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Actually you're on the Belgian's forum. So this topic should be move

Hello everyone,

Please note that this thread is now on the Germany forum.

All the best

Bhavna

It is not clear to me what your question actually is. To cohabitate, you just move into the same apartment together. There is not more to that!

Whether he loses his address in Germany depends on him: Does he continue to rent (or own) his place there, or not?

@AlexFromBelgium

I live here in Belgium that why I asked this question here but he is a german citizen can’t move there because of my status here in Belgium that why we wanted to do cohabitation so that I can change my status and will be easy for me

It is still not clear what you actually want or need. Ask your questions clearly, then we can possibly answer!

While a German citizen doesn't lose their citizenship by living elsewhere, it can be complicated to keep a residency in Germany if living elsewhere. At the least it would mean paying rent in Germany. But cohabitating with him doesn't necessarily give one a pathway to then accompany him to Germany later.

If you marry, then he can apply for a family reunion visa for you. And there are some provisions made to recognize relationships on virtually the same level as marriage but this is usually for same sex couples that have been living in a country that doesn't allow same sex marriage. Different sex couples that have lived a long time together and say have children have also been awarded this status but it is very similar to being married; there are serious legal implications involved.

Just living together with one's boyfriend or girlfriend is not enough. And as one has the same restrictions, one might as well get married and keep the situation simple. If one is not ready for such a commitment then they don't really have the status required. One can hardly expect to get the advantages of marriage without the legal complications and disadvantages. The question sounds to me like you want comfirmation that such a cohabitation will give a pathway to migrate to Germany and the answer is maybe but not certainly unless you actually marry.

Tom gave a great answer, IF the OP actually wanted to know about getting a visa for Germany based on living with a german partner.

But I did not interpret the OP's message that way - there is no indication of him/her needing or wanting a visa for Germany.

OP states that she hopes to go to Germany in about 2 years. She is already in Belgium and as a German citizen there is no question that her boyfriend could live there. People don't have to be married to live in the same apartment in EU countires, so cohabitation in this sense is obviously not disallowed. I can only think that she wants to use it as a basis to later go to Germany as his partner, which as I mention, sounds questionable if not actually married.

@TominStuttgart If your assumptions are correct (although the OP did not actually say so), then your answer is correct: Just having lived together with a German gives no advantage in getting a visa for Germany!

But this is so obvious (and valid for all countries worldwide), that I thought something else must be the actual intention. I might be wrong.