New German government to abolish 3-year citizenship path – DW – 04/10/2025
www.dw.com
The incoming coalition of Conservatives and Social Democrats wants to end a fast-track path to citizenship. Dual citizenship will remain.

Summary

Germany’s incoming coalition government, led by the CDU/CSU and SPD, will abolish the 3-year expedited citizenship path for “well-integrated” immigrants, introduced in 2023.

Critics labeled the policy “turbo” naturalization and argued three years was too short.

The standard 5-year path with B1-level German remains, and dual citizenship will continue to be allowed.

The coalition dropped proposals to revoke citizenship from dual nationals deemed extremists, opting instead to focus on expulsion measures for non-citizens who threaten democratic order.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
    241·
    5 days ago

    Setting aside the fact that the government pandering to anti-immigration sentiment will generally dissuade high-skill migrants, being able to get citizenship easily is an attractive prospect.