How hard would it be for me to obtain German citizenship?
I was born and raised in Argentina to parents of German background. My mother was born in Germany and came here before I was born and my father was born in Argentina to German parents (his parents were German war criminals though and came to Argentina after World War II). I am a university student and plan to become a doctor. I don't want to stay in Argentina though and want to live and work in Germany and have been there before to visit and liked it. How hard will it be to get German citizenship? My mother actually still has her German citizenship. I think I know how to speak German well enough
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1 :
Not hard you need to get in touch with your local German embassy to find out about the process. You will likely have to supply proof of your parents citizenship, at least your mothers, but shouldn't be hard to do. That said the move in itself is not easy. You will not find a job without fluent German, and the economy is in a fast downward spiral. Now is not th best time to seek out a new life in Germany.
2 :
German passports are only issued to German citizens. Having German ancestors is unfortunately not enough to attain German citizenship. Rather, your father and/or mother have to have been German citizens at the time of your birth. If you were born before 1 January 1975 and your parents were married, you only attained German citizenship if your father was German at the time of your birth or if your parents submitted a declaration by 31 December 1977 stating they wanted German citizenship for their child. http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Infoservice/FAQ/Uebersicht.html Contact your local embassy or mission: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/DeutscheAVen/Argentinien/DeutscheVertretungen.html
3 :
This is a tricky situation (especially in light of your family history). I would contact your local German embassy for exact information rather than listening to hearsay on a website...
4 :
Yes you can if one of your parents was / is German citizen.
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