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In general, German citizenship is not established through birth on German territory but by descent from a German legal mother and/or a German legal father.
Under certain circumstances, a child born to German parents abroad will not automatically acquire German nationality.
There are some basic principles of the German law of citizenship that you should familiarize yourself with before you apply for a formal confirmation of German citizenship.
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 a…
Renaturalisation according to Art. 116 (2) of the Basic Law / Section 15 Citizenhsip Law
The German law on citizenship mandates that German citizens who voluntarily apply for and accept New Zealand citizenship will automatically lose the German citizenship if they have not been granted a…
If you live in New Zealand, possess New Zealand (or another) citizenship in addition to German citizenship, and, for certain reasons, wish to renounce your German citizenship, you must file an…
