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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours 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.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoBecause that’s what true “citizenship-by-blood/heritage laws more or less straight out of the 19th century” would imply.
minus-squareTar_Alcaranlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoIn 2025 they just mean “if either of your parents was a citizen when you were born, you can be too”
minus-squareGenius@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·12 hours agoBecause their family has lived in Germany for a hundred years and they have no link to another place in living memory?
minus-squaresexy_peach@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoMost US-american families haven’t lived in the US for 100s of years, but they’re still US-americans, not Irish, Spanish, German etc.
I 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.
Why would you be?
Because that’s what true “citizenship-by-blood/heritage laws more or less straight out of the 19th century” would imply.
In 2025 they just mean “if either of your parents was a citizen when you were born, you can be too”
Because their family has lived in Germany for a hundred years and they have no link to another place in living memory?
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.