Apply for naturalization for persons stateless since birth
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzNaturalization gives you German citizenship. This makes you an equal citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany with all rights and obligations.
With German citizenship you can, among other things
- Exercise your right to vote in the municipalities, in the federal states, in the German Bundestag and in the European Parliament.
- Enjoy freedom of movement within the European Union (EU), i.e.
- move freely within the EU,
- be employed or self-employed in the EU and
- travel to many countries outside the EU without a visa.
If you have been stateless since birth in Germany, you are entitled to naturalization under certain conditions. Stateless persons are those whom no state considers to be its nationals.
Naturalization becomes effective when the naturalization certificate is issued.
The competent authority is the citizenship authority in your place of residence