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	<title type="text">Private Legalities</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Expat's Concise Guide to Overcome Officialdom in Germany and so smoothly integrate into Germany to stay on the right side of the law</subtitle>
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		<title>Diplomatic Protection </title>
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		<published>2008-12-13T17:19:52+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-12-13T17:19:52+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/dual-multiple/diplomatic-protection</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Diplomatic Protection&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having more than one citizenship can surely be tempting if you get into trouble. Your temptation will be to which consulate do I go? Can I seek protection from my other home country in Germany? All these and more questions will be answered below. Keep reading!&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Diplomatic Protection&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having more than one citizenship can surely be tempting if you get into trouble. Your temptation will be to which consulate do I go? Can I seek protection from my other home country in Germany? All these and more questions will be answered below. Keep reading!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Citizenship" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>German Citizenship from Non-German Parents</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization"/>
		<published>2008-11-25T01:49:08+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-11-25T01:49:08+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;German Citizenship by Birth to Non-German Parents&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Citizenship implies a mutual relationship between a person and a country. This especially close relationship establishes certain rights and duties.  Further down you will learn about the rules of obtaining German citizenship.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;German Citizenship by Birth to Non-German Parents&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Citizenship implies a mutual relationship between a person and a country. This especially close relationship establishes certain rights and duties.  Further down you will learn about the rules of obtaining German citizenship.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Citizenship" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Military Service </title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/dual-multiple/military-service"/>
		<published>2008-12-13T17:17:49+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-12-13T17:17:49+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/dual-multiple/military-service</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Military Service and Alternative Civil Service&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Though Germany does not have compulsory military services anymore since March 1, 2011, problems with compulsory military service in your other home country still can be an issue. LG2G discusses this below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Military Service and Alternative Civil Service&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Though Germany does not have compulsory military services anymore since March 1, 2011, problems with compulsory military service in your other home country still can be an issue. LG2G discusses this below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Citizenship" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Naturalization </title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/natuaralization"/>
		<published>2008-12-13T18:51:45+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-12-13T18:51:45+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/natuaralization</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Applying for German Citizenship (Naturalization)&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This page will introduce you to the requirements of obtaining a German passport, or more in the legal thinking, German nationality.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Applying for German Citizenship (Naturalization)&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This page will introduce you to the requirements of obtaining a German passport, or more in the legal thinking, German nationality.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<category term="Citizenship" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Prosecution </title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/dual-multiple/dual-citizens-problems-with-prosecution"/>
		<published>2008-12-13T17:15:43+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-12-13T17:15:43+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/dual-multiple/dual-citizens-problems-with-prosecution</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Criminal Prosecution and Extradition&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Multiple citizenship can turn out to be problematic in criminal prosecution and extradition. Many countries not only penalize offences com­mitted on their territory but also certain acts committed abroad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Criminal Prosecution and Extradition&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Multiple citizenship can turn out to be problematic in criminal prosecution and extradition. Many countries not only penalize offences com­mitted on their territory but also certain acts committed abroad.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<category term="Citizenship" />
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	<entry>
		<title>Special Considerations for Dual or Multiple Citizenship </title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/dual-multiple"/>
		<published>2008-11-25T01:52:50+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-11-25T01:52:50+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/naturalization/dual-multiple</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Special Considerations for Dual or Multiple Citizenship&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having two or more nationalities (multiple citizenship) is a circumstance as old as citizenship itself. This section will cover exclusively the situation of persons, who are citizens of both Germany and one other country. When you have two citizenships and neither of them are German, then legal juggling can start. Which citizenship will prevail? Supposing this is really an issue, the general rule will be the country with the closest relationship.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Special Considerations for Dual or Multiple Citizenship&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having two or more nationalities (multiple citizenship) is a circumstance as old as citizenship itself. This section will cover exclusively the situation of persons, who are citizens of both Germany and one other country. When you have two citizenships and neither of them are German, then legal juggling can start. Which citizenship will prevail? Supposing this is really an issue, the general rule will be the country with the closest relationship.&lt;/p&gt;
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