I decided to look this up and it appears that the law changed in 2000. Someone born in Germany with a parent that is a permanent resident and has lived in Germ

I decided to look this up and it appears that the law changed in 2000. Someone born in Germany with a parent that is a permanent resident and has lived in Germany for more than 8 years does have automatic German citizenship: http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/DE/Bundesregierung/BeauftragtefuerIntegration/Einbuergerung/Geburtsortsprinzip/geburtsortsprinzip.html http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/DE/Bundesregierung/B... (in German)