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By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | May 8, 2026  May 8, 1945, marked the end of World War II in Europe and the collapse of a regime built on racial hatred, political oppression, and […]

By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | April 10, 2026    A Smarter First Step: Screening for German Citizenship Eligibility Many people with German roots wonder if they qualify for German citizenship. Many approach this

By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | March 25, 2026  A growing trend is leading U.S. citizens to consider life abroad, and for some, German citizenship may offer a direct path to live and work

By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | March 7, 2026  German Citizenship Through a German Mother Born Between 1949 and 1975 German citizenship is based on descent. That means citizenship usually passes from parent to

By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | February 5, 2026  Parents who apply for German citizenship together with their children often ask whether recent changes to Germany’s military registration rules create military obligations for families

By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | January 28, 2026  The German public broadcaster ARD reported on this development on German television in its flagship news program Tagesschau on January 28, 2026. The report describes

Why Children of Germans Born Abroad Are Not Automatically German Citizens and What Parents Must Do By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | January 9, 2026    Many German citizens live permanently outside Germany, including

Is Your German Heritage a Path to Citizenship? Understanding Modern Restoration Laws By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | January 4, 2026  German-American history is deeply woven into the fabric of the United States. According

Rumors About the United States Ending Dual Citizenship: Get: Get the Facts, Not the Fear By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | December 21, 2025  Claims that the United States is about to end dual

By Christine Stenner, German Attorney in the United States at Stenner Law| Foreign Legal Consultant (PA) | December 6, 2025  Documents Needed for a Declaration of German Citizenship Application (Staatsangehörigkeitserwerb durch Erklärung) The declaration process under section 5 of the German Nationality Act (StAG) allows people