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grue@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoI wish. My ancestors moved to the US from Germany in the 19th or early 20th century, but I’m pretty sure I’m not eligible for German citizenship.
Comment on Having a baby? Use this one weird trick!
grue@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoI wish. My ancestors moved to the US from Germany in the 19th or early 20th century, but I’m pretty sure I’m not eligible for German citizenship.
sexy_peach@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Why would you be?
grue@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Because that’s what true “citizenship-by-blood/heritage laws more or less straight out of the 19th century” would imply.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
In 2025 they just mean “if either of your parents was a citizen when you were born, you can be too”
Genius@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Because their family has lived in Germany for a hundred years and they have no link to another place in living memory?
sexy_peach@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Most US-american families haven’t lived in the US for 100s of years, but they’re still US-americans, not Irish, Spanish, German etc.