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Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz (StAG), as amended by the Act to Modernise Nationality Law of 22 March 2024

Bundesministerium der Justiz (Gesetze im Internet) · 2024

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2026-09-01
Reliability notes
Sections 4(3) (birth in Germany) and 10 (naturalisation) consulted October 2026.

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EstablishedGermany's Nationality Act, as amended in 2024, provides for naturalisation after five years of lawful habitual residence and grants citizenship at birth to children of foreign parents if one parent has lived lawfully in Germany for five years and holds a permanent right of residence.