ejunge
American expat in Germany
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Registration: 25 June 2024
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Taking on German Citizenship by ejunge
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ...
At least you have to be able to read and understand German, and have a basic understanding of Germany history and the political system to pass the test. I think one has to get 17 out of 33 questions right to pass, which truly is ridiculously easy. Read More
Taking on German Citizenship by ejunge
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ...
I finally had my Einbürgerungstest yesterday. I was the only US citizen there. I think I might have answered one question wrong, but maybe I got that one right, too.It will take 4-6 weeks for the results to come back. Language test is in about ... Read More
Taking on German Citizenship by ejunge
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ...
I have filled out the application for German Citizenship, but I had to wait until I had vacation to get an appointment for the Life in Germany test, and language test. I´ll do that next week.I really don´t know that much about German ... Read More
Taking on German Citizenship by ejunge
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ...
You seem to have misunderstood me. I have a current US passport, which is still good for a few years.I hope to have German citizenship before it expires, THEN, I will have no more need for a US passport.The total I paid for my passport the last time ... Read More
Taking on German Citizenship by ejunge
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ...
That is unfortunately, true, but I have absolutely no need for a US passport, and the total cost of renewing was around €240 last time. That´s including the passport fee itself, and the fees at the Ausländerbehörde. Read More
Taking on German Citizenship by ejunge
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ...
Thanks for re opening the thread. This might be useful to others in a similar situation. Tom has given me some very useful information per PM. Since I am now "allowed" to keep my US citizenship, I´ll apply for the German citizenship, and then ... Read More
Taking on German Citizenship by ejunge
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ...
I just found something here :https://www.usa.gov/renounce-lose-citizenshipIt says you may lose your citizenship if you:"Apply for citizenship in a foreign country with the intention of giving up U.S. citizenship"ThatŽs exactly what I want! To ... Read More
Taking on German Citizenship by ejunge
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ...
I meet the requirements for German citizenship, so no problem getting my application approved.As to dual citizenship; that´s exactly what I don´t want!.. I don´t want anything to do with the US any more!And I think it IS pretty ... Read More
Taking on German Citizenship
Hi all!I´ve been living in Germany for almost 40 years now, and have decided that I want to take on the German citizenship.Can I just take on German citizenship? Do I then just automatically lose my US citizenship ?Or do I have to give up my ... Read More