On German citizenship

[mpfl]

For years I've heard conflicting things about my eligibility for German citizenship. My situation is thus:

I was born in 1981, in Australia, to German nationals. Simply being born in Australia was enough to grant me Australian citizenship.

My entire family was naturalised Australian in 1984. I wasn't, because I was already an Australian citizen.

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Comments

[lori_lee69]

So what difference does that make to your visit?

[mpfl]

Well, rather than being allowed to work only in Germany and only for a year, I could theoretically live and work in the EU indefinitely. Any EU country, not just Germany.

It doesn't just impact my trip, but could also have a massive impact on the rest of my life.

[lori_lee69]

ahh so you currently just have the standard aussie-going-to-germany visa, but now you could potentially be just another European in Germany? That's awesome!

[col_ki]

Just so you know...

Honorarkonsulat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Level 2, 5 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005

Telephone Number

(German Honorary Consulate, Perth)

(0061 8) 9481 7106

Fax

(German Honorary Consulate, Perth)

(0061 8) 9322 7919

[mpfl]

I went straight for the Embassy because they had the nifty online form :-P

I'll try giving the consulate a call.