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3 Local Authorities Seite 14 von 36 of Mrs. Sibilak. After at least 60 months of working in Germany you are entitled to apply for an unlimited settlement permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis). For information in detail contact Mrs. Sibilak or click at http://www.berlin.de/labo/auslaender/dienstleistungen/niederlassung.html 3.2 Recognition of Degrees and Achievments A degree, which has been acquired abroad, is not automatically recognized in Germany. The Federal Republic of Germany has concluded of bilateral “Agreements on Equivalences in the Field of Higher Education” with a number of foreign countries. These agreements regulate the recognition of studies, examinations and degrees and the public use of foreign academic degrees and titles. Try http://www.berlin.de/sen/wissenschaft-und-forschung/berlinerhochschulen/anerkennung_von_studienabschluessen.html to learn more about the details. In principle you can keep your degree after you have finished your study at a University that is officially recognized according to the law in the country of origin. Your host institute has already accepted your qualification as part of the hiring process. For further information visit the Internet at: www.anabin.de or http://www.kmk.org/zab/home1.htm. You may get assistance in Berlin at: Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Wissenschaft, und Forschung Berlin Beuthstraße 6-8 10117 Berlin-Mitte : 030/9026-7 Fax: 030/9026-5001 3.3 Car Driving licenses from other EU- or EEA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) - countries are accepted throughout Germany. It is your decision if you have it replaced by a German document or not. If you come from another than the above mentioned countries you have to obtain a German driving license. http://www.berlin.de/labo/fuehrerschein/dienstleistungen/staatenlisteauslandsfs.html You have to convert the national driving licence into a German driving licence after six months at latest at the local driving license office (Führerscheinstelle), which can usually be found in the town hall or district hall (Kreisverwaltung). 14
3 Local Authorities Seite 15 von 36 In Berlin you will have to contact: Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Berlin - Referat Fahrerlaubnisse, Führerscheinbüro Puttkamerstr.16 - 18 10958 Berlin : (030) 90269 – 0; Service 90269-2300 Mondays 07:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Fridays 07:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. You should apply for the German driving license in good time (at least 3 months before expiry of the set term of six months), because processing takes time. Otherwise you will violate German law for driving without a valid license. All additional information including necessary documents is available at: http://www.berlin.de/labo/fuehrerschein/dienstleistungen/fuehrerscheinumschrausland.html It might be that you have to pass the German driving test with a practical and a theoretical part (traffic rules). It can be done in other languages as well. Costs may add up to approximately € 100.00 for the theoretical examination (including teaching materials in English) and € 24.00 for every driving lesson of 45 minutes. You can contact a driving school to determine whether your knowledge is sufficient. If not you will be required to take some driving lessons. If your stay in Germany is not temporary - a stay of more than one year will certainly be considered as such - your car must be registered in Germany. For this you have to go to the local motor vehicle registration office (Kraftfahrzeugzulassungsstelle), where you can also obtain the necessary forms. Details are listed at: http://www.berlin.de/labo/kfz/dienstleistungen/kraftfahrauslgebrzul.html Following documents are necessary: • your passport • your driving license • the car registration papers from your own country and your car's old license plates • a cover-note from the car insurance company of your home country ("Deckungskarte der Versicherung") • a statement from the Federal Motor Vehicle Office (Kraftfahrtbundesamt) that your car has not been registered in Germany before Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Referat Kraftfahrzeugzulassung Jüterboger Straße 3 10965 Berlin (Kreuzberg) : Mondays / Tuesdays/Wednesdays 07:30 a.m. to 02:30 p.m. Thursdays 08:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. Fridays 07:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Please click at: http://www.berlin.de/labo/kfz/dienststelle/index.html for more details. After that you are required to do the following: • go to the Technical Control Board (TÜV) where they check if your car is road proof • have an exhaust emission test ("Abgassonderuntersuchung - ASU") made at the TÜV or at a garage 15
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