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German nationality law details the conditions by which an individual is a national of Germany. The primary law governing these requirements is the Nationality Act, which came into force on 1 January 1914. Germany is a member state of the European Union (EU) and all German nationals are EU citizens.
- 1 January 1914
- 13th Reichstag
- 22 July 1913
- Germany
The legislation to modernise Germany’s nationality law will allow foreign nationals to acquire German citizenship earlier and more easily. It is likely that the number of naturalisation applications will increase once the new legislation has entered into force.
Nationality Act. Full citation: Nationality Act of 22 July 1913 (Reich Law Gazette I p. 583 - Federal Law Gazette III 102-1), as last amended by Article 1 of the Act of 12 August 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 3538) table of contents. A German within the meaning of this Act is a person who possesses German citizenship.
The requirements for naturalisation have been extended to include commitment to Germany’s particular historic responsibility for the National Socialist dictatorship and its consequences, and in...
What are the requirements for becoming a naturalized German citizen? Section 10, para. 1 of the Nationality Act. To be eligible for naturalization, a person has to have lived legally in Germany for at least eight years and possess the appropriate residence permit. Foreigners who have successfully completed an integration course are eligible for ...
Citizens. ID, Documents, Law. Citizenship. The BVA is the competent authority with respect to naturalization as a German national and the establishment of German citizenship for people living abroad. The BVA processes different procedures in consultation with the Federal Foreign Office's missions abroad.
German nationality law consists of provisions in the Basic Law (GG) and the Nationality Act (StAG). Article 16 (1) of the Basic Law provides special protection for German...
