All the German Citizenship Forms You Need in One Place
Every official German citizenship form — application, civil-record and archive requests, legalisation and more — gathered in one place, each linked to its official source.
A German citizenship case touches many separate forms across different offices, countries and languages. Here they are together — the downloadable forms first, then links to the offices whose forms are issued case-by-case.
Always use the current official version. These forms are published and updated by the responsible German authorities. We link straight to the official file — for the citizenship forms, the Bundesverwaltungsamt (BVA) — so you always get the latest; still check the issue date before completing it.
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Official PDFs you can download and complete. Each links to the authority’s current file.
Citizenship application
Determination of German citizenship (StAG)Citizenship application
Article 116(2) restoration applicationCitizenship application
Datenschutzerklärung im Sinne der EU-Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) zu den Staatsangehörigkeitsverfahren in Bundeszuständigkeit PDF, 258Citizenship application
§5 StAG declaration — the form itself (Vordruck EER)Citizenship application
Art. 116(2) restoration — application for a child (Antrag AK)Citizenship application
Art. 116(2) restoration — English-language package (Paket A)Citizenship application
Spätaussiedler admission — application (Antrag S, ex-USSR)Citizenship application
Spätaussiedler admission — full package (Paket S)Citizenship application
Spätaussiedler admission decision — application (Antrag A)Citizenship application
Spätaussiedler — subsequent inclusion of family (Antrag nachtr. EBS)Citizenship application
Retention of citizenship (Beibehaltung) — for a child (Antrag BK)Citizenship application
Supporting
Feststellung determination — guidance sheet (Merkblatt F)Supporting
Anlage V — ancestors annex (one per ancestor, Feststellung)Supporting
§15 StAG restitution — guidance sheet (E15 Merkblatt)Supporting
Art. 116(2) restoration — guidance sheet (Merkblatt)Supporting
Spätaussiedler admission — guidance sheet (Merkblatt S)Supporting
Anlage AV — ancestry annex for the §5 StAG declarationSupporting
§5 StAG declaration — guidance sheet (EER Merkblatt)Supporting
Archives
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These are issued by a specific office (a local registry, archive or consulate) that provides its own form on request — go straight to the official source.
Citizenship application
Name declaration (Namenserklärung)Citizenship applicationSource: Responsible Standesamt
Supporting
GDPR data-access requestSupportingSource: Responsible authority
Fee payment / bank formSupportingSource: Responsible authority
Application cover letter & checklistSupportingSource: Template
Civil records
Birth certificate request (Standesamt)Civil recordsSource: Responsible Standesamt
Marriage certificate requestCivil recordsSource: Responsible Standesamt
Death certificate requestCivil recordsSource: Responsible Standesamt
Church register (Kirchenbuch) requestCivil recordsSource: Church archive (Kirchenbuchamt)
Family register (Familienbuch) extractCivil recordsSource: Responsible Standesamt
Certified copy requestCivil recordsSource: Responsible Standesamt
Archives
Regional / state archive requestArchivesSource: State archive (Landesarchiv)
Legalisation & translation
Authorisation & delivery
Power of attorney (Vollmacht)Authorisation & deliverySource: Template
Letter of authority to collectAuthorisation & deliverySource: Template
Mail-receiving / forwarding mandateAuthorisation & deliverySource: Mailbox provider
Secure courier / delivery formAuthorisation & deliverySource: Courier provider
Research tool, not legal advice. This is general information; follow the responsible authority’s current instructions for your case.