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Verzicht auf die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit / Renunciation of German Citizenship If you live in the United States, possess American (or another) citizenship in addition to German citizenship, and, for certain reasons, wish to renounce your German citizenship, you must file an application through the Embassy or the responsible Consulate General. Please include the documents cited in the application in the required form and have your signature certified. Your application will be forwarded by the German foreign mission to the German Federal Office of Administration in Cologne. If renunciation is approved, a renunciation certificate will be issued to you. It will be turned over to you by the foreign mission. The renunciation does not enter into force until you accept the certificate. § 26 of the German Citizenship Law governs the loss of German citizenship by renunciation. It states: (1) A German may renounce his/her citizenship if he/she possesses multiple citizenships. Renunciation shall be declared in writing. (2) The declaration on renunciation must be approved by the authority responsible for issuing the expatriation certificate under § 23. Approval is to be denied if expatriation cannot be granted under § 22, section 1; this shall not apply, however, if the renouncing individual 1. has had his/her habitual residence abroad for at least ten (10) years; 2. has performed compulsory military service as a conscript within the meaning of §22, section 1 (1) in one of the countries whose citizenship he possesses. (3) The loss of citizenship shall enter into force upon turning over of the renunciation certificate issued by the approving authority. (4) For minors, § 19 shall apply accordingly.
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