You must submit your application:

• Proof of parentage and identity, by for example:
  • foreign identity documents, such as:
    • Passport,
    • identity card,
    • foreigner's identity card,
    • Birth certificate of the applicant,
    • marriage certificate
    • Proof of previous possession of German citizenship, for example:
  • German identity documents, such as
    • Passport,
    • children's identity card,
    • identity card
    • Naturalization certificates,
    • Citizenship cards / certificates of citizenship,
    • Extract from the German population register
  • Proof of loss of German citizenship, for example:
    • Foreign naturalization certificates
    • Proof of acquisition/possession of other nationalities
  • Other helpful documents (if applicable):
    • Name change documents/certificates
    • Custody documents (for applications from children under the age of 16)
    • Certificates from German schools

All circumstances that demonstrate close ties to Germany are favorable for the discretionary decision, for example

• long-standing close contact with relatives and friends in Germany,
• longer and/or regular stays in Germany,
• property ownership in Germany,
• School-leaving qualifications or vocational training in Germany,
• Membership of German cultural associations,
• work for German authorities, companies or organizations.

Other circumstances will be taken into account in the decision:

• Ability to support yourself: you must be able to support yourself and your family in your country of residence without state assistance. This also includes sufficient cover against illness, the need for care, occupational disability or incapacity to work and for old age.
• Circumstances of loss of German citizenship.

Notes:
Unless otherwise stated, please enclose officially or notarized copies of the documents and evidence.
Documents and evidence in foreign languages must be accompanied by a translation by a sworn translator.