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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been exploring this. My ancestors are German. Do you have any more specifics on what is required for Germany? So far I have traced 3 of my 4 grandparents back to German immigrants who arrived between 1734 and 1750. [/quote]

That's an easy one.  Don't you have Google too?

You are not eligible for German citizenship.

Under German Nationality Law, you are considered a German citizen if the circumstances of your birth fall in one of the categories below. (As a result, if you are the child or grandchild of someone listed below, you are eligible for German citizenship by descent).

If you were born to married parents between January 1, 1914, and December 31, 1974, and your father was a German citizen at the time of your birth.
If you were born to married parents between January 1, 1964, and December 31, 1974, and your mother was German, but your father was not, and you would otherwise have been stateless. During these years, women who married foreign citizens had to renounce their German nationality and thus could not pass it on to their children.*
If you were born to married parents after January 1, 1975, and one of your parents (mother or father) was a German citizen at the time of your birth.
If you were born to unmarried parents after January 1, 1914, and your mother was German at the time of your birth.
If you were born after July 1, 1993, to unmarried parents and your father was a German citizen who established paternity in line with German law.
If you were born to unmarried parents before July 1, 1993, your father was a German citizen who established paternity, and you declared German citizenship by your 23rd birthday.
You were born to unmarried parents between January 1, 1914, and June 30, 1998, but your parents got married after you were born.[/quote]

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