Hello,

I have worked in Germany for more than 8 years. My wife and kids have acquired German citizenship while I am still on NE permit. 

I am presently considering moving back to India for few years with family. I wanted to know wat would happen if I decide to return to Germany after say 2 years.
1. Would my NE expire after deregistering and hence would need all visa formalities again or
2. can I apply for long term multientry visa before leaving germany.
3. This (https://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/home_en/Department-of-Public-Order/Foreigners-Office/Expiry-of-residence-permit.html)  website seems to say that as my spouse is German citizen my NE would remain valid. Is this correct ? 

Looking forward to your responses .

Hi,

You can make an appointment with foreigners office and inform them that you are going to india along with family and you will return after 2 years, for that they will issue re entry certificate with which you will not have any problem when you land in germany.

i do not know much about the certificate validity. Accordingly you may plan. i do not also know whether they ask your intention to leave. I heard only from my friends, who have taken that while working for a german company in india for long periods and returning here for the base company after their assigned projects.

BR
Basbrem 

Thank you Bas Brem for the reply. What you mentioned matches with my understanding. If I can define the tenure as 2 years I will get a reentry certificate even if my spouse in not German. However I am particularly interested in the case when I do not have a fixed tenure in mind and when the spouse is German. As the link in my previous post mentions this possibly falls under a special case.
Hoping someone has more info on this.
Cheers!