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People who were persecuted by the Nazis in Germany, and their descendants, are entitled to receive a German passport under lenient conditions and in a relatively simple procedure. To embark on the process, you must present documents proving your eligibility for German citizenship. For this purpose, it is recommended to conduct archival research in order…

Is expediting a German citizenship application possible? In light of the long waiting time for processing applications for German citizenship, which may reach 3 years or more, many wonder how it is possible to speed up the process. It is possible to contact the authorities in Germany to expedite an application that has been delayed…

What documents do you need to prove eligibility for a German passport? Proving eligibility for those persecuted by the Nazi regime, and their descendants, requires presenting proof that the applicant was a German citizen during the eligible period (between the years 1933 and 1945). In cases where the application is submitted by the descendants of…

The Manhattan Project is the name of a large-scale project that began in the United States in the midst of World War II. The goal of the project was to create a machine of mass destruction on a scale never seen before, and thus to create an international deterrent effect against fascist countries that wanted…

Are family members (children and spouses) of German citizens also entitled to a German passport? The right to German citizenship and a German passport is “passed down” to descendants of German citizens in a simple bureaucratic procedure. In contrast, spouses of German citizens are not automatically entitled to German citizenship and a German passport, but…

There are many German emigrants living around the world today, as well as descendants of Jewish refugees originating from Germany, whose citizenship was revoked by the Nazi regime. Many of them are eligible for German citizenship and a German passport, as long as they meet the conditions defined by the German Citizenship Law. Changes made…

Far-reaching changes recently enacted in Germany will grant German citizenship to Holocaust survivors and their descendants more easily than before. The changes include a wide spectrum of significant leniencies, along with specific clauses inserted in the Basic Law platform. This is in order to correct the great historical injustice perpetrated on German Jews in the…

Obtaining a German passport for Holocaust survivors and their descendants under the updated German nationality law: tens of thousands of Jews can prepare the required documents and submit an application for citizenship. According to the new nationality law, the vast majority of Jews with a historical connection to pre-WWII Germany will be able to obtain…