There is currently a legislation underway to reform German citizenship law, the details of which are still somewhat open. Among other things, it should make dua

There is currently a legislation underway to reform German citizenship law, the details of which are still somewhat open. Among other things, it should make dual citizenship much easier for British or US-American citizens and many others. Some historical background: In 2002, the then coalition of Social Democrates (SPD) and the Green Party, at the special insistence of the latter, attempted to pass a new immigration law. The law passed the parliament (Bundestag), but also required the approval of the German states represented by the Bundesrat. At the meeting of 22 March 2002, the state of Brandenburg, which had 4 (deciding) votes, voted in such a way that it was unclear whether the criterion that a state's votes must be cast uniformly was met.[1] The German Constitutional Court ruled on 18. December 2002 that the votes were not cast uniformly (two judges opposed that decision) and none of it should be counted as a Yes, thus the law did not pass.[2] In subsequent years, all attempts to generally[3] ease dual citizenship were blocked by the Conservatives (CDU/CSU). However, the 26 September 2021 elections have resulted in a colation without the Conservatives at the federal level and the situation in the states is so diverse that chances are high that a law that extents dual citizenship might be passed this time. [1] For the relevant passages of the voting protocol see: https://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/pm/2002/062-2002.html https://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/pm/2002/062-2002.html (in German) [2] For the ruling see: https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2002/bvg02-113.html https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Pressemit... (in German) [3] There have been reforms that made dual citizenship easier for citizens of EU countries and Switzerland, though.