In light of the recent changes to the German citizenship law, descendants of German Jews who were previously not entitled to a German passport may be eligible to obtain one. The obvious question is of course – who is eligible to a German citizenship and how do you prove eligibility<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Descendants of those who lived in Germany as citizens, residents, or subjects, and who lost their citizenship or left Germany between January 30, 1933 and May 8, 1945 due to persecution by the Nazis, are entitled to a German passport. You must prove both the family connection to the survivor and that they were German (residents, subjects, citizens). For those of Jewish origin, there is no need to prove specific persecution, since it is understood that the Nazi regime persecuted and tried to destroy all the Jews of Germany and the other countries under its control.<\/p>\n

Many descendants do not know what documents are needed, they do not have them in hand. Basically all the information they have is that their grandfather (great grandmother, etc) were born or lived in a German city. If this information is accurate, then our office, which deals with obtaining German and Austrian passports, can perform a check in the relevant archives<\/a>, find the required documents, and help you submit them to the German authorities.<\/p>\n

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