Dear Friends,

Please advise me as it seems I am in some strange situation regarding my Visa:

1) I came to Germany on 20-Nov-2002 on IT-Green-card with 3-months Visa.

2) And on 20-Dec-2002, I got Aufenthaltserlaubnis which was valid till 30-Oct-2007.

Then in Sept-2007, I applied for NE as I thought that I am about to satisfy 5 years stay condition for NE and application process for NE also takes some 4-6 weeks.

But the authorities told me that they can not give NE now because I have not completed 5 years of stay and they have extended my Aufenthaltserlaubnis for 1 more year.

Please share your views in this regards.

Thanks in advance,
Ramsam

I really do not know how to help you but the same story I had also.
At the end I got NE after 6 years not after 5.
Now seems that the same problem I have with DE citizenship.
They are waiting till the first day when they have officially stamped the first residence visa.
But do not worry.
You get when the time comes.


PS.
Please do not correct my English or Grammatik, because I am not English.

Thank you Max,

You are helping me by writing your views or experience or story of third person.

Thats all I want to know from helping members.

Regards,
Ramsam