By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | June 14, 2025 Every week, I receive emails or calls from former German citizens who became American citizens . Most were totally unaware they lost their citizenship—until they tried to renew their […]
Do You Need a Lawyer to Apply for German Citizenship?Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) | Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | May 28, 2025 You don’t need a lawyer to apply for German citizenship.I tell people that in every consultation. If your case is straightforward, you have
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“This isn’t about immigration. You are not becoming German — you were German.” Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) | Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | May 3, 2025 Your grandparents were unjustly stripped of their citizenship during the Nazi time because they were Jewish. The German government
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What German-Americans Need to Know from May 1, 2025 By Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) | Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | April 28, 2025 On May 1, 2025, a major reform of Germany’s name law will take effect. For the first time, Germans abroad will no
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How German Law Recognizes the Victims of Nazi-Era Citizenship Stripping Christine Stenner, Attorney (Germany) | Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | April 21, 2025 Many families of German-Jewish descent have often spent years confirming their family history. They have uncovered family stories, studied immigration records, and
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