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On January 19, 2024, the German Bundestag approved new legislation easing the rules on obtaining German citizenship and eliminating restrictions on dual citizenship. The law was passed by a vote of 382 to 284. The German government sees the law, which is expected to take effect at the end of April 2024, as an essential step toward a modern immigration policy that will make Germany more competitive internationally.
The changes will simplify the process for foreign nationals seeking German citizenship, as well as German citizens seeking a foreign one, such as U.S. citizenship. Currently, German citizenship is automatically lost upon acceptance of foreign citizenship unless an application for retention (“Beibehaltungsantrag”) is submitted, involving additional effort and long processing times. The requirement for an application to retain German citizenship has now been…
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