It finally happened: Germany made it easier to obtain the citizenship.

A bill to modernize citizenship law (20/9044) was adopted on Friday, 19 January 2024.

What has changed:

1. Multiple citizenship is to be generally accepted in the case of naturalization, meaning - you can keep your first passport when applying for a German citizenship.

2. Applying for passport will be possible after a stay of 5 years (instead of 8 years previously), and ...

3. ...and even after 3 years in the case of special integration achievements - for example, excellent knowledge of German, volunteer experience or strong professional achievements. 

As this sounds vague, more to be followed with news on https://www.bundestag.de/

4. The period of residence of one parent in Germany required for a child of foreign parents to automatically acquire German citizenship by birth in Germany will also be reduced from 8 to 5 years. 

This and combined effort of improved Blue Card (https://learn.conexao.io/blog/bluecardgermany2024) makes it the best time to move to Germany.

Full article in German can be found here.

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