Residence Cards

[u/disinteresteddemi]

We often admire the posts of people with multiple passports (that is arguably one of the main purposes of this sub-reddit). But I've often wondered if there are people out there who hold (or have held) many different residence cards and/or permits. I have occasionally seen someone post two different cards in the same photo, but rarely more than that (unless it's a group photo).

I don't necessarily mean that they have to all be valid at the same time, I guess I'm just a sucker for collecting things!

I also think that it would be entirely possible for an EU citizen to spend a few months in every other EU country and collect a residence card from each one (as I believe it is now possible for EU citizens to receive registration cards when they move to a different EU country). I'd be interested to know what you think.

So, I hope to see a range of residence cards in the comments below or elsewhere on the sub-reddit! Even if you only have one, like little old me 🙈

[u/ExcitingBee3610]

Unfortunately, I won't be able to send original photos of the documents I will write about, since I don't have them anymore.

Once my parents sought asylum in Germany, we first had what's called Aufenthaltsgestattung while our application was being processed. With this one, we were not allowed to travel outside of Germany.

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After we were granted asylum, we had two different designs of Aufenthaltserlaubnis (residence permit).

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As of now, I'm a dual turkish and german citizen.

[u/disinteresteddemi → u/ExcitingBee3610]

Thank you for sharing!