Can I claim citizenship through “jus sanguis?”
My paternal grandparents emigrated to South Africa from Berlin in 1933. My father was born in 1940 in Johannesburg and never claimed German citizenship.
Can I claim citizenship through “jus sanguis?”
My paternal grandparents emigrated to South Africa from Berlin in 1933. My father was born in 1940 in Johannesburg and never claimed German citizenship.
Not enough information.
Did any one in yours direct line naturalize, meaning become citizen of an other country? (Other then at birth) Becoming a citizen of an other country is automatic loose of german citizenship. Dates matter.
Fathers Line: everyone born in wedlock? Yes: easy - get marriage certificate. If not: the father does need to be the father under german law. This means consent of the mother and father. Some birth certificates count, some do not.
Next: get birth and marriage certificates of all relevant ancestors. If not born in wedlock: your last time under german law might not match your current last name.
What year where you born?