My thanks to you waqas for your help throughout.
The same goes to all the people who contributed to this thread. It is appreciated.

All the best.

You are required to contract a full Schengen travel insurance, covering – for a minimum amount of 30.000,- Euros - any medical, hospitalization and repatriation costs, as well as associated care expenses which might occur during any single trip into the Schengen states. 30,000 Euros is minimum requ...

One last question: I have decided to go with Axa-Schengen. I have chosen the `Low-cost' option, as it seems to be sufficient for the visa. My question is this: Is it working for all of Schengen? As in, it never asks me to choose the country I am going. It only asks for `country of residence', which,...

Thank you for the answer. It is very helpful and informative. I am applying from the UK. Thank you also for the link. Btw. is axa-schengen better than Mawista? Also, you said for 3 months it will charge [...]. Do I have to take it out for 3 months? As I said, I do not know the required period of tim...

Thank you both for the replays. @waqasars, so to get it right, I do not need to make any health insurance before going to Germany? Will is not be required when I go the embassy? Sorry, but I just wanted to clarify. I do not want to get there and then be asked to rebook an appointment. For what I und...

While I do have a job offer, I do not yet have the contract. I am fairly certain that Germany is requiring health insurance when entering, and I do intend to have one (even if they did not require it). The question is whether, upon entering, I need to have insurance for the whole duration of the int...

Hi all. I am trying to apply for a German work permit. From what I understand, I need health insurance before I start the application. I have a fixed job offer of 2 years. My questions are these: 1. Is my employer required to offer me public health insurance? (Sounds strange, but I thought up to a c...

Hi everyone. When filling out the work permit form for Germany http://www.uk.diplo.de/contentblob/3401128/Daten/4777782/VisaApplicationFormResidencePermit.pdf point 6 says: Vorgesehener Aufenthaltsort in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Intended place of stay in Germany Does it mean that I have to ren...

Thanks for the comprehensive answers secret.simon.

I will have to think about things now. Maybe speak about a solicitor, see what they think about my specific case etc.

Damn, everything in life is sooo complicated.

Cheers.

@secret.simon Thank you for your answer. You are right that one can interpret everything in any way one wants, so to speak. And of course working for 2 years abroad is not exactly in ones favor of settling in the UK. However, other than for some very small examples, most 1-2 year work abroad would f...

Assuming you are over 18 and an adult, what your parents or siblings have is irrelevant to you and your ILR status. But does it not factor into the argument of the UK being ones home, rather than just a place one visits to drink warm bear :). I mean, it might not be a waterproof reason all on its o...

@secret.simon Thanks for the answer. Hmm... its a bit different than what I had expected. Let me put it like this. If you return to the UK regularly (say every 2-3 months), have family here (parents, siblings, who also have at least ILR), your parents own (not just rent) a house (but you don't), you...

@secret.simon Please correct me if I am wrong, but the whole assessment only starts if were abroad for MORE than 2 years right? As in, if I am in the UK non-stop till 2017, than go to Germany to 2019 (minus say 1 month, and occasional visits) I have the right to maintain my settlement status, right?...

Thanks for the replay.

May I ask again, is there a fixed amount of time you have to be in the UK over a 2 year period? Is such an information given?

Cheers.

Thank you very much for your answer, it is very much appreciated. 2. Btw. how long do you have to be in the UK over the 2 years for the problem not to arise? For example, if you only left 10 months altogether of the 2 year period, that would surely not constitute absence from the UK. Is there a clea...

ILR is not a visa. I was not aware of that. I thought it was like a visa. You should be aware that ILR is not 'indefinite' if you do not live and work (i.e. settled) in the UK. It is lost if you are absent for 2 or more years. I realise that. Interestingly enough, I am not sure if the 2 year is a 1...

Btw. I think the above link is for people from India?
I found this http://www.uk.diplo.de/contentblob/3401 ... Permit.pdf

Is this the proper one? Cheers.

Indefinite leave to remain. I meant to write settlement status. Sorry.

Hi everyone. I am a non EU-citizen, with a UK residence permit. I got a job in Germany, that I know for certain is qualified for a German work permit. However, I have the following questions: 1. Can I get a work permit in Germany, while also maintaining my residency in the UK? (i.e. can I have 2 vis...