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Could you talk more about this process? I am a dual US/UK citizen and don't remember (might have been to young) such a process.
by bowmessage 8y ago
Could you talk more about this process? I am a dual US/UK citizen and don't remember (might have been to young) such a process.
- gervase 8y agoThe difficulty level will vary based on how much paperwork you have already (for proving citizenship during your jus sanguinis claim). I had to submit FOIA requests for records going back to the 1950's, as well as retaining a lawyer. The process took three trips to the German embassy, 18 months, and roughly $2000. However, once the initial process was completed for myself, processing it for my children took a single trip, no lawyer, and roughly $100 apiece for application fees.
- niij 8y agoSee: https://de.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/dual-nationality/ https://de.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/dual-nationali... German citizenship law has changed quite a lot. You are allowed dual nationality if you are born to German parents, whether in or out of Germany. You are granted German citizenship if your parents were non-citizen German residents living in Germany, with the caveat that you must choose only one nationality upon turning 21/23. Up until around the 60's or 70's German citizenship was only passes paternally, but it not can pass through both the father and/or mother. There was no concept of jus soli before 1990. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law#Birth_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law#Birth_i...