Having more than one nationality will soon be an option to many more people in Germany under government plans. For those struggling to navigate the bureaucratic hurdles now, the change in law can't come soon enough, writes Caitlin Hardee.
Many foreigners and people with migrant backgrounds in Germany are eager to know when the new government will get to work on relaxing its citizenship and naturalisation laws. Caitlin Hardee spoke to MPs to find out their plans and what we can expect.
Reform to citizenship rules, including allowing for double citizenship, is one of the central planks of the new German government’s manifesto. Here’s what you need to know.
Germany's traffic light parties have announced plans to allow people to hold more than one nationality - a decision that could transform the lives of millions of non-EU migrants living in the country.
Germany's SPD, Greens and FDP are going to start formal coalition talks. Here's what their initial plans set out for immigration to the country, and citizenship laws.
Dual nationalities and citizenship are crucial issues for immigrants in foreign countries - but Germany has strict rules on both. Ahead of the federal elections, we looked at what the main political parties say about it.
Germany has been loosening its rules on dual citizenship in recent years, giving more people the opportunity to hold a German passport while retaining one from a country they have links to via blood or birth. Here's what the rather complicated rules are.
Germany has passed new legislation to naturalise some Nazi victims' descendants who had previously been denied citizenship in what it called a symbolic step toward redressing past injustice.
After 10 years in Hamburg, Meenu Gupta traded Indian citizenship for a German passport. She describes her reasons, and why her heart still belongs in India.
Every year, more and more foreigners are moving to Germany. We explain the process of obtaining the right to live here indefinitely through acquiring permanent residency.
The number of Brits who are applying to become German is increasing. One of The Local's writers, a longtime Brit in Berlin, completed a German citizenship test on Tuesday. This is what he thought about it.
Campaigners fighting for the rights of Brits living in Germany are urging expats to inquire about citizenship ahead of Brexit - even if they don’t think they qualify.
Germany has the second most powerful passport in the world, according to a new index which ranks the level of visa-free access passports provide to their holders.
In 2017 a record 7,493 Brits earned German citizenship compared to 2,865 in 2016, according to a press release published by the German Statistics Office (Destatis) on Wednesday.
Germany internationals Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, both of Turkish origin, were accused by their national federation on Monday of having been "manipulated" after posing for photos with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Applying to become a German citizen can seem like a daunting and long-winded task. We talked to a range of people who have gone through the process of applying to become a German citizen, to find out what it's really like.
After packing up and moving your life to Germany, amidst the inevitable ups and downs often there’s a eureka moment when you realize you are here for the long haul. People who have experienced this tell us about it.
With the prospect of the United Kingdom's exit from the EU looming ever closer, more and more Brits are taking action to ensure their freedom to live and work in the EU in the future.
