NEW: Restitution of German Citizenship pursuant to Section 15 of the German Nationality Act It's been a long time coming but the Federal Office of Administration has finally issued the...
Read MoreGermany announces “Section 15”- a new regulation to ease the pathway to citizenship restoration for descendants of Nazi victims. Whilst the details are yet to be revealed, GCR is optimistic...
Read moreWhilst GCR is a UK registered company, we boast a truly global clientele, helping those eligible to restore German citizenship under Article 116(2), secure EU rights and maximise opportunities. With...
Read moreOur clients often ask what acquiring German citizenship actually means. The most frequent questions that consistently arise: Can I keep my current citizenship and still become German? Will there be...
Read moreIn a nutshell – Yes. Restoring German citizenship under Article 116 (2) is independent of Brexit related laws. Those eligible can apply without fear of having to surrender their British...
Read moreAfter having issued a few rather useless decrees which were supposed to simplify the naturalization application for descendants of German Jewish mothers on a discretionary basis, a non-German resident has...
Read moreAfter the hype and cheers following the announcement of Germany’s making it easier for descendants of people persecuted during the Nazi rule to naturalise, we took a closer look into...
Read moreUnder Article 116 II of the German Basic Law, the Grundgesetz “Former German citizens who between 30 January 1933 and 8 May 1945 were deprived of their German citizenship on...
Read moreWhen we first opened our doors in the UK, we knew that we wouldn’t be received with open arms by everyone. After all, we were offering services to descendants of...
Read moreFor those of us lucky enough, having close grandparents in our children's lives, is a true blessing. In fact, a high level of grandparental involvement significantly increases a child's well-being...
Read moreBlog by British born, London based, Sara Leshem, on how life led her to become intrinsically linked to Germany, the only country she vowed never to visit. Born in ‘75...
Read moreGrowing up as Jews in Germany, many of us were faced with the dilemma of living in the land of the Holocaust. I myself was born in 1969 and the...
Read more