Germany

European Comission guide to free movement

• Freedom to move and live in Europe – A Guide to your rights as an EU citizen (in German) (and in other languages)

Laws

• Freizügigkeitsgesetz (“Free movement law”) – This is a partial implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC, missing key aspects of the Directive. There was an English translation of this law, but it seems to be gone now
• Freizügigkeitsgesetz wiki article
• Good web sites for the text of German laws (in German) related to freedom of movement are www.aufenthaltstitel.de , www.info4alien.de and www.gesetze-im-internet.de
• www.cgerli.org is an English language resource for German laws
• Directive 2004/38/EC in a parallel translation

How well has the Directive been implemented?

• Compliance Study (Directive 2004/38/EC): Germany (PDF file from 2008)
• Table of correspondence for Directive 2004/38/EC: Germany (PDF file from 2008)

Schengen

• Schengen Visa Rules and Border Entry for family of EU citizens

Information

• The Manual for Germany (from the Germany government) has a section on law for EU Citizens and their Relatives
• Freizügigkeit der Unionsbürger und Erweiterung der Europäischen Union
• Frequently Asked Questions: EU citizens
• Information (in German) about Freizügigkeit law. Includes information at the end about how it differs from the Directive. http://www.zar-online.info/zar/hefte/Aufsatz_zar_05_03.pdf

Government Procedure Manuals

• http://www.fluechtlingsinfo-berlin.de/fr/gesetzgebung/BMI_Hinweise_AufenthG_221204.pdf Internal guidelines by the Federal Ministry of the Interior for application of the Residence Act and the Freedom of Movement for EU Citizens Act (The EU free movement content is entitled Vorläufige Anwendungshinweise zum FreizügG/ EU and begins on PDF page 392). From the 1st paragraph of the PDF: “[These guidelines] issued by the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) serve as working instructions for the employees of the alien authorities. [They] are not a law; the interpretations they include tend to be worded in a restrictive way, may be incorrect and are not binding for the courts.”

Forums for asking questions about Germany and EU free movement law

• www.info4alien.de –   EU- und Schengenrecht (inclusive Besuchsaufenthalte) (This forum is in German but some members are very knowledgeable and speak excellent English)
• www.immigrationboards.com –    Europe immigration forum (Can sometimes be a little quiet, not German specific)
• www.toytowngermany.com –     Visas/permits (Not specialized in EU issues, but mostly people living in Germany and many are EU knowledgeable)