Citizenship law reform clears final hurdle. Anyone who lives in Germany will be able to obtain German citizenship more quickly in the future.
In the future, naturalization will be possible after just five years instead of the current eight. Children of foreign parents will receive German citizenship at birth if one parent has lived legally in this country for five years - previously this was the case after eight years. People who become German can retain their previous citizenship. This is already possible in some cases, for example for citizens of other EU states.