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Got Deutsch Citizenship
Posted on 26.11.2007 12:32
Got Deutsch Citizenship
Hello All,
On last Friday I got German citizenship. It took exactly 5 weeks after submitting my application with all the required papers.
I have been living in Germany for almost 7 years - 4.5 years for study, 2.5 years with job.
best regards
mk
mk
Member since 22.06.2004
Posted on 26.11.2007 12:56
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
Hi mk,
Can you list up the documents you have submitted for the application?
Are you from an EU country?
Cheers
Krisztian
KrisztianK
Member since 17.09.2004
Posted on 26.11.2007 13:24
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
Congrads. That is the shortest period i have ever heard of. Should be eligible for Guiness Book of World Records 
Where exactly did u apply? City/Town would be nice.
raj
Member since 27.01.2004
Posted on 26.11.2007 14:28
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
@mk
Is there something seriously wrong with german bureaucrats??
Apparently, they were waiting with a blank passport to put your name on it
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Akshay
Member since 21.03.2005
Posted on 26.11.2007 15:58
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
>Is there something seriously wrong with german >bureaucrats??
Nope.. I was told at Einburgerüngamt that in case of EU citizens the process lasts only a couple of weeks 
KrisztianK
Member since 17.09.2004
Posted on 26.11.2007 21:57
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
Hello All,
Thank you very much for your congrats.
Below is the list of the documents I submitted:
i. Birth certificate
ii. Salary slip (3 months)
iii. work contract
iv. house contract
v. orientation course/integration course certificate
The place of my citizenship was in Niedersachsen. The Amt is Stadt Hildesheim. The guys there are always friendly and co-operative. I have heard the same processing time for many other foreigners from Hildesheim.
I am not from EU. I am from South Asia with Muslim religion.
BR
mk
mk
Member since 22.06.2004
Posted on 27.11.2007 01:18
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
@mk
you mentioned deutsche/integration course certificate.
Is it only a certificate of participation or really certificate of prufung(ZD)
Cheers
vah
Member since 28.12.2004
Posted on 27.11.2007 08:50
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
It was a certificate of participating and passing Integration/Orientierung prüfung. The Orientierungs course lasts 5 days (30 hours), then on the 6th day there was a test on this. I got a certificate on the same day from VHS (Sonneberg) where I made the test.
I submitted this certificate to the Einbürgerungsamt.
mk
Member since 22.06.2004
Posted on 27.11.2007 08:54
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
one more info: the Einbürgerungsamt official has told me that I do not need any Deutsch certificate as he thought I was fluent enough in German after talking to me about 10 minutes.
mk
Member since 22.06.2004
Posted on 27.11.2007 10:00
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
@mk
Did you have to submit a handwritten Lebenslauf?
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Akshay
Member since 21.03.2005
Posted on 27.11.2007 11:07
Re: Got Deutsch Citizenship
yes, i did submit a hand written lebenslauf.
mk
Member since 22.06.2004
