CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 13 2024

Germany: New Citizenship Law to Enter into Force in June 2024

Deutschland: Neues Staatsbürgerschaftsgesetz tritt im Juni 2024 in Kraft

On March 26, 2024, the legislative process for the Citizenship Act was completed and the law will enter into force on June 26, 2024.

The law provides for the following changes, among others:

• The minimum period of residence in Germany required for naturalization will be reduced from eight years to five years (in exceptional cases even to three years).
• German citizens are to be given the opportunity to hold several citizenships, whereas dual citizenship is currently only possible in rare cases (e.g. together with Swiss citizenship).
• This law is expected to increase the uptake of German citizenship, especially as many potential citizenship applicants hold citizenship of another country and are therefore currently excluded from naturalization without giving up their current citizenship. It should also make Germany more