{"id":3255,"date":"2025-02-17T15:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jig.world\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:16:57","slug":"einbuergerung-nach-5-jahren-neues-gesetz-machts-moeglich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/einbuergerung-nach-5-jahren-neues-gesetz-machts-moeglich\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturalization after 5 years - new law makes it possible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you become a German citizen after just 5 years in Germany? Yes! A new law has introduced naturalization after 5 years. In special cases, naturalization can even take place after 3 years. The new Naturalization Act also brings further improvements, in particular the introduction of dual citizenship as standard.<\/p>\n

In the following, we explain the most important changes to naturalization after 5 years and explain the general requirements and the documents required for the application. We also show the conditions under which accelerated naturalization is possible after 3 years.<\/p>\n

Naturalization after 5 years - Important information<\/h3>\n

Previously, the minimum period of residence for naturalization in Germany was 8 years. However, with the entry into force of the Act on the Modernization of Citizenship Law (StARModG)<\/strong> on June 27, 2024<\/strong> this period was extended to 5 years<\/strong> reduced.<\/p>\n

Another key innovation concerns dual citizenship. From now on, all persons who receive German citizenship can retain their original citizenship - provided their country of origin also allows this.<\/p>\n

You can find more details on the changes to nationality law in our blog article.<\/p>\n

Requirements for naturalization<\/h3>\n

In addition to the minimum residence period of 5 years, further requirements must be met:<\/p>\n

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  • Possession of a permanent or certain temporary right of residence<\/strong> (e.g. EU Blue Card, settlement permit, residence permit for skilled workers according to \u00a7 18a or \u00a7 18b AufenthG)<\/li>\n
  • Ability to independent means of subsistence<\/strong> without state aid<\/li>\n
  • None Criminal record<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Proof of sufficient knowledge of German<\/strong> (Level B1)<\/li>\n
  • Existence of the Naturalization tests<\/strong> on the German legal and social order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Use our free naturalization check<\/strong>to obtain an initial assessment.<\/p>\n

    Documents required for the naturalization application<\/h3>\n

    If you meet the requirements, you will need the following documents:<\/p>\n

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    • Passport<\/strong> and Birth certificate<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Current residence permit<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Evidence of the financial independence<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Language certificates and confirmation of passed Naturalization test<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Employer certificates<\/strong>, Rental agreement<\/strong> and other relevant forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      You can find a detailed list of all documents on our main page on naturalization.<\/p>\n

      Advantages of naturalization after 5 years<\/h3>\n

      Naturalization is worth the effort because it brings many advantages:<\/p>\n

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      • Lifelong right of residence<\/strong> in Germany without extensions<\/li>\n
      • Freedom of movement in the EU<\/strong> and easy access to visas for many countries<\/li>\n
      • Diplomatic protection<\/strong> by the Federal Republic of Germany<\/li>\n
      • Family reunification & co-naturalization<\/strong>Relatives can be naturalized together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Sich bereits nach 5 Jahren Aufenthalt in Deutschland einb\u00fcrgern lassen \u2013 ist das m\u00f6glich? Ja! Ein neues Gesetz hat die Einb\u00fcrgerung nach 5 Jahren eingef\u00fchrt. In besonderen F\u00e4llen kann sogar eine Einb\u00fcrgerung nach 3 Jahren erfolgen. Zudem bringt das neue Einb\u00fcrgerungsgesetz weitere Verbesserungen mit sich, insbesondere die Einf\u00fchrung der doppelten Staatsb\u00fcrgerschaft als Standard. Im Folgenden […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anerkennung","category-einbuergerung-nach-5-jahren-neues-gesetz-machts-moeglich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3444,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255\/revisions\/3444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}