The rules have loosened but even today it’s not easy to have dual nationality as a German. When I acquired my second nationality, i.e. South African, it was almost unheard of.
You could also call me a “mock South African”. However, it did not lead to an identity crisis. I consider it a bonus.
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I think very few countries allow dual citizenship.
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Your remark made me curious and I looked up a list: https://www.migrateworld.com/en/blog/post/list-of-countries-that-allow-dual-citizenship/
The countries that I dealt with (US, UK, South Africa, Zimbabwe) all allowed dual citizenship that’s why I thought it was the norm. In Germany, it is a contentious topic since many former “guest workers” from Turkey hold on to their Turkish passports very fiercely but would willingly be both.
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Thanks for sharing the link. I guess that’s the reason some countries won’t allow it.
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Lucky you. As my daughter found when she moved to Spain, it’s an impossibility there.
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I never asked for it. They just told me in South Africa one day (after about two years living there) that I could collect my SA passport at the nearest office of the department of Interior. At the time I did not want to become South African, not even half a South African, since apartheid was still in full force and I wanted no part of it. However, it was losing my permanent residence permit or this. In later years, I was quite happy and I am now a proud half Seffrican.
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Always good to keep your options open by having as many passports as possible.
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