Einbürgerung für seit der Geburt staatenlose Personen beantragen

You were born in Germany as a child of stateless parents? Then you are entitled to naturalization under certain conditions.

• Application for naturalization
• Valid travel document for stateless persons
• valid residence permit
• Documents on civil status, for example
  • birth certificate
  • marriage certificate
  • Divorce decree or death certificate, if applicable, with translation, legalization or apostille
    • of the previous spouse or the previous registered partner or
    • of the previous registered civil partner
• for persons under the age of 16: Proof of legal representation
• in the case of joint parental custody of the parents: only a declaration of consent from the other custodial parent

• You must apply for naturalization before the age of 21.
• You must
  • be at least 16 years old or
  • be legally represented.
• You have been stateless since birth.
• You were born in Germany.
• You have been living legally and habitually in Germany for at least 5 years.
• You have not been sentenced to a custodial or juvenile sentence of more than 5 years. If you are currently under investigation on suspicion of a criminal offence, the citizenship authority will suspend the naturalization procedure until the proceedings have been concluded.

Notes:

• The competent authority may grant a fee reduction or exemption for reasons of fairness or public interest.
• Additional costs may be incurred for the procurement of documents, translations and certifications.
• Additional transfer fees may be incurred for transfers from a foreign account.

• Anyone who has been stateless in Germany since birth is entitled to naturalization under certain conditions
• stateless persons are persons who are not regarded as nationals by any state
• naturalization confers German citizenship with all rights and obligations
• German citizenship enables, among other things
  • the right to vote and stand for election in the municipalities, in the federal states, to the German Bundestag and to the European Parliament
  • freedom of movement within the European Union (EU), i.e.
    • move freely within the EU,
    • employed or self-employed in the EU and
    • travel to many countries outside the EU without a visa