Following is Complete Guideline To Apply For Citizenship.

A foreigner or stateless person can acquire German citizenship through naturalization. This occurs by virtue of an administrative order and takes effect upon presentation of a naturalization certificate.

A German citizen is someone who holds German citizenship, i.e. someone who has acquired it and not lost it. Anyone who holds German citizenship is entitled to the same rights and duties in Germany, regardless of the legal manner in which they acquired their citizenship.

Naturalization is only performed on request the most common way to become a German citizen is naturalization.

You can apply for citizenship if you satisfy the following condition of Naturalization:

• You should be 18 or over.
• You should meet the residency requirement
• You lived in Germany for at least five years before the date of application
• You should have spent at least 450 days in the last five years
• You should not have broken any immigration law while living in Germany.
• You should be fluent in English speaking

Citizenship of Germany can be obtained by the following ways:

• By Investment
• By marrying German citizen
• By ancestry
• By bloodline

German citizenship is officially proven by a citizenship certificate. Information relating to German citizenship on ID cards and passports only constitute (disputable) prima facie evidence of German citizenship. Citizenship certificates should not be confused with naturalization certificates issued to foreigners upon naturalization.

Citizenship certificates are issued by your local citizenship authority upon request, and upon establishment of your German citizenship. They cost 25 Euros.