• @grue
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    514 hours ago

    I wish. My ancestors moved to the US from Germany in the 19th or early 20th century, but I’m pretty sure I’m not eligible for German citizenship.

      • @grue
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        211 hours ago

        Because that’s what true “citizenship-by-blood/heritage laws more or less straight out of the 19th century” would imply.

        • Tar_Alcaran
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          311 hours ago

          In 2025 they just mean “if either of your parents was a citizen when you were born, you can be too”

      • @[email protected]OP
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        113 hours ago

        Because their family has lived in Germany for a hundred years and they have no link to another place in living memory?

        • @[email protected]
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          311 hours ago

          Most US-american families haven’t lived in the US for 100s of years, but they’re still US-americans, not Irish, Spanish, German etc.