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Emmytender77

Hello Guys, I married here in Germany . Before I get married the Standesamt requested I bring all documents (Translated) included Birth certificates for verification which I done few years ago.  Now to my question... I want to apply for a German Citizenship . Should the Einbürgerung office ask me to bring another Birth certificate with Translated copies again? or they will make use of the copy I used  got marry before which I think Standesamt have copies in their System..?
I'll appreciate any idea or info.
Thanks

beppi

Different offices here do not share information or documents (for data privacy reasons - or so they say, others say lazyness). So you will have to submit everything again from scratch.
But becoming citizen is not on the cards until many years after you marry and move here, so why worry now?

ohphoto

I assume you married to a German citizen. First, you cannot apply for the German citizenship right away after you just got married. You can get 3-year residence permit. In the mean time, you study German and things like that to prepare for the permanent residency or citizenship. Maybe someone else can explain you better in this matter.
Standesamt and Landesamt do not share documents. They are completely different. You have to apply for your residence permit to the office responsible for the foreigners in Landesamt.

Emmytender77

I've been married since 2018 and in Germany since then. Am i entitled to apply for it?

Emmytender77

We are married getting to 5 years, and I hold residence permit since then.

ALKB

Emmytender77 wrote:

I've been married since 2018 and in Germany since then. Am i entitled to apply for it?


Yes, the residence requirement is lower if married to a German citizen (minimum 3 instead of 8 years).

You will still have to meet all other requirements - holding a permanent residence permit, passing the language and citizenship tests, being able to cover living expenses without public assistance, clean criminal record, recognizing the Grundgesetz and taking an oath to uphold it, renouncing existing non-EEA citizenships where applicable, etc.

If procedures have not changed, the relevant authority will assess your individual situation in a first advisory appointment and tell you which documents you need, which might differ  bit depending on your country of origin.

TominStuttgart

I think others have provided a fairly comprehensive response. I would just confirm from my own naturalization process in 2019 that one has to submit all documents. They will not get them from other offices.

Of course the Standesamt has record of my marriage but I had to pay to get them to send a new official copy. Wasn't allowed to submit the original. And although I had the documentation of registering my place of residency, they insisted on getting a new document issued.  I think they can better control if such information is up to date and one hasn't moved or gotten divorced in the meantime. Not that either are forbidden but they need to know one's current status for such things.

I again had to submit my birth certificate but the official German translation of it that I had gotten for my marriage process was accepted,  no need to have it translated again.

What one should know is that unless one has met the minimal time of residency required they won't even allow one to apply. But a good percentage of people who apply for citizenship are rejected. I think they make an overall assessment of each candidate.

Ticking off all of the requirements doesn't equate to assured acceptance. They look at one's living and work situation. If one is barely meeting the minimal requirements and then they see that they barely passed the citizenship and language tests then they might be rejected. On the other hand, having done very well on some of the factors might help if one is borderline on others.

What they don't want is the likelihood that one will later need public assistance. A foreign spouse might not need to work if their partner is making a large income. And there is no requirement for them to necessarily have their own income. But one can ask; what if the spouse dies or divorces? Can they make a living on their own? Do they have education and skills that they could work if needed?

Emmytender77

Appreciate guys for your Tips. I'll start preparing the load of documents (requirements) . Thanks

adammrees
Hi, Would you be opposed to sharing a referral for the legal firm you used to process your documentation?
TominStuttgart
Hi, Would you be opposed to sharing a referral for the legal firm you used to process your documentation?
- @adammrees
If the poster used a lawyer, they are of course free to respond. But it is usually totally unnecessary.

One deals with the local office for foreign residents. They give you a list of what documents they want. What this includes has been discussed at length on other threads on this site. None of them will be easier for a lawyer to get than one directly. Where a lawyer might come into play is if there is a specific conflict and how it should be interpreted. It is false to assume one needs a lawyer or that one can usually help with this procedure in Germany although it can of course be different in other countries.

And I  wondered why an American whose profile says they are interested in moving to Panama would care about German citizenship procedure? I see there is another post mentioning German citizenship through decent. This might indeed take a lawyer but one should first determine if they even have a valid claim. The subject had been covered extensively on this site, so I will stay concise.

The idea that some distant German ancestry gives one German citizenship is a common myth. Usually one has to be born to a German parent. Not a grandparent, not just born in Germany and not after being born to a formerly German parent who naturalized elsewhere and then almost always forfeited their citizenship in the process.

There are a couple of very limited, specific exceptions. 1. Being a former German citizen or direct decedent thereof that had to leave Germany due to Nazi persecution. 2. Some direct ancestors of Germans who migrated to certain German enclaves in eastern Europe. 3. One born to a German mother outside of Germany during the former time period when one had to be born of a German father for the citizenship to be passed on.

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