Advice on getting divorced in Germany

I am 27yr old Thai woman married to a German man who is 38.
Now he treats me very bad and also he is having relationship with other women.I am married with him for three years and living in Munich city.We don't have any kids.I am also working with a consultancy firm.I came to know from my co-workers that if want divorce then will have to live in another flat but i will loose my job because the chef thinks that i will loose rights to live and work when i am separate.

My question is
1) How long i should live separate for getting divorce from him.
2) Do i have to return to Thailand or i can stay and work here.
3) Do i have to apply for a work permit or i can work and live till the visa is stamped.
4) I have temporary visa till Feb 2009,will i get this visa extended after divorce.
5) I do not speak German so will i be able to apply for permanent residence as i live here for three year.

Thank you All
Sophia

I think you should be asking a lawyer these questions, not TT!!!

1) How long i should live separate for getting divorce from him.
Germany requires a year except for very limited circumstances.

2) Do i have to return to Thailand or i can stay and work here.
You should be able to stay but you may not be able to find a new employer without additional paperwork/help.

3) Do i have to apply for a work permit or i can work and live till the visa is stamped.
Your visa is time-limited.

4) I have temporary visa till Feb 2009,will i get this visa extended after divorce.
Since you won't get a divorce before the visa runs out you shouldn't have a problem.

5) I do not speak German so will i be able to apply for permanent residence as i live here for three year.
German fluency is -- to the best of my knowledge -- not a requirement for permanent residence.

Now, the most helpful thing I can tell you is that you MUST go see a lawyer. If you're in Munich I would strongly suggest seeing Jutta Bartling, a lawyer who I wish I'd found before my ex-wife hired her to devastate me and my not-as-good-as-her lawyer. The initial consultation should be free or close to it, and afterwards you'll need at least €200 for a starting payment. Bartling will no doubt tell you the best way to deal with finances of such costs and whether or not your husband is required by law to assist or even outright pay in full.

woof.

According to what I heard from a couple of friends, if you just stay in Germany for three years, several years ago you maybe can easily get the permanent residence. But now it's a little chance to get it. Even if your present marriage is ok, you want to get the residence, you should pass some German test (German language test and orientation test), then you can apply for it with those test scores.

Thank you all for your quick and detailed response.

Yes i will also consult a lawyer but before i wanted make myself prepared and strong and had to clear my queries.

Hi

You could get in contact with the verband binationaler familien & partnerschaften http://www.verband-binationaler.de/regiona...iaf%20M%FCnchen
They are great - Friendly, open, very well informed and geared to help people in exactly your situation.

and free!

Take a look in the discussions you receive when you put "divorce" into the Search function, possibly some of your issues have been discussed there.

maybe she is better at defending wives. I'm too convinced she did a fantastic job on my behalf, although she certainly didn't do a bad job (outcome could have been waaaay worse).