Am I eligible for GERMAN CITIZENSHIP?
New law
After a 2021 change in citizenship law, it is a lot easier for descendants of persecuted people to become German.
Have you been unsuccessful in claiming German citizenship? You may have a new chance now.
Recent changes
The law creates new chances if your family lived in Germany but wasn’t German, if only one grandparent was German, or if your grandparents were unmarried. Dual citizenship or a military career are no longer an obstacle.
To find out if you qualify, choose the first option that applies to your family
My grandparent or direct ancestor…
- Either one of
- –> before 1933
- –> between 1933 and 1945
- –> after 1945
- Either one of
- –> right before 1933
- –> between 1933 and 1945
- –> after 1945
- Either one of
–> with each other - –> at home
- –> at school or at work
How do I get a German passport?
Contact us to see how we can help you, your children and grandchildren become German. Because it’s your right.
The Federal Government is committed to Germany’s historical responsibility towards those who, as descendants of German victims of Nazi persecution, suffered disadvantages in terms of citizenship.
(Preamble to legislation, 2021, BT-Drucksache 19/28674)