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The registry office checks whether a child of foreign parents has acquired German citizenship by birth in Germany in accordance with Section 4 (3) of the Citizenship Act.
Since June 27, 2024, a child born in Germany to foreign parents acquires German citizenship at birth in Germany if at least one parent on the day of the child's birth
The child of foreign parents generally acquires foreign citizenship at birth in addition to German citizenship. It is therefore a multiple nationality.
A foreigner living in Germany is entitled to naturalization under certain conditions.
Foreigners who do not or do not yet meet the requirements for naturalization can be naturalized at their discretion, provided certain conditions are met.
If you live abroad, have close ties to Germany and would like to acquire German citizenship, you can apply for naturalization.
Whether or not German citizenship exists can be decided by the administration in cases of doubt in a generally binding manner.