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Claiming German citizenship - advice needed

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Jalima1108 Thu 15-Mar-18 19:55:55

I don't know about Germany and how to proceed, but someone should have responded to you so perhaps the email address was wrong or an old one.

However, you should not lose your British citizenship; it is only certain countries that would make you renounce your citizenship of birth and I don't think that Germany is one of them.

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Cherrytree59 Thu 15-Mar-18 19:53:16

I can't help Rowantree

You have an incredible family history, I wish you well with your duel citizenship.

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Fennel Thu 15-Mar-18 19:28:42

I'm sending you a pm.

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maryeliza54 Thu 15-Mar-18 19:24:33

uk.diplo.de/uk-en/02/german-citizenship/restored-citizenship-art-116-ii

Did you find this? It includes a link to the forms you need

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Rowantree Thu 15-Mar-18 18:56:49

My father was a refugee from Nazi Germany and came over with the Kindertransport in July 1939.

His parents didn't get out - my father couldn't raise enough money in time to help them. They were murdered in Auschwitz.

Like many other children of holocaust survivors I am entitled to claim German citizenship (dual). I don't want to
lose my British citizenship. However, I'm at a loss to know where to begin. Contacting the German embassy is very difficult. I finally found a phone number and spoke to someone who gave me an email address. I emailed with my requests, saying that I have all necessary documentation from my father, signed by a solicitor. I've heard nothing, not even an acknowledgement that my email has been read.
This is a long shot, I know - but does anyone know of a better way of contacting an appropriate person in the Embassy and talking to a human being?

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