campaigns for the citizenship rights of UK citizens in Germany. We are now  registered in Germany as a voluntary association (eingetragener Verein, e.V. The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. [1] It was first established following the Second World War the largest parts of it becoming known as the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and RAF Germany (RAFG). The attacks resulted in the deaths of nine people, including three civilians, and many wounded. With the German surrender the Canadians returned home, leaving Northern Germany to be occupied by the British. Registration office records also show that the average British citizen has been living in Germany for 20.3 years. With less than one year to go before Britain leaves the EU, around 4.2 million people—1.2m Brits in Europe and 3m EU nationals in the UK—still stand to lose their fundamental rights, which are not ‘done and dusted’ for anyone. Since June 2016, that figure has risen sharply. by the German Statistical Office revealed that, This is reflected in British workers’ high average earnings (and, by extension,  tax contributions): according to.

We use these questions and answers as a basis for providing further information here on our website. Data from foreign registrations reveals that only 16% of Brits were aged over 65. Check out our list of resources you can enjoy virtually, from the comfort of your home.

The UK Embassy in Germany is located in Wilhelm street in Berlin close to the (Berlin Brandenburger Tor) railway station. This was after British forces personnel were scaled down over several years, with 19,100 in April 2010 and 2,850 in April 2019. [1] The General Officer Commanding UKSC(G) also functioned as head of the British Forces Liaison Organisation (Germany), which was responsible for liaising and maintaining relations with German civil authorities. A message from our new Country Director Paul Smith who took up his post during Covid-19. We are always looking for more support and volunteers, and also welcome non-British members, as Brexit will regrettably affect all EU citizens. On 18 March 2018, the European Commission published its third draft Withdrawal Agreement, and announced that it and the UK had reached ‘complete agreement’ on citizens’ rights. Only China, France, the USA and the Netherlands were of greater significance. This WA is not legally binding, and citizens’ rights have not been ring-fenced. A transnational partnership championing disabled artists internationally. If you have a specific question about Brexit, please use our Facebook Group where the community of British Citizens in Germany will try and answer it. [6], Disbandment of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG) in 1994, following the end of the Cold War and the Options for Change defence review in the early 1990s, reduced the strength of the British Armed Forces in Germany by almost 30,000 with just one division (1st Armoured) remaining by the late 1990s,[7] concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia. The British Free Corps (German: Britisches Freikorps; BFC) was a unit of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II, made up of British and Dominion prisoners of war who had been recruited by Germany. Welcome to the Facebook page for British tourists or British residents in Germany. A 2016 micro-census  by the German Statistical Office revealed that 74% of British migrants in Germany have a professional qualification. For the latest information we have on your rights and No-Deal Brexit, see the “Your Rights” tab above. Wilhelmstr. [14], In autumn 2019, British Forces Germany effectively closed,[15] with the last military base handed back to the German Bundeswehr in February 2020. In fact, British workers had, by a  significant margin, the highest average income for workers all national backgrounds in Germany. The British presence was estimated to have been contributing 1.5 billion euros annually to the German economy in 2004. North Rhein-Westphalia had the greatest number of registered Brits (26,205), followed by Bavaria (18,400) then Berlin with 12,355. The British Embassy regularly holds events across Germany for UK nationals. It was first established following the Second World War the largest parts of it becoming known as the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and RAF Germany (RAFG). Households with at least one British member also had an above-average monthly net household income of 3899 euros, or 1962 euros per capita. 4 were here.

We are organised federally, and have local groups in Berlin, Bavaria (including Nuremburg and Munich), Hamburg, Paderborn, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Leipzig. British Forces Germany (BFG) was the generic name for the three services of the British military, made up of service personnel, UK Civil Servants and dependents (family members), based in Germany. 2019 UK in DE naturalisation numbers released, Withdrawal Agreement and Transition for UK citizens in Germany, Driving in Germany after Brexit Transition, Latest on UK in Germany Post-Transition Status, British & EU citizens’ groups across Europe, international survey by online employment website StepStone, Right to return to UK with your non-UK partner a step closer, British Embassy Virtual Info Event – Monday 28th September from 5pm. [17], The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) radio services were widely available on FM across north-western Germany.

Contrary to common misconceptions, only a minority of Brits living abroad are pensioners. Join us live on 4 November at 5 p. m. for this year's QL from the University of Cambridge. Since the original Alternative White Paper of February 2017, and their meeting with Michel Barnier in March 2017, BiE have prepared numerous legal and position papers and submissions. Improve your English at home. This is in line with British in Europe estimates for British across the EU. This account will transfer to the new Comd British Army Germany, Col Tim Hill. Brits in Germany are playing an important role in plugging Germany’s shortage of skilled workers: a 2017 report by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research found employers were struggling to fill two in three job openings for qualified positions. Below is the complete list of the groups in the BiE coalition and associate members with links to their individual websites: To read more about the coalition campaign priorities, click, We are always looking for more support and volunteers, and also welcome non-British members, as Brexit will regrettably affect all EU citizens. Germany exported much more to the UK (€86.1bn) than it imported (€35.6bn). While those born in Germany constitute one of the UK's largest foreign-born groups, many are British nationals, rather than German nationals, who were born in Germany to British military personnel based there.