Question: I am a descendant of Nazi persecutees. Am I entitled to a German passport?
Answer: Persons whose ancestors lost their German citizenship due to Nazi persecution can apply for German citizenship. In particular, descendants of Jewish citizens who lost German citizenship during the Nazi era can apply for this.
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Question: At the time of my birth, my father or mother was German. What does that mean for me?
Answer: According to a new legal regulation in Germany, persons whose father or mother was German at birth can apply for German citizenship. This also applies if the father or mother later lost their German citizenship.
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Question: I live in the UK and would like to have an EU passport after Brexit. Is that possible?
Answer: In certain constellations, I can also have German citizenship in addition to an English British passport. These conditions must be checked.
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Question: Can I have a German and an American passport?
Answer: In certain cases you can have German citizenship in addition to your U.S. citizenship and have both passports. Sometimes a so-called retention permit must be obtained for this purpose, which allows one to have a German passport in addition to the U.S. passport.
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Question: When are my ancestors „Nazi persecutees“ and I can get a German citizenship?
Answer: Often these are, for example, cases in which Jewish fellow citizens have lost their German citizenship qua law because they were already living abroad at the time of the Third Reich.
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Question: I am a citizen of Ukraine. Do the regulations also apply to me?
Answer: As a citizen of Ukraine, I you have the same rights as any other citizen of a foreign country. For example, if my parents were German at birth, I can obtain German citizenship.
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Question: I am a citizen of Israel. In which cases can I obtain German citizenship?
Answer: Citizens of Israel whose ancestors lost their German citizenship as a result of Nazi persecution can obtain German
citizenship.
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Question: What documents do I need for naturalization according to Article 116 of the Basic Law?
Answer: It must be proven that the applicant is descended from a person who lost German citizenship in the course of Nazi persecution. This proof can be provided by documents, old passports, etc.
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Question: Who should I contact to have the possibility of obtaining German citizenship checked for me?
Answer: Send us an e-mail: info@rueckelcoll.com – for the attention of Dr. Christoph Rückel, Dr. Stefan Lode or use the contact form.
