Your application.
Filled in for you
Every naturalisation authority asks for different documents. Tell us where you live and you will see straight away which authority is responsible and what belongs in the application there.
Not listed? Just start typing. The directory holds 103 authorities, 16 federal states, 50 countries of origin and 20 topics.
Free of charge and without registration. Your progress is saved, you can continue at any time.
Why applications come back.
Not because the requirements are missing, but because something is missing in the application. That is exactly where we come in.
- You look for the right form. Every authority has its own.
- You translate official German and guess what is meant.
- You enter the same data into five forms.
- You only find out weeks later which annex is missing.
- After every request for more documents it starts over.
- Your authority's form is on file, for every city in the directory.
- You are asked in your language, in ordinary sentences.
- Every detail once. The rest is filled in for you.
- The list of annexes names every document in advance.
- Your progress is saved, changes are possible at any time.
Three steps, then everything is ready.
You provide the details, we prepare the documents. Submission is with your authority, and so is the decision.
You tell us, we ask
We only ask what matters in your case. Anyone without children gets no questions about children. You can stop and continue later at any time.
free, no account- How long have you lived in Germany?month and year are enough
- Which residence permit do you hold?a selection instead of legal sections
- How do you support yourself?employment, self-employment, pension
- Do you have a language certificate?certificate, school or university
Everything put together
The completed form of your authority and a list of every document it wants to see. No guessing which paper is still missing.
tailored to your authority- Application for naturalisationon your authority's form, filled in
- List of annexesevery document named individually
- Notes on submissionwhere, how, with which copies
- Everything in your languagethe application itself stays in official German
Hand it in and wait
Print it and take it there, or upload it if your authority has a portal. The authority makes the decision, not we.
you stay in control- In person or by postdepending on what your authority requires
- Online where a portal existsstated on your city's page
- Follow-up requestsyour details stay saved
- The decisionis made by the naturalisation authority alone
Not sure yet whether you meet the requirements?
Check for free, six questionsA separate page for every place.
Because the differences do not show in the law but in how it is applied: which documents are required, whether there is a portal, how long it takes.
Cities
Responsible authority, required documents and local processing time.103 pages
Countries of origin
What your country of origin requires for release and when it is waived.50 pages
Federal states
The administrative regulation your state uses to apply federal law.16 pages
Topics
Test, language certificate, costs, duration, children, dual citizenship.20 pages
Anyone who meets the requirements has a right to it.
§ 10 StAG grants an entitlement, not a discretionary decision. It still often fails at the application. Start with your place of residence, we do the rest.