New Law: Becoming a German Citizen Faster! [2024 Update]

Dual citizenship in Germany is now allowed! In this video, we discuss what are the requirements to acquire your German citizenship in 3 or 5 years, what are the costs, how to apply, and much more!

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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:01 - What are the specific changes to the new law?
05:22 - When does the law come into effect?
06:53 - Will children born in Germany receive the German citizenship?
08:04 - How do you apply?
10:55 - What are the costs?
12:13 - What are the processing times?
16:22 - What are the benefits of being a German citizen?

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[simplegermany]

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[AaronRaynerKASR]

Holy crap! This very is so timely for me and my planned transition!!! You two are the best!!!! :D

[christelledutoit]

You guys are really awesome and super helpful in guiding me on my Germany journey ❤

[johnstonebos]

Ihr seid großartig, macht weiter so und wisst einfach, dass ihr so ​​vielen Menschen hilft. Ich lebe jetzt seit 6 Jahren in Deutschland, habe B1 gemacht, meine Ausbildung gemacht, hatte einen Job, aber in meinem Kopf dachte ich immer noch, ich müsste 8 Jahre alt sein um mit der Beantragung der Staatsbürgerschaft zu beginnen. Montag rufe ich Ausländerbehörde für einen Termin an. Danke und wünsche euch alles Gute.😌

[zambianyoutuberx]

Watching you from Zambia, Africa! I will apply in 6 years time coz am just coming to Germany soon!

[nahkoten]

This is great news - of course some people have much more intense reasons but for me it is an emotional barrier. I would have a hard time coming to terms with renouncing my Canadian citizenship. Being able to become a dual citizen would be wonderful :) Thanks for the incredibly informative videos and the website! You two are doing amazing work :)

[chouaibsasmr]

Very informative, straight to the point and well edited video. Good job keep at it ❤

[rando-user]

Berlin LEA … requested an appointment OCT 2023 and didn’t get a response until FEB 2024… five months just for them to say “hi, this is your appointment date”. 😊

[danroro]

I received the letter stating that my application was successful exactly a month, to the day, after applying. This was in Schleswig-Holstein, during the Covid lockdowns.

[thatguy]

Me alegre que ustedes todavia estan aqui.

[jrb]

Thank you for this info. Ich bin schon 3 Jahre hier in De und habe ein Plan in 1 1/2 Jahr für the citizenship. ❤

[mariapaulaflorez]

Such valuable information!! thank you soooo for doing this

[ebbyc]

I stopped following it late last year because I thought the bill would never go through.
Thanks guys, for the video!

I'm off to celebrate.

[anikulapoidris]

Very informative, entertaining and educative video.
Thank you!

[CokeysCasino]

Lets goo! I was born in Germany very interested

[barbarawissinger]

My children have dual D/USA citizenship, due to parentage. I have an unlimited residency permit & after careful consideration, decided against applying for citizenship. Voting is the only advantage & not worth the time and money. Good luck for everyone applying.

[NaveedAkhtar-rh]

you guys are the best, and thanks a lot of making such a beneficial videos, to have good and positive information, this info really helps many peoples,

[nael_tm]

Really good video, thank you!! Have a nice day :)

[turjo]

At the Ausländerbehorde: Why are you applying for a German citizenship?

Me(probably): So we can stop seeing each other every year 🤓

Finally done with exams today so I can actually sit down and watch this video. I'm glad that they're making it easier for people to consider becoming German citizens, not everyone is comfortable with the idea of handing over the right they had in their homeland, limited as they may be for those coming from the lesser democratic parts of the world.

Also I will second what Jen says about how they treat you differently if you show a German national ID card/residence permit or passport, it's hilarious how differently I was treated when I left my home country and how the attitudes at customs changed when I visited. It's a nice perk to have for sure although the underlying pretenses can be a bit questionable.

Also C1 in 3 years? I like to be ambitious but I'm not that daring. I will start my B2 course soon whilst reviewing over my B1 course material and still sometimes speaking at a A -1 level fluency 😆

[Earth]

Thanks a lot for bringing this GOOD NEWS to us who love Germany!!