Sure! It was like Sept. 18 or so. So think seven months. Mine is somewhat complicated because my wife and I are both freelance/self-employed, though I still don't understand why her situation matters to them.
Such a strange process; especially with no feedback/progress indicators! I'm full time employed so figured that would be easier. The mysteries of the German government 😅
I feel like I got extremely lucky; 4 months from submission to citizenship.
When they ask you for those documents, don’t be surprised if you’re a German in the next 2-3 weeks. That’s how it went down for me.
Literally the day of my naturalization they still asked me if my employment situation had changed. I honestly don’t get it. I’d been paying tax in the highest bracket for a decade but they care if I’m employed right now?
Anyway, I got the last laugh; 3 months after becoming German I lost my job and - aus Prinzip! - decided to collect ALG 1 (unemployment insurance). (Which isn’t an insurance at all; it’s a “now you have to jump through bureaucratic hoops to get your doggy-peasant biscuit which we administer and thus waste the money you’ve been paying into the pot because a fundamental mistrust in all humans is baked into everything we do… god forbid we lose control over the peasants…” scheme. Freedom? They must not know! We provide them an illusion of this so they do not revolt. 🫡🤭)
Andrew, if you're up for sharing - how long since you applied? It's been nearly a year for me so trying to gauge 😅
Sure! It was like Sept. 18 or so. So think seven months. Mine is somewhat complicated because my wife and I are both freelance/self-employed, though I still don't understand why her situation matters to them.
Thanks :)
Such a strange process; especially with no feedback/progress indicators! I'm full time employed so figured that would be easier. The mysteries of the German government 😅
I feel like I got extremely lucky; 4 months from submission to citizenship.
When they ask you for those documents, don’t be surprised if you’re a German in the next 2-3 weeks. That’s how it went down for me.
Literally the day of my naturalization they still asked me if my employment situation had changed. I honestly don’t get it. I’d been paying tax in the highest bracket for a decade but they care if I’m employed right now?
Anyway, I got the last laugh; 3 months after becoming German I lost my job and - aus Prinzip! - decided to collect ALG 1 (unemployment insurance). (Which isn’t an insurance at all; it’s a “now you have to jump through bureaucratic hoops to get your doggy-peasant biscuit which we administer and thus waste the money you’ve been paying into the pot because a fundamental mistrust in all humans is baked into everything we do… god forbid we lose control over the peasants…” scheme. Freedom? They must not know! We provide them an illusion of this so they do not revolt. 🫡🤭)