GERMAN CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT - GERMAN NATIONALITY

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Contact VisaConnect's specialist Consultants, and our partner German Immigration Lawyers, in 2023, by phone or complete an online Form or visit us in our offices in Brisbane, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, UK and Lisbon, Portugal for advice and assistance with your German Citizenship by Descent application, and supporting documents of German Nationality!

Benefits of German Nationality

The advantages and benefits of acquiring German Citizenship and a German Passport are:

Eligibility for German Citizenship by Descent

To be eligible for German Citizenship by Descent under German Nationality law, you are considered a German citizen if the circumstances of your birth fall in one of the categories below, and you are therefore, the Child or Grandchild of a person listed below:

1. If you were born to married parents between 1 January 1914, and 31 December 1974, and your father was a German citizen at the time of your birth.

2. If you were born to married parents between 1 January 1964, and 31 December 1974, and your mother was German, but your father was not, and you would otherwise have been stateless. During these years - 1964 - 1974, women who married foreign citizens had to renounce their German nationality and thus could not pass it on to their children.

3. If you were born to married parents after 1 January 1975, and one of your parents (mother or father) was a German citizen at the time of your birth.

4. If you were born to unmarried parents after 1 January 1914, and your mother was German at the time of your birth.

5. If you were born after 1 July 1993, to unmarried parents and your father was a German citizen who established paternity in line with German law.

6. If you were born to unmarried parents before 1 July 1993, your father was a German citizen who established paternity, and you declared German citizenship by your 23rd birthday.

7. If you were born to unmarried parents between 1 January 1914, and 30 June 1998, but your parents got married after you were born.

Amendments to the German Nationality Act in 2021

From August 2021, children born after 23 May 1949, to a German parent (but who were excluded from German citizenship because of gender-discriminatory rules at the time) can now acquire German citizenship. The new rules will be in force for ten years. Applicants benefit from the 2021 amendments to Germany’s Nationality Act if:

German Citizenship for Victims of Nazi Persecution

During World War 2, Victims of Nazi rule, who had to forfeit their German nationality between 30 January 1933 and 8 May 1945, as a result of being prosecuted on political, racial, or religious grounds, can now reclaim it. If you meet the listed criteria, then Children and Grandchildren of the Individuals below, can acquire German citizenship by a declaration:

Application for German Citizenship by Descent

To apply for German Nationality, contact VisaConnect's Consultants and our German Immigration Lawyers for advice and assistance. Note that the German Immigration lawyers will usually require that you sign a Power of Attorney so that they can provide complete assistance on your behalf. Therefore, Applicants must submit the following documents to their nearest German Embassy:

Office Address and Telephone - VisaConnect UK

Contact VisaConnect's Consultants at our London, UK office below:

VisaConnect Immigration Consultants UK
124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
UK

Telephone: (+44) 207 193 2327
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