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With "special integration efforts", naturalization is possible after just three years. Dual citizenship is generally possible. Children born in Germany to foreign parents in the future will be granted German citizenship without further reservation if at least one parent has been living legally in Germany for more than five years. [105] [106]
Children born on or after 1 January 2000 to non-German parents acquire German citizenship at birth if at least one parent has a permanent residence permit (and has had this status for at least three years) and was residing in Germany for at least eight years prior to the child's birth.
The legislation will make people eligible for citizenship after five years in Germany, or three in case of “special integration accomplishments,” rather than eight or six years at present ...
Spouses and same-sex civil partners of German citizens can be naturalised after only 3 years of residence (and two years of marriage). [111]: 42 Under certain conditions children born on German soil after the year 1990 are automatically granted German citizenship and, in most cases, also hold the citizenship of their parent's home country.
Citizenship will be available after five years' residence, reduced from eight, in line with neighbouring countries such as France. Three years will be enough for the "exceptionally well integrated".
Former German citizens who, between 30 January 1933 and 8 May 1945, were deprived of their citizenship on political, racial or religious grounds and their descendants shall, on application, have ...
The existing Western Balkans Regulations quota for workers will be doubled from 25,000 to 50,000 per year. Citizenship and naturalization rules were relaxed in 2024, allowing eligible residents to apply for German citizenship after 5 years residence (3 years in exceptional cases), instead of the 8 year requirement previously applied, and ...
Prior to that date, it was allowed in the following cases: with other EU countries and Switzerland; with other countries with special permission or if obtained at birth; children of non-EU/non-Swiss legal permanent residents could have dual citizenship if born and grown up in Germany (the parents born and grown up abroad must have resided in ...