Blog — German citizenship for Israelis
Article 116(2) and §15 StAG, the documents, the forms and the BVA waiting times.
Routes
November 3, 2026
7 min
Article 116(2) or §15 StAG: which German citizenship route fits your family
The two routes for descendants of people persecuted under the Nazis look alike, but one date separates them: whether the ancestor was still a German citizen on 25 November 1941.
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Documents
November 3, 2026
8 min
Which documents a German citizenship application needs, and where to get them
A registry extract with an apostille, a Standesamt certificate, an emigration record from the Arolsen Archives, and a certified German translation. A list by generation, with where each record comes from.
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