MartyG

I am an american heading for England, I have a Permanent German Residency Permit in an older expired passport. Along with my new passport will I be able to stay longer than 6 months in England?

Any help would be appreciated, Thank you.

ljaw2002uk

You may get more accurate assistance here:

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?board=17.0

materialcontroller

I thought you needed to be a citizen of an EU country to be able to enter the UK on those terms?

Jerseygirl

As most of us are British many have no idea what the answer is. You are best to try the link posted by ljaw2002uk.

materialcontroller

With respect, I already gave the answer above. I'm allowed unrestricted entry and work privileges throughout the EU because I'm a British citizen. The same rules apply in Britain for citizens of other EU countries. The OP is American and therefore not an EU citizen.

Jerseygirl

Sorry I didn't see your post for some reason.

materialcontroller

You quoted from it! It was a rhetorical question.

Rete

And your reply was not definitive but rather it was questioning.

materialcontroller

As I already pointed out. A rhetorical question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question

BTW This forum is full of answers which are obtuse and less than definitive.

Jerseygirl

So I did...I think I will go back to bed.

Elvira

That's because most of us do not have a clue but do not want to seem unhelpful

materialcontroller

Best answer yet!

Apfelkuchen

+1

And then there are those who know it all and enjoy being mean.

Squirrel

You definitely need to be an EU citizen to have rights of free movement and residence in the UK. What was mentioned will give rights in Germany but not in the UK. If no other route to live in the UK can be found, a desperate person could go to live in Germany and when and if eligible, apply for German citizenship, which would give right of settlement in the UK.

scrubbedexpat099

Ditto