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Azza Ibrahim 77 · Nov 5, 2012, 03:51 PM

Hii
I am from Sudan , but I was born in Germany in January 1987. Would I have chance to get German passport,

tickle · Nov 5, 2012, 04:12 PM

No, rules have changed, one of your parents would have had to be born in Germany in order for you to have German citizenship. It is by blood only.

Alty · Nov 5, 2012, 05:24 PM

Actually Tickle, if he was born in German, he would be a German citizen, unless citizenship was changed when he moved to Sudan. That's my understanding anyway.

Having said that, I don't know why anyone would want a German passport. Even as a German citizen it's impossible to get one if you don't live in Germany. I should know, I'm a German citizen living in Canada. Getting my passport, and I have no choice but to get a German passport, is not fun at all.

tickle · Nov 5, 2012, 11:04 PM

I believe, now, there are only two ways to become a german citizen, by naturalization, meaning you would have to have lived in Germany for eight years, speak fluent german (apparently this is a prerequisite), or have one parent born in Germany.

So, the way I see it, the OP doesn't fall under either category, but then on the other hand, he doesn't tell us much at all, so I am going on the assumption.

Do you speak fluent german, Alty ?

Alty · Nov 6, 2012, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by tickle

I believe, now, there are only two ways to become a german citizen, by naturalization, meaning you would have to have lived in Germany for eight years, speak fluent german (apparently this is a prerequisite), or have one parent born in Germany.

So, the way I see it, the OP doesnt fall under either category, but then on the other hand, he doesnt tell us much at all, so I am going on the assumption.

Do you speak fluent german, Alty ?

I do speak fluent German. It's a bit rusty since I no longer have anyone to speak it with. My parents died 11 years ago, and my MIL 6 years ago. But get me to Germany (if I could just get my damn passport) and within a week you won't even know that I've lived in Canada most of my life. Ask my poor husband, we went 11 years ago and it drove him nuts. I started speaking nothing but German to him not even realizing I was doing it.

I do have a good friend that is German and lives in Canada, but we don't see each other as often as I'd like, she lives an hour away. Her daughter and mine are best friend, they met in Kindergarten. My daughter is in the German bilingual class. :)

tickle · Nov 7, 2012, 02:52 AM

I am all with getting the kids to speak as many languages as possible. It opens up tremendous job opportunities, and Canadian youth are the most travelled individuals on the planet.