The legislation of 15 July 1999 to reform nationality law ended years of inaction on a key social issue and introduced essential innovations (such as citizenship based on place of birth and reduced length of residence required for naturalization). more...Modern nationality law
The reform of the Nationality Law is of pivotal importance to the Federal Government's immigrant integration policy. By introducing internationally recognised standards to the previously obsolete Nationality Law, it is in particular designed to facilitate the integration into German society of children born in Germany to foreign parents.more...Reform of the Nationality Law