Nationality law - SPD senators welcome easier naturalization procedures
Berlin's Senator for Integration, Cansel Kiziltepe (SPD), views the new Citizenship Law that took effect from Thursday positively. "This reform creates incentives for integration and dismantles barriers. I am delighted twice: as a Senator for Integration and as a child of a Turkish immigrant worker family," Kiziltepe stated on Wednesday.
This reform finally allows for multiple citizenships for all immigrants. "The contributions of the former guest worker generation are recognized, and their naturalization is facilitated." Moreover, people who have newly arrived in Germany could already acquire German citizenship after five years.
Senator Spranger sees Berlin well-prepared
Senator Iris Spranger (SPD) expects a significantly increasing number of naturalizations: "Through the acceptance of multiple citizenships and the shortening of waiting periods, more people will be able to acquire German citizenship." Berlin is well-prepared for this with the centralization of naturalization at the Berlin Immigration Office and the digital application procedure, enabling 20,000 naturalizations per year.
- Senator Cansel Kiziltepe of the SPD party, who is Berlin's Senator for Integration and a child of a Turkish immigrant worker family, views the recently implemented Nationality law positively, stating that it dismantles barriers and creates incentives for integration.
- The new Citizenship Law now allows for multiple citizenships for all immigrants, with Senator Kiziltepe expressing that this reform recognizes the contributions of the former guest worker generation and facilitates their naturalization.
- Senator Iris Spranger (SPD) also supports the law, anticipating a significant increase in naturalizations due to the acceptance of multiple citizenships and the shortened waiting periods.
- Berlin is well-prepared for this expected rise in naturalizations, with the centralization of naturalization at the Berlin Immigration Office and the implementation of a digital application procedure, allowing for up to 20,000 naturalizations per year.
- As for integration, Senator Spranger highlights that people who have recently migrated to Germany could already acquire German citizenship after five years under the new Nationality law.
