GCR Has Great News!
Germany 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...
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Does GCR work with global clients?
Whilst 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 moreIntroduction to Dual Nationality
Our 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 moreNow Brexit is finally “done” – can I still restore German citizenship without surrendering my British one?
In 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 moreFinally – Great News for descendants of German Jewish Mothers!
After 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 moreMuch Ado About Nothing
After 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 moreResearch is Key
Under 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 moreThe Circle of Migration
When 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 moreYou get more than you bargained for with a German Jewish Grandparent
For 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 moreMissing those ‘black and white’ days
Blog 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 moreAcquiring German Citizenship and the Internal Struggle
Growing 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...
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