Q: I'm fourteen years old and living in los angeles area, i was born in germany on a u.s. army base. how do i apply for a german citizenship?
A: Docan and Leon are right, only people born to a parent who was a German citizen at the time of birth are usually German citizens on that basis. It does not matter whether they were born in Germany or not. Nor does it matter if the parent is a naturalised German. In general, birth in Germany does not confer German citizenship if neither parent is German. However, children born on or after 1 January 2000 to non-German parents acquire German citizenship at birth if at least one parent: - has a german permanent residence permit (and has had this status for at least 3 years) and - has been residing in Germany for at least 8 years. Such children will be required to apply successfully to retain German citizenship by the age of 23 and they will normally be required to prove they do not hold any foreign citizenship. You can find more information in the following link (english version): http://www.bmi.bund.de/cln_012/nn_148264/Internet/Content/Themen/Staatsangehoerigkeit/Einzelseiten/Erwerb__der__deutschen__Staatsangehoerigkeit__durch__Geburt__en.html (Oficial Web-Site of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior)
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