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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 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, December 2014 and December 2019. The present version of the report was published in February 2020.
German nationality law assumes that naturalisation will generally take place within Germany. However, in exceptional cases non-Germans can also be naturalised while living abroad, provided they ...
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.
5. for a foreigner by naturalization (Sections 8 to 16, 40b and 40c). Titles in square brackets are not official titles. German citizenship shall also be acquired by any person who has been treated by German public authorities as a German national for 12 years and this has been due to circumstances beyond his or her control.
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 ...
- Declaration acc. to Sec. 5 Citizenship Law. The Fourth Act Amending the Nationality Act, which entered into force on August 20th 2021, has created a ten-year right of declaration for children born after May 23 rd 1949 (entry into force of the Basic Law) to a German parent, who were excluded in a gender-discriminating manner from acquiring German citizenship by descent.
