Germany - 2011
What is the general law provision for naturalisation?
- Code:
- RED103
- Key Area:
- Political & Civic Participation
- Strand(s):
- Equality
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| Qualitative Info |
In Germany, a foreign person can apply for naturalisation if the following criteria are fulfilled:
- He/She holds an unlimited residence permit for Germany - He/She has ordinarily and rightfully lived in Germany for at least the last eight years - He/She can assure a livelihood for him-/herself and his/her family without receiving social welfare or unemployment benefits - He/She can prove to have a sufficient German language proficiency - He/She has passed a naturalisation test on the German legal and social system - He/She is not convicted due to a criminal offence - He/She commit him-/herself to the German constitution - He/She has lost his/her old citizenship or abandons it
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Integration - social cohesion |
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