2024-01-20T05:29:35+00:00
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/ The German Parliament adopted a law that eases the conditions for obtaining citizenship and expands the possibility of holding two nationalities to significantly reduce the labor shortage experienced by the largest economic power in Europe.
According to the new law, it will now be possible to apply for German citizenship, after five years of residence in the country instead of the current eight years, according to this text, which is supported by the government of Chancellor Olaf Schulz and approved by the House of Representatives.
The law will also open the way for more people to obtain dual citizenship, which represents an opportunity for the large Turkish community in Germany, which includes about 1.5 million people.
Olaf Schulz said, “In the United States, it is quite normal to say that someone is German-American… I think that this feeling of being German and Italian or German and Turkish corresponds to the reality of many of our citizens in this country… Acknowledging this shows respect.” .
Dual citizenship is so far limited to citizens of the European Union and Switzerland.
For her part, Social Democratic Interior Minister Nancy Weiser confirmed, after the law was passed, that “our reform is crucial to the German economic situation.”
“We are in the midst of a global competition to attract the best minds,” she added. “We urgently need skilled workers in many sectors of our economy.”
Germany, with a population of about 82 million, is experiencing demographic aging, which exacerbates labor shortage problems.