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Nationality Act 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) Section 1 [Definition of a German]1 A German within the meaning of this Act is a person who possesses German citizenship.
Legal prerequisites established to manage migration. News Migration 02 February 2024. Bundesrat approves modernisation of Germany’s nationality law and a bill to improve returns. Source: Bundesrat. On 2 February 2024, the Bundesrat approved the modernisation of Germany’s nationality law. This will make Germany more attractive to highly ...
Following German legal terminology, the term ‘nationality’ will be used in the following report. The report on Citizenship Laws in Germany was originally authored by Kay Hailbronner and published in November 2009. The report was subsequently revised and updated by Anuscheh Farahat in October 2012 and December 2014.
German citizenship law generally provides for naturalisation for foreign nationals who have their habitual place of residence in Germany. In exceptional cases, foreign nationals may be naturalised under Section 14 of the Nationality Act and former Germans under Section 13 of the Nationality Act if specific criteria are met, even if they are living abroad.
Section 9 of the Nationality Act. Spouses or registered same-sex partners of German citizens are eligible for naturalization after three years of legal residence in Germany. They must have been married or in a registered partnership for at least two years at the time of application. The general requirements for naturalization also apply.
Acquisition of German citizenship by declaration (new provision of 20 August 2021) On 20 August 2021 some amendments to the German Nationality Act (“Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz” or “STaG”) came into force. Among other things, the new Act provides a ten-year period during which German citizenship may be acquired by way of simple declaration.
The Fourth Act Amending the Nationality Act, which entered into force on August 20 th 2021, has created a new legal entitlement to renaturalization for individuals who lost or were denied their German citizenship due to Nazi persecution and who are not already entitled to restoration of citizenship under Art. 116 II Basic Law.
