How to apply for a German citizenship (standard procedure)?

With the new law, a non-German national, who has lived in Germany for at least 5 years, can apply for a German passport (citizenship) without giving up his home country nationality.

Following the new law, a non-German Citizen can apply for a German passport under the following conditions:

• Permanent right of residence or specific residence permits at the time of naturalisation.
• Habitual and legal residence in Germany for five years (applying from June 2024).
• Good command of the German language, at least at Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
• Subsistence security (including for family members entitled to maintenance) without social welfare and unemployment benefit II (“Hartz IV”).
• Knowledge of the legal and social order and of living conditions in Germany (“citizenship test”).
• Absence of criminal convictions.
• Declaration of commitment to the free democratic basic law of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany.