Naturalization
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Migration und Integration
Procedure
1. consultation
Before you apply for naturalization, a consultation with the naturalization authority is useful and recommended. For a consultation, please contact us by telephone (0421 - 361 - 88670). Telephone availability: Mondays to Thursdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. During the consultation, the requirements for naturalization will be explained to you and you will receive your individual information on the procedure. After a telephone consultation, we will be happy to send you the application form. Alternatively, you can also send us an e-mail (Einbuergerung@migrationsamt.bremen.de). Please ensure that you include your full name, date of birth and telephone number in your e-mail. You also have the option of informing us of your interest in naturalization by completing a "Contact form for initial consultation". We ask you to fill out the contact form as completely as possible.
If you are sure that naturalization is an option for you and you would like to forego a telephone or written consultation, you can also submit the naturalization application without prior consultation. Please use the form to apply for naturalization. This can be found under "Further information".
2. submission of application
Applications can currently only be submitted by post. Please ensure that you have completed and signed the application form in full. Please only send us copies of the required documents. The fees are only due when the naturalization authority asks you to pay the fee. Please refrain from making a bank transfer. Please send the completed application form and copies of all required documents to the following address:
Migrationsamt
Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde
Postfach 10 78 49
28078 Bremen
(alternatively: drop it in the in-house letterbox/Stresemannstraße 48).
3. examination of your application for naturalization
Once your application has been received, your documents will be checked for completeness. If something is still missing, e.g. the naturalization test, you can also submit these documents later.
Fortunately, more and more foreign citizens are deciding to apply for German citizenship. Unfortunately, the increasing number of applications also leads to longer processing times.
We will contact you again once we have checked all the requirements. If the requirements are met, the naturalization certificate will be issued with your personal details. You will now receive an invitation to hand over your naturalization certificate in person.
