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A Beibehaltungsgenehmigung may be issued if the acquisition of the foreign citizenship along with the retention of German citizenship is justified by the applicant's personal and public situation and there were no compelling reasons why the application should be refused. The former German legal principle of avoidance of multiple citizenship had ...
[citation needed] As of June 27, 2024, an Act to modernize the Nationality Act (StARModG) provides that Germany now accepts dual citizenship in all cases. German citizens no longer lose their citizenship if they acquire a foreign one and foreigners who choose to become German are no longer required to give up ties to their home country. [44]
Further, the reforms dropped the longstanding restrictions on dual citizenship, allowing most German citizens to hold multiple passports. [85] [86] This change brings German citizenship policy in line with the rest of the world which is increasingly shifting towards an acceptance of multiple citizenship. [87]
Gathering all the necessary documents to apply for dual citizenship took time and effort. I'm glad I hired local immigration lawyers and joined social-media groups to make things easier.
The application process to restore the family’s German citizenship was far from easy, said Mayerowitz, who did not hire a lawyer at any step along the way. “It was an extremely difficult and ...
German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation easing the rules on gaining citizenship and ending restrictions on holding dual citizenship. Parliament voted 382-234 for the plan put forward by ...
The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a country and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation. [4]
Under Article 116 par. 2 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), former German citizens who between 30 January 1933, and 8 May 1945, were deprived of their German citizenship on political, racial, or religious grounds may re-invoke their citizenship and the same applies to their descendants, and are permitted to hold dual (or multiple) citizenship. [144]