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German heritage? Here’s how you can get the ‘world’s most powerful passport’.

So, you’ve fallen in love with Germany. You’re entranced by the beautiful landscapes, the wondrous cultural heritage and, of course, the beer. It seems like the perfect place to settle down and enjoy the unique lifestyle the country affords. Perhaps you’ve even daydreamed about it?

German heritage? Here's how you can get the 'world's most powerful passport'.

If you’ve got German parents or grandparents, that dream may be easier to achieve than you realize. Together with Schlun & Elseven Lawyers, we look at the benefits of obtaining German citizenship by descent, how valuable that passport can be, and outline how you can get one.

Begin your journey towards German citizenship by descent by checking your eligibility with Schlun and Elseven Lawyers.

A great place to live

Germany is known the world over as a first world nation with a very high standard of living. Social services, education and healthcare all rank among the world’s best in league tables. While taxation may seem high in comparison to other countries, those taxes are reinvested in the community, with quality support services available to all.

Education is a concern for many parents, and those with a German passport have access to top-quality education at some of the world’s greatest universities without the student debt that can be accrued elsewhere. Elder support is also second to none, with excellent facilities for those who need round the clock care.

German citizenship not only allows people to take advantage of these very helpful services, but also play a role in deciding the future of the country. German citizens can, of course, vote in Stadt (city), Bundesland (state) and Bundestag (federal) elections, helping make important decisions across a wide spectrum of areas.

A great passport to have

The benefits of German citizenship do not only extend to the services that all citizens can access. A German passport is not only considered the world’s strongest passport in Arton Capital’s 2021 Passport Index, but it is also your key to Europe.

Holding a German passport allows the bearer not only to travel or settle throughout the European Union, but also travel visa-free throughout the ‘Schengen Zone’. This removes much of travel’s red tape and allows a spontaneity of travel and choice that many passports simply don’t afford.

Anyone who has travelled to Europe and watched the holders of EU passports sail through airport arrivals will also realise that holding a German passport is a massive timesaver. In fact, German citizens can travel throughout the ‘Schengen Zone’ without a passport, only needing to carry their Ausweis (Identification card).

Have a family link to Germany? Why not check if you have a right to German citizenship by descent with Schlun and Elseven Lawyers?

A German Passport (Pic: Pixabay)

A path to investigate

For a long time, German citizenship by descent was a fairly limited avenue. However, in the last few decades, there has been a significant easing of restrictions and there are now multiple paths for those with a parent or grandparent who was or is a German citizen.

Proving this can be a time-consuming process, but a worthy one. Those seeking to obtain German citizenship by descent will need to have a considerable amount of paperwork ready, including such documents as your passport, your ancestor’s passport, any marriage certificates and your birth certificate.

Gathering these documents will take some work, and there can be some anxiety over how the process will turn out. Much like many other places, bureaucracy is a complex thing, and you will not be able to receive specific, guided assistance from the German embassy or consulate that you submit your application to.

This is why a good German migration lawyer is very useful in not only streamlining the process, but allaying any fears that you may have. They can ensure that your paperwork meets the requirements of German law, and also ensure that your application is processed in a timely fashion.

Schlun and Elseven Lawyers are one of Germany’s most respected legal firms dealing with German citizenship by descent. They have offices across the country, with a team of experienced lawyers whose speciality is helping those with German heritage secure their citizenship.

To assist you in your journey towards German citizenship by descent, Schlun and Elseven Lawyers have created an Eligibility Checker. A guided series of questions helps you to understand whether you are eligible for German citizenship by descent. If you are eligible, their site can determine what avenue this is through and then help you begin the process by making initial contact with a Schlun and Elseven Lawyers office near you.

German citizenship has many incredible benefits. If you think you may be eligible for it through family descent, why not investigate the possibility? Visit the Schlun and Elseven Lawyers page today to learn more and start your journey towards life in Germany!

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  1. You must be kidding…..sounds like criteria favorable to European countries were chosen for the rankins…..

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Sweden Democrats: ‘new census will require checks on flats and houses’

A senior Sweden Democrat has said that the coming census – Sweden's first for more than 30 years – will require inspectors visiting flats and houses to make sure everyone is counted.

Sweden Democrats: 'new census will require checks on flats and houses'

Richard Jomshof, chair of the Swedish parliament’s Justice Committee, has said that the approach taken back in 1990, when Sweden carried out a census by sending questionnaires out to every address in the country, was not suited to today’s Sweden. 

“The problem today is that we have an extremely large number of people living here illegally, so it’s not good enough to just send out questionnaires, but will instead need an investigatory body which would, in some areas, knock on doors looking for people.” 

“You can have any number of people registered as living at some addresses,” he added. “It’s a very different Sweden today from what we had in 1990.” 

Sweden’s three governing parties agreed to hold a new census as part of the Tidö Agreement they made with the far-right Sweden Sweden Democrats. 

In the agreement the parties agreed that “work shall be carried out to prepare a large-scale national census”.  

The work would start with an individual being given a “myndighetsöverskridande uppdrag“, a charge which will give them power over several government agencies, to prepare how to carry out such a census. 

The agreement also calls for changes to make it “easier to trace afterwards who has been registered in a certain apartment or property in order to prosecute civil registration offences.”

The government in the budget announced in November earmarked 500m kronor over the next three years for preparing the census.

Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson told newspaper Dagens Nyheter in a written comment that she agreed that checks were needed, and that part of this budget would go towards “targeted checks in areas where there is considered to be a significant risk of incorrect registration in the population register”.

Jomshof said that he didn’t think people’s privacy rights would be at risk from having inspectors knocking on their doors. 

“If someone knocks on my door and wonders who lives there and I’ve got my hands clean, I have absolutely no problem with it,” he said. “This is about our entire welfare society. But of course, this has to be done in the proper way.” 

As well as visiting addresses, the census is also expected to involve a check on all the coordination numbers (samordningsnummer) currently issued. 

“In connection with the census, coordination numbers where the holder cannot confirm their identity in a convincing way will be recalled and cancelled.” 

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