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The law on dual citizenship in Germany is delayed again

2023-12-16 09:13:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Germany's government has delayed its plans to re-introduce a dual citizenship law after some controversy.

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FPD) and the other governing parties, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens, disagreed on a modification that would not allow non-EU residents in Germany who have claimed unemployment benefits to maintain dual citizenship, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.

While the modification would mean that none of the third country residents receiving unemployment benefits such as "Arbeitslosengeld" or "Bürgergeld" would not be entitled to dual citizenship, the SPD did not agree with him.

Germany's new dual citizenship law was scheduled to take effect in the first half of 2024. However, given recent developments, the adoption of the dual citizenship law may take longer than expected.

With the passing of the dual citizenship law, many people who have legally resided in Germany for a period of five years will be allowed to apply for a German passport. Furthermore, they will also be allowed to retain their original citizenship and thus have dual citizenship.

Moreover, the entry into force of the law also means less strict rules for some categories of citizens coming from countries outside the EU.

Those who have successfully acquired the German language, as well as those who have achieved impressive levels of achievement in their work, will not have to wait more than three years to obtain citizenship.

According to the current laws in Germany, those who receive social security benefits are very unlikely to obtain German citizenship. Such a rule is not expected to change even with the adoption of the dual citizenship law.

The new law is also not expected to be generous to carers and children. Children who were born in another country and whose parents receive social security benefits will most likely be denied citizenship./CNA