Canada, will I be able to do so while I am in Germany/travelling Europe? I would obviously bring all the necessary documents with me.

So essentially, my first choice is Germany. But I don't know what will happen during my travels and I may end up wanting to stay in the UK. I just don't want to go ahead and spend 500 dollars on the process of applying for a UK Ancestry visa if I am going to run into problems...


Thank you so much/ sorry if some of these have already be answered. I have been running in circles for months, trying to find what my best route is.

Hi,

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Einre ... _node.html

As Canadian Citizen you can stay in Germany for 90 days and during that stay you can apply for a "Working visa". As far as I read the link above, you must be a skilled worker (IT,...).
ps.: Are you female or male?

Where will you spend the trip in Germany? I hope Berlin and the Bavarian Mounten (Alps) are on your list.


Greets,
Daniel

How exactly are you able to make your claim for the UK ancestry visa? You might just be able to apply for a passport, which would grant you UK citizenship, then you can stay in Germany indefinitely.

You can apply wherever you are in Europe, but I think you have to get a co-signer, so if that person is back home you will have to send mail back and forth across the Atlantic. Not a big deal, but if you're under time constraints (like the 90 days) you might want to know what your plan is ahead of time.

As for your other questions, I can't see that the Ancestry visa would count against you in any way, I think you can then travel more freely throughout Europe, but to work in another country you will still need a visa (which you will get once you get an offer of work).

If you just want to stay past the first 90 days I have heard you can just apply for a temporary permit and they generally will grant you up to an additional 90 days.

I'm not a lawyer or professional, so this is all just what I have heard...don't take my word for it!