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Re:On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by sterlind on Friday October 15, 2021 @03:23AM (#28875264)
If you had to give up any other citizenships first, then you'd be temporarily stateless. And then what if Germany decided not to make you a citizen after that? Where would they deport you to?

Statelessness exists, but the UN treats it as a human rights concern so I doubt Germany would impose it.

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Re:On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by 7steps2much on Friday October 15, 2021 @03:59AM (#28875456)
The way it works in Austria, another country that only allows single citizenship is as follows.

You apply for Austrian citizenship while you still have your original citizenship. Austrian authorities decide whether or not you should receive citizenship, *but do not grant it to you*

Instead they give you documents that basically say that you have an entitlement to Austrian citizenship the second you renounce all other citizenships, if possible. There are exceptions for some, none cooperative nations.

So if you are a US citizen you would basically have a document that says you are an Austrian citizen the second you renounce your American one. I imagine the Germany handles it similarly

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