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We got married in Denmark, as a lot of foreigners living in Germany do, because of this laxity. Germany requires a metric tonne of paperwork to prove everything

We got married in Denmark, as a lot of foreigners living in Germany do, because of this laxity. Germany requires a metric tonne of paperwork to prove everything was legit (and all of that had to be officially translated from source language into German). Denmark not so much (and they were fine with dealing with German and English documents). You gotta love the Viking attitude to paperwork ;)

miningape 3y ago
Nice! I'm also definitely on the side of preferring the lax life. I'm a foreigner living in DK and it was definitely one of the most unexpected aspects of life here. I had always had this strong impression it was much more organised and things work in a "perfect" way but that was simply not the case.
- vertis 3y ago
  Would love to live in Copenhagen but it doesn't seem particularly easy unless you're prepared to marry (which my GF might have a problem with, given she wants to go too) or get a job in Denmark (I have existing international clients and an Estonian company). Would have no issues with starting a Danish company and transferring to using that and paying Danish tax but not really interested in working for a random Danish company just to qualify to live there. But that's not one of the options. I'll just have to settle for visiting frequently.
throwaway4good 3y ago
That is because you are both foreigners and the marriage doesn't give you any rights in Denmark. If you were a Dane marrying a non-EU foreigner it would be a completely different story.
- marcus_holmes 3y ago
  I suspect you're right. But there doesn't seem to be a stream of Copenhagen-resident foreigners getting married in Berlin as there is a very definite stream of Berlin residents getting married in Copenhagen.
  - throwaway4good 3y ago
    Just be clear - the restrictions are on a non-EU foreign spouse's rights to residency in Denmark - not the marriage itself. Here Denmark is extremely restrictive forcing many Danish/non-EU-couples to live in Sweden and yes Germany.
    - marcus_holmes 3y ago
      Yeah, that's a different thing. We just went to Copenhagen to get married and then left immediately. Ended up in Australia as getting residency for my wife there was super easy compared to getting EU residence for me.

miningape 3y ago

Nice! I'm also definitely on the side of preferring the lax life. I'm a foreigner living in DK and it was definitely one of the most unexpected aspects of life here. I had always had this strong impression it was much more organised and things work in a "perfect" way but that was simply not the case.

vertis 3y ago
Would love to live in Copenhagen but it doesn't seem particularly easy unless you're prepared to marry (which my GF might have a problem with, given she wants to go too) or get a job in Denmark (I have existing international clients and an Estonian company). Would have no issues with starting a Danish company and transferring to using that and paying Danish tax but not really interested in working for a random Danish company just to qualify to live there. But that's not one of the options. I'll just have to settle for visiting frequently.

throwaway4good 3y ago

That is because you are both foreigners and the marriage doesn't give you any rights in Denmark. If you were a Dane marrying a non-EU foreigner it would be a completely different story.

marcus_holmes 3y ago
I suspect you're right. But there doesn't seem to be a stream of Copenhagen-resident foreigners getting married in Berlin as there is a very definite stream of Berlin residents getting married in Copenhagen.
- throwaway4good 3y ago
  Just be clear - the restrictions are on a non-EU foreign spouse's rights to residency in Denmark - not the marriage itself. Here Denmark is extremely restrictive forcing many Danish/non-EU-couples to live in Sweden and yes Germany.
  - marcus_holmes 3y ago
    Yeah, that's a different thing. We just went to Copenhagen to get married and then left immediately. Ended up in Australia as getting residency for my wife there was super easy compared to getting EU residence for me.