2 minutes agoA decision comes into force from today, Germany recognises Albania, Kosovo patents
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(4 years ago)Starting today, Germany recognises the licenses of Albania and Kosovo. The German Bundestag has given Albanians the right to convert their license without having to take additional exams. Recognition of leadership permits by the German state is expected to facilitate the movement of Albanians and Kosovars living [...]
The recognition of the German state's leadership permits is expected to facilitate the movement of Albanians and Kosovars living on rules in this state.
Albanian citizens living in Germany will be able to run their vehicles in this state even with the patents they have received in our country. This obstacle, which has been conditioning Albanians for many years, has ended Bundestag. All Albanian citizens who live in Germany and have a regular settlement will have the opportunity to convert this document without additional theoretical and practical exams, as has been so far.
Regular residence principle
The regulation enables recognition of almost all patent categories from Kosovo and Albania Germany. The new regulation applies only to those who have a regular residence in Germany and who have patented it before coming here.
That means, who came without a license and has regular residence in Germany, cannot go on vacation in Kosovo or Albania and make a license there. This phenomenon, known in Germany under the term “patent tourism”, is prohibited.
But what does a regular settlement mean? This is determined by the time it stays in a country within a year, from the so-called “rule of 185 days”: Under the 185-day rule, the regular residence is the place where it lives at least 185 days per year. If a resident immigrant in Germany wants to patent Albania or Kosovo, he should testify to the German organs that he has lived at least 185 days in the country where he has patented.
What patents are recognized without exams?
According to a draft handed down in late December at the Federal Council, which has Deutsche Welle editorials, the German government proposes recognition of patents from Albania without scientific and practical exams for almost all categories:
A1, A2, A, B, EU, C1, C1E, CE, D1, D1E, D1E, D and DE. Only for patents from Albania belonging to the AM category for converting will a practical exam be required.
Kosovo's leadership permits are forecasting conversion without additional exams in these categories: AM, A1, A2, A, B, EU, C1, C1E, CE, D1, D1E, D and DE.
Savings of at least 1000 Euros for every immigrant
The changes are expected to facilitate the lives of thousands of migrants who have come from Albania and Kosovo to Germany. Under the current rules for resident immigrants in Germany, the license worth expired after six months of stay. The conversion cost up to 1000 Euros, DW Jevat Qerimaj told from Sieber Autoschool in Stutgart, Germany.
