Reasons for naturalisation
Germany is a diverse country where people with and without a migrant background feel at home. You too? There are many good reasons to get German citizenship.
Wide-open career opportunities
As a German citizen, you are free to choose your profession. If you have the right qualifications then you can practise as a doctor, for example, or open a business, or become a civil servant (e.g. in the police, a school or the administration) without any restrictions under immigration law. It is also much easier to found a company as a German.
Planning a life in security in Germany
As a German citizen, you have a secure, life-long residence status. You no longer have to request permits from the foreigners authority or go to foreign consulates or embassies. A German passport therefore gives security and helps you to plan your future in Germany.
EU citizenship
When you become naturalised, you also become a citizen of the European Union (EU). This allows you to live, study and work in all EU countries without any additional permits.
Have your say: vote and run for election
As a German citizen, you can vote without restrictions and have a say in the makeup of parliaments at local, Land (federal state), federal and European level. What’s more, you can run for election as a member of these parliaments.
Freedom of travel
As a German citizen, you can travel visa-free to many countries. You will also have an easier time applying for a visa when you do need one.
The brochure My Path to a German Passport provides comprehensive information on the requirements you must fulfil in order to become a German citizen, how to apply, and how the naturalisation procedure works.
See here for a quick overview of the requirements for naturalisation, as well as answers to the most important questions about the German citizenship.