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This feels a little weird, but:
Germany will restore the citizenship of people who were deprived of German citizenship by the Nazis, and give citizenship to those people's descendants (mostly Jewish* Holocaust survivors and their descendants). That used to be only the children of German fathers, but sometime last year they changed that, and I stumbled across an article about it a few weeks ago.
I don't speak German, and don't want to move to Germany, but it would be an EU passport, and after the last few years, that feels like valuable insurance.
The German government's website has a form to use for "restoration of citizenship." They explicitly say that you don't have to use the form, but that it will help them find the records to prove eligibility.
I'm putting together a list of documents and information that I'm going to be asking my mother for. I'm also going to want help from someone who speaks German--the form is in German, and must be filled out in German, and Google translate is fine for "what's the German for January?" but not for things that need a little context. In particular, do they want every change of address, or is "I lived in New York City from the time I was born until 1985" sufficient?
Germany will restore the citizenship of people who were deprived of German citizenship by the Nazis, and give citizenship to those people's descendants (mostly Jewish* Holocaust survivors and their descendants). That used to be only the children of German fathers, but sometime last year they changed that, and I stumbled across an article about it a few weeks ago.
I don't speak German, and don't want to move to Germany, but it would be an EU passport, and after the last few years, that feels like valuable insurance.
The German government's website has a form to use for "restoration of citizenship." They explicitly say that you don't have to use the form, but that it will help them find the records to prove eligibility.
I'm putting together a list of documents and information that I'm going to be asking my mother for. I'm also going to want help from someone who speaks German--the form is in German, and must be filled out in German, and Google translate is fine for "what's the German for January?" but not for things that need a little context. In particular, do they want every change of address, or is "I lived in New York City from the time I was born until 1985" sufficient?
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My stepfather is one of the people affected by this expansion of German citizenship through his mother, and has submitted his application. I could ask him if he's willing to offer advice from his experience, if you like.