German nationality law

Germany's new Citizenship Law, granting dual citizenship to Turkish residents, has seen a lukewarm reception since it came into effect in June, falling short of anticipated enthusiasm.

The law allows foreigners to obtain dual citizenship without renouncing their German nationality.

Berlin is set to put into effect a key law on June 27, enabling millions of foreigners residing in Germany to obtain German citizenship without renouncing their original nationality.

Germany wants to lower its citizenship requirements following the example of France, the government announced, continuing its reform program to tackle labor shortages, EURACTIV reported.

German citizenship law has long been known for being particularly restrictive.

They face with legal uncertainty, while their legal status remains unclear.
"It was really disastrous," Abdul said of his first hearing. For years, that Afghan worked in Kabul for German institutions. He speaks excellent German. When he had to flee the Taliban in August, he hoped to be welcomed in Germany. However, he encountered difficulties.

In 2018, around 672 300 persons acquired citizenship of one of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU), down from 700 600 in 2017 and 843 900 in 2016.

I was born the citizen of a country that frequently boasts of its rich history and its ability to transform a multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire into a secular republic. My country of birth is proud of its heroes - rulers, military men and, often, military men who became rulers. 

A total 3,498 people from crisis-hit Greece took German citizenship last year, a 25 percent drop compared to 2012, official data showed.

Overall some 110,000 foreigners became nationals of Europe's biggest economy in 2013. The largest number came from Turkey, at 27,970, despite a 16 percent drop compared to 2012, followed by people from Poland, Ukraine and Greece.

The German Parliament approved a new draft law late July 3 allowing children of immigrants born in Germany to be eligible to apply for dual citizenship.

The dual citizenship law will allow young people who were born in Germany and have lived there for at least eight years, or have attended school for six years prior to their 21st birthday, to be eligible for dual citizenship.