Posted: 3/20/2006 11:20:21 AM EDT
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So, according to Wikipedia, Freistaat Bayern/Bavaria has a law in which any of the following are citizens of Bavaria: Anyone: -born in Bavaria, -born to a Bavarian parent, -adopted by a Bavarian as a child, -married to a Bavarian, or -naturalized in Bavaria My paternal grandmother was pure Bavarian, 100% master race. As in, my paternal grandfather met her when he (an American GI) was stationed somewhere around there (München/Munich, I think) in the occupation. So, since my father was born to a Bavarian parent, that would make him a Bavarian citizen, right? And if he is, then since I was born to my father who is (at least as I follow) a Bavarian, that would likewise make me a Bavarian citizen, right? |
You are correct.
Substitute Bavarian for German and you have the conditions under which you can become a German citizen. The Staatsbürgerschaftsgesetz (citizenship law) is a federal law. What you read on Wikipedia might have been valid until the Deutsches Reich was founded in 1871. Since then, not anymore. |
So, since my father isn't German by birth, although he was born to a German parent, that means I wasn't born to a German parent? |