German citizenship
If you have lived in Germany for at least five years, you can apply for naturalisation. Spouses and children can also be naturalised.
Under certain conditions, people with one German parent can also acquire German citizenship by means of a declaration.
Children with at least one German parent automatically acquire German citizenship at birth, regardless of their place of birth.
You can prove your possession or non-possession of German citizenship with a certificate of citizenship or a negative certificate.
If you have one or more other citizenships in addition to German citizenship, you can renounce your German citizenship.
