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The German Cabinet approved the new legislation to allow Dual Citizenship. The new law comes into effect on 26 June 2024. This page will then be updated as well. Here is a link to the changes (in German).
General Information about German Citizenship
Ways of obtaining German citizenship
Please note: Although the information on this website has been prepared with the utmost care, we cannot accept any responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein. Always
Process of applying
One of the requirements for German Citizenship is passing the Einbürgerungstest.
We have two pages relating to citizenship through naturalisation. The page for naturalisation with no dual Citizenship , we will keep active until 26 June 2024, when the new citizenship law comes into effect.
Einbürgerungstest and Leben in Deutschland
Leben in Deutschland The Leben in Deutschland tests your knowledge of the legal and social order and the living conditions in Germany. If you apply for Permanent residence,
German Citizenship through naturalisation
Naturalisation refers to the legal process of attaining citizenship of a foreign country. The requirements for becoming a naturalised German citizen are governed by Section 10,
Process to apply for German citizenship via naturalisation (no dual Citizenship)
Someone who went through the process kindly shared their experience with us.Please note that the new coalition government voted in favour of allowing dual citizenship
Shared experiences
To make it easier for others to understand the process and requirements we added a page where you can easily add your experience for us to share on our Shared Stories page
German Citizenship via Naturalisation -Share your experience
Help others to understand the Citizens application process by sharing your experiences.We will add it to our website on this page
German Citizenship – Your stories
These are shared experiences by people who recently went through a German Citizenship application process. You can share yours with us via an easy-to-fill-in form
Infromation on the web
Please refer to the following websites for information on German Citizenship and Naturalisation.
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