Dear all... My bf has just received a letter from Immigration office to say that his C permit is conditional of an A2 language certificate. It has to be from one of these recognised bodies TELC, Goethe, OSD and TestDaF.
He has till the 30th June to provide it. He actually is half German and speaks fluently. They rejected is O level certificate.
Any one had a situation like this? Also any information how to obtain one of these certificates quickly?
Can he prove he’s half German? Does he have a German passport? What’s his other nationality? Some EU countries are exempt from needing the language certificate.
EU nationalities language exemption: Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, Liechtenstein, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Spain.
just checking results takes 6-8 weeks - no chance for meeting 30 June even if he'd take test now. However, (I was told that at my gemeinde) he should be able to re-apply for C as soon as he has certificate at hand (no need to wait until next B runs out)
Exactly- if he speaks fluently- he can just go to the office and explain he hasn't got a certificate, because he is bilingual and therefore never needed one.
My OH is British, and during his facilitated naturalisation interview- he was asked which certification he has and which school/classes he attended. He said that he always spoke French with friends and relatives- and has learnt with me at home- and never felt the need for classes or certificate. Interviewee loved and said 'perfect' - immersion in the culture is so much better than any silly certificate.
Not at all- the proof is in the pudding- someone who is bilingual and can obviously demonstrate it, will not need a A2 (very low basic level) certificate.
You can get german language certificated very quickly by going to Konstanz. I did the same for my C permit and paid around 80 EUR. Call each of these guys and ask if you can book an A2 exam at short notice, hopefully one can accommodate you https://www.google.ch/maps/search/ko.../data=!3m1!4b1
As German citizen he doesn't need a language certificate. Tell him to call them so he shows his fluency, and mention that he also has German nationality. They may require him to show up in person as anybody could claim to be him, and bring his German passport, but chances are that's all they need to settle the issue.
Does he have German nationality? That is not clear from the OP's posts.
He has British nationality and has a mother who has a german passport but that doesn't necessarily mean he has german citizenship. If he did they wouldn't be asking for the language certificate.
sorry to jump on this thread - but it doesn't seemed to be covered here - I need to renew my C permit next year - the one I had now was before I needed to do the A2 exam. I have an A2 certificate which I did a few years ago - will this be sufficient do you think or would they ask me for a more recent certificate?
A friend of mine had to redo her B1 certificate for citizenship as it was a few years old, so you might. But if you do have to redo it it's an easy enough process.
We just got our C permits (both of non EU) and had to show an A2 certificate. We emailed the Migrationsamt to ask for an extension, which was no problem. Then we booked a test at the Goethe Institute in Freiburg, Germany. They run the tests much more frequently than you can find in Switzerland so we only had to wait three weeks. We received our certificates the week after, and our C permits a week or so after that. Easy!