Maybe this helps

• Hi Gina,
  
  just a few answers to your questions as far I know:
  1) There is no fiance visa in Germany
  2) As an American, you definitely need a residence permit / work visa to start your job.
  3) The question of going home is indeed a little crazy. In theory, you cannot apply for a visa (in your case a work visa or residency, whatever you call it) from within Germany, so you have to go abroad first and apply for it in a Germany embassy. That doesn't have to happen in your home country, you can apply for your visa in any German embassy outside the Schengen area (See JL guide for info on this one).
  
  If you have a job offer, I would strongly advice you to get a lawyer to get this stuff settled. This might cost you a little money, but it's definitely better than getting insane with these useless officials.
  
  Here's the URL of one lawyer: http://www.rechtsanwalt-ave.com/, but there are many more around who are specialized on immigration.
  
  Good luck and don't get insane!!

  Anonymous 21 Mar 2005, 11:35 - Denuncia

Help, I'm a prisoner of German Bureaucracy