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Naturalisation
“Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit” – do you want that to be the start of your new national anthem, too? If you want to acquire German citizenship, this is the right place. Here you will find information on the naturalisation test, naturalisation for spouses and how you can apply for verification of citizenship.
Services:
Apply for admission as a late repatriate
In principle, you can only be admitted to Germany as an ethnic German resettler if you leave your resettlement area as part of the admission procedure. Please note that you must always submit the application from the resettlement area.
Apply for citizenship card
You can apply for the binding determination of your German citizenship if you have a legitimate interest in doing so.
Apply for cost exemption for the integration course
If you receive social benefits or are financially needy, you can take part in an integration course free of charge under certain conditions. This also applies to employees whose gross salary does not exceed a certain amount.
Apply for naturalization for foreigners with naturalization entitlement
If you are a foreigner and wish to become a German citizen with all rights and obligations, you are entitled to naturalization under certain conditions.
Apply for naturalization for persons stateless since birth
You were born in Germany as a child of stateless parents? Then you are entitled to naturalization under certain conditions.
Apply for reimbursement of the cost contribution (50 percent) for the integration course
If you have successfully completed the integration course within 2 or 3 years, you can apply for a refund of 50 percent of your cost contribution under certain conditions.
Apply for subsequent inclusion of spouses and descendants in the late resettler admission decision
If you are an ethnic German resettler living in Germany and still have family members (spouse, descendants) in the resettlement area, you can apply for them to be included in your admission decision at a later date.
Applying for German citizenship as a foreign national with habitual residence abroad
If you live abroad, have close ties to Germany and would like to acquire German citizenship, you can apply for naturalization.
Applying for naturalization as part of restitution - for persons who were expatriated during National Socialism and their descendants - abroad
If you or your ancestors were deprived of German citizenship during the National Socialist era, you can apply for re-naturalization under certain conditions.
Applying for naturalization for former Germans abroad
If you live abroad, have already been German and would like to become German again, you can apply for re-naturalization under certain conditions.
Naturalization
Foreigners can apply for German citizenship under certain conditions.
Naturalization Granting of German citizenship to homeless foreigners
As a homeless foreigner, you can apply for naturalization under simplified conditions.
Naturalization requirements for nationals of another Member State
Here you will find information on naturalization requirements for citizens of another EU member state
Request clarification of the non-existence of an option obligation
German citizenship: Determination of the continued existence of German citizenship for children born in Germany within the framework of the option obligation
Upgrading persons who have entered the country through the admission procedure
If you have entered Germany by way of the admission procedure and have not received the status as an ethnic German resettler or as an included spouse or descendant, this classification can be reviewed upon application.