Tag Archives: German citizenship

The German passport is the best – and the worst – passport in the world

Posted on 2017-12-31 by

For world travelers, the German passport is the most useful passport: 177 countries can be visited without a visa or with only a visa on arrival. That saves money, time, effort and uncertainty. While holders of other passports are running … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Travel | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

10 FAQ on Reclaiming German Citizenship

Posted on 2017-07-28 by

The FAQ on German Citizenship are the most popular post on my blog. But some aspects are so complicated that they deserve their own list of FAQ, like those on applying for naturalization without living in Germany and the following … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Law | Tagged , , | 68 Comments

How Britons react to Brexit

Posted on 2016-06-26 by

When I came back home from a trip to the Bolivian jungle yesterday, I had  already received dozens of e-mails from Britons along the lines of “my grandfather was from Germany, can I get a German passport?” As an expert in … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Europe, German Law, Germany, Immigration Law, Law, Politics, Statistics, UK | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

German history follows me all the way to Bolivia

Posted on 2016-02-19 by

A few days ago in Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia: The Orient Express on which I had come from San José de Chiquitos even further in the east of the country was delayed by an hour, so I had to hurry to get to the airport to catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, German Law, Germany, History, Holocaust, Immigration Law, Law, Travel, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

“half-German”

Posted on 2015-07-08 by

Not least due to my FAQ on German citizenship law and my corresponding infographic on German citizenship law, which have established this blog as the no. 1 resource on the internet for questions on German citizenship, I receive a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Immigration Law, Language, Law, Religion | Tagged , | 70 Comments

Infographic: German Citizenship Law

Posted on 2013-10-05 by

My FAQ on German citizenship law is one of the most-visited posts on my blog, with hundreds of comments and questions already and new ones being added almost every day. This large amount of text seems to be confusing for … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Immigration Law, Law | Tagged , , | 311 Comments

FAQ on getting German Citizenship without Living in Germany

Posted on 2013-09-26 by

As part of my very popular series of legal FAQ, I now address a question that I get asked very frequently: it’s about the possibility to get naturalized as a German citizen without living in Germany. Please note that this … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Immigration Law, Law | Tagged , , | 646 Comments