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German nationality law details the conditions by which an individual is a national of Germany. The primary law governing these requirements is the Nationality Act, which came into force on 1 January 1914. Germany is a member state of the European Union (EU) and all German nationals are EU citizens.
German nationality law consists of provisions in the Basic Law (GG) and the Nationality Act (StAG). Article 16 (1) of the Basic Law provides special protection for German nationality, stipulating...
The legislation to modernise Germany’s nationality law will allow foreign nationals to acquire German citizenship earlier and more easily. It is likely that the number of naturalisation applications will increase once the new legislation has entered into force.
German law at the time recognized an almost unlimited right of return for people of German descent, of whom there were several million in the Soviet Union, Poland and Romania. Germany initially received around 40,000 per year.
The modernisation of Germany’s Nationality Act (Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz) aims to make Germany more attractive for highly qualified skilled workers and to provide future prospects for well-integrated people.
Acquiring German citizenship reflects a strong commitment to Germany. Many immigrants consider themselves German, but do not wish to fully sever their ties to their country of origin. In...
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), granting children born to...
