German Citizenship — Legal Requirements and How Naturalisation Works
When people say they want a “German passport,” what they legally mean is German citizenship, followed by issuance of German identity documents. Germany issues passports only to German citizens. German citizenship is governed primarily by the Nationality Act (Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz – StAG) and, in certain historical restitution cases, by Article 116 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz). […]
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