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i might me able to answer your question... it only dawned on me this morning that my ancestors were also german citizens and got excited by the idea of getting my hands on a german passport!!! i googled "how to get a german passport" and found this:
My ancestors were German nationals. Can I get a German passport?
German passports are only issued to German citizens. Having German ancestors is unfortunately not enough to attain German citizenship. Rather, your father and/or mother have to have been German citizens at the time of your birth. If you were born before 1 January 1975 and your parents were married, you only attained German citizenship if your father was German at the time of your birth or if your parents submitted a declaration by 31 December 1977 stating they wanted German citizenship for their child.
Hello. I am writing to let you know that my grandfather was German and my father, brother and myself have acquired the German nationality recently. Before 1973, German nationality was acquired only through the father. After that date the mother also transmits the nationality. To acquire the German nationality you need your grandfather's birth certificicate, marriage certificate, plus any evidence that he did not not give up his German nationality. (eg. enrolled in the army of another country, became a legal citizen of another country.) Although, having said that, what is important here -this being my dad's case- is that my grandfather was German when my father was born. Therefore when my grandad became a legal citizen of another country (eight years after my dad was born) this did not affect my father's right of acquiring the German nationality.
So, I think a good first step would be to get your grandfather's birth certificate. Then you have to proove the relationship between your grandfather and your father, and between your father and yourself. For that you will need your father's birth certificate, marriage certificate and your own birth certificate. Even if your great granddad was German, you could get the German passport. It is important to establish the links between the German grandfather and his descendants. I hope this helps.
Could you perhaps tell me your age? Because I would also like to apply via this process, but I've read that if you're older than 23 you can't apply any more.
I am South African but my grandfather was born in Germany. Would I be eligiblie to get a German passport and if so how do I go about it?
Has anyone had any luck with this? Only my mother (& her parents) was german. The german foreign office seems definite that, if you were born before 1975, it had to have been your father...
They have a few requirements.
The rule of 1975 applies. If you were born before 1975 and your mother is the German one then you can't get it.
In my case I can get it, but my sister was born before 1975 and she can't get it.
Also you have to prove that when your mother/ father was born your grandparent/s were still German citizens. Then you have to prove that you were born in your current country and that neither you nor your mother/ father gave up their German citizenship to become citizens of your current country. That shouldn't be a problem for most to prove.
HI I am from USA and i am in UK atm and i want to apply for my germany passport is this possible i was born in Germany in 1972 my dad was a service man for the army any suggestions?
My grandfather was a German citizen in the U.S until the day he died. He had many children, my mother was one of them. My mother is a U.S citizen as well and was born before 1975. I am male U.S citizen, would I be able to apply for citizenship? I hope that people still remember look at this topic since 2007 was the last post.
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