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The German government published a list of Jews whose citizenship was annulled: "Name Index of Jews Whose German Nationality was Annulled by the Nazi Regime 1935–1944." The records were created when German citizenship was revoked because of the Nuremberg Laws of 1935. The records are accessible via Web site Ancestry.com. [5]
If the other citizenship is that of another EU country or Switzerland. If a German citizen acquires a non-EU or non-Swiss citizenship with the permission of the German Government (e.g., typically granted with existing family ties or property in Germany or in the other country or if the occupation abroad requires domestic citizenship for execution).
The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a country and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation. [4]
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany shortened foreigners' paths to citizenship and ended a ban on dual nationality on Friday by passing a naturalisation law designed to reflect the reality of a society that ...
There is no generational limit to who can apply for restoration of German citizenship through Article 116 (2), said Tollenaere, calling it “an eternal right of descendants of Germans citizens ...
German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation easing the rules on gaining citizenship and ending restrictions on holding dual citizenship. Parliament voted 382-234 for the plan put forward by ...
Under Article 116 par. 2 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), former German citizens who between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945, were deprived of their German citizenship on political, racial, or religious grounds may re-invoke their citizenship and the same applies to their descendants, and are permitted to hold dual (or multiple) citizenship.
Germany used to actively investigate whether its citizens living abroad had become naturalized when they apply for a passport; for instance in Canada, German passport applicants had to submit a search of citizenship record if they could not show a valid immigration document, such as a Canadian permanent resident card.