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Section 32 [Transmitting data to nationality authorities] Section 32a [Transmitting data for criminal investigations of tax law violations] Section 33 [Register of decisions relating to nationality law] Section 34 [Opting procedure] Section 35 [Withdrawal of unlawful naturalisation or permission to retain German citizenship]
German citizenship law is relatively complicated. The following questions and answers can therefore only cover the issues which currently dominate the inquiries received by the help desk.
Application for naturalisation. Foreigners who have lived in Germany permanently and lawfully for eight years may be eligible for naturalisation. You have to meet some requirements to apply for naturalisation. As Registry Office ("Standesamt"), we have put together some interesting facts about naturalisation for you.
20. Aug. 2021 · Shortly before rising for the summer recess, the German Bundestag and Bundesrat adopted the Fourth Act Amending the Nationality Act. It entered into force on 20 August 2021 after having been signed by the Federal President and published in the Federal Law Gazette. Within the remit of the Federal Office of Administration (BVA), the following ...
German nationality law. 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.
Acquisition of German citizenship by declaration. The Fourth Act Amending the Nationality Act, which entered into force on 20 August 2021, has created a ten-year right of declaration (Section 5 of the Nationality Act). It grants children born to a German parent after 23 May 1949 (entry into force of the Basic Law) who, under the version of the ...
A descendant born to a parent who was deprived of German citizenship and before the parent's citizenship was restored also has a claim under Article 116 II of the Basic Law. Each descendant has an individual claim, subject to eligibility. It is thus possible for grandchildren to apply, even if their parents decide not to.
