What is the citizenship status of my child if he/she was born before we arrived in the country?
Germany - Bremen
English
Do you have a child aged 0-3 or expecting a baby?

If the child was born in another country before his arrival in Germany, the principle of descent takes effect. The child receives the citizenship of the mother or parents. Whether the child is also a citizen of the country in which it was born depends on the rules of the country in which it was born.Wenn das Kind vor seiner Ankunft in Deutschland in einem anderen Land geboren worden ist, greift das Abstammungsprinzip. Das Kind erhält die Staatsangehörigkeit der Mutter bzw. der Eltern. Ob das Kind auch die Staatsangehörigkeit des Landes erhält, in dem es zur Welt gekommen ist, hängt von den Bestimmungen des jeweiligen Landes ab, in dem es geboren wurde.

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