Tag Archives: citizenship
FAQ on Reclaiming German Citizenship – updated 2025
The FAQ on German Citizenship are the most popular post on my blog. But some aspects are so complicated, they warrant their own list of FAQ, like those on reclaiming German citizenship or German citizenship by restitution. I am a … Continue reading
FAQ on the Untätigkeitsklage for German Citizenship
I never thought that so many people would ask me to write about the Untätigkeitsklage, an obscure type of lawsuit contained in the German Rules of Administrative Court Proceedings. Honestly, I would much rather write about my quest for the … Continue reading
FAQ on German Citizenship Law – updated 2024
I am a German lawyer, specializing in German citizenship law. These FAQ are supposed to give you an overview of the basic principles governing this area of law, so you can decide whether a paid consultation is worth it. Before … Continue reading
Deportation
Rather somber moment, opening the e-mail from a citizenship client, and it says: I have also attached the transportation records for my great-great-grandfather’s 1941 deportation from Hamburg to Lodz and his 1942 death record. That really puts into perspective some … Continue reading
German Supreme Court ends Discrimination in Citizenship Cases
This is big and it concerns hundreds of you who have contacted me about restitution of German citizenship in recent years. I can’t contact each and everyone individually (my fees are too modest for that, and donations to keep this … Continue reading
Malta is for Sale
When I lived in Malta, I was rather surprised by how much was on sale. When I wanted to purchase a bus ticket from the vending machine, it sometimes happened that a helpful bus driver came up to me and … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 