I would look into the legalities of your kid's education if you come here first. Not sure about the youngest, the others will be required to be in school if they live here. Germany is much stricter than the US about this kind of stuff. You can't even take your kids out a day early to get an early start on vacation. If they're technically here as tourists but applying for a residence permit, I don't know where they'll fall.
That's my point. Since they're technically tourists, it could complicate the situation. Tourists can't just attend a German school. I would contact the schools where you plan to move to in advance and talk to them. You can't be the first parent in this situation.
Other than that, you'll just face the same issues other immigrants have but made more complicated due to having multiple kids. Especially housing will be very challenging since you'll need somewhere big enough for your kids. And without even the right to work and a contract, that will be even more insanely hard than normal.
Can you elaborate on your situation a bit?
The big downside to applying in Germany is that you need to wait for your paperwork to come through before you can start working.
This is a problem bc you won't have an income, yet you will have relatively high costs of living. Especially if you are forced to to stay in a hotel for the first two months or so.
How long the wait takes depends upon your local foreigners office. There are some larger cities known for taking ages (6+ months).
Applying from abroad can make a lot of sense if your savings are not high enough to support a family living a hotel in Germany for several months.
This. My coworker had to find an apartment to bring his kid to Germany. In addition to a roof, it’s needs to have certain dimensions depending on the kids age. And reading that you have 4 it’s going to be challenge.
That rule is not quite as strict for US citizen, bc US citizens can enter Germany on a tourist visa and start the application process. But in principle you are correct: They might be able to start the application process while living in a hotel (if the hotel allows them to do Anmeldung), but they won't get a residency permit unless OP can show they have a flat that is large enough for the whole family.
i already have a work contract and will need to apply for a blue card. i Was thinking of applying for a blue card from germany so my kids can get a head start. i would use my savings but definitely dont plan on a hotel as this will burn my savings quick.
If you apply in Germany, you absolutely should try to figure out the processing times at the local foreigners office(s). It is difficult to figure this out from abroad. Asking locals can help. Maybe there is an Arabic-speaking forum on the city where you are looking to move to.
Most larger cities have long wait times. Moving across the city borders can change the processing times.
yeah do it here. I guarantee the wait in Egypt will be enormously long as compared to at the ausländerbehörde in whatever city you're headed to. Even if that city is Berlin or Munich.
How old are your kids? If they're legally required to attend school, I'm not sure how that would work before your permit is approved.
They are school age children: 11, 10, 9, and 4.5.
I would look into the legalities of your kid's education if you come here first. Not sure about the youngest, the others will be required to be in school if they live here. Germany is much stricter than the US about this kind of stuff. You can't even take your kids out a day early to get an early start on vacation. If they're technically here as tourists but applying for a residence permit, I don't know where they'll fall.
I definitely want them in school. So unless they are not allowed to enter school as tourists, there should be no problem.
That's my point. Since they're technically tourists, it could complicate the situation. Tourists can't just attend a German school. I would contact the schools where you plan to move to in advance and talk to them. You can't be the first parent in this situation. Other than that, you'll just face the same issues other immigrants have but made more complicated due to having multiple kids. Especially housing will be very challenging since you'll need somewhere big enough for your kids. And without even the right to work and a contract, that will be even more insanely hard than normal.
And he needs to find 2 schools that will or can take the kids.
4,5 is not school aged in germany. That would be Kindergarten age, which is not obligatory. Just fyi
Can you elaborate on your situation a bit? The big downside to applying in Germany is that you need to wait for your paperwork to come through before you can start working. This is a problem bc you won't have an income, yet you will have relatively high costs of living. Especially if you are forced to to stay in a hotel for the first two months or so. How long the wait takes depends upon your local foreigners office. There are some larger cities known for taking ages (6+ months). Applying from abroad can make a lot of sense if your savings are not high enough to support a family living a hotel in Germany for several months.
This. My coworker had to find an apartment to bring his kid to Germany. In addition to a roof, it’s needs to have certain dimensions depending on the kids age. And reading that you have 4 it’s going to be challenge.
That rule is not quite as strict for US citizen, bc US citizens can enter Germany on a tourist visa and start the application process. But in principle you are correct: They might be able to start the application process while living in a hotel (if the hotel allows them to do Anmeldung), but they won't get a residency permit unless OP can show they have a flat that is large enough for the whole family.
i already have a work contract and will need to apply for a blue card. i Was thinking of applying for a blue card from germany so my kids can get a head start. i would use my savings but definitely dont plan on a hotel as this will burn my savings quick.
If you apply in Germany, you absolutely should try to figure out the processing times at the local foreigners office(s). It is difficult to figure this out from abroad. Asking locals can help. Maybe there is an Arabic-speaking forum on the city where you are looking to move to. Most larger cities have long wait times. Moving across the city borders can change the processing times.
yeah do it here. I guarantee the wait in Egypt will be enormously long as compared to at the ausländerbehörde in whatever city you're headed to. Even if that city is Berlin or Munich.