Hello everyone.
I have applied to Graduate school in Switzerland - specifically ETH Zürich, Universität Zürich, Universität Bern, and Universität Basel.
I should be receiving a response very soon.
The graduate biology courses have a general exemption from the German language requirement, and are taught in English, as far as I understand.
I have begun learning German, but I still have a lot to learn (and yes, I know Swiss German is quite different).
Assuming I get accepted to a University there, assuming when I'm finished the job market will have picked up, and assuming I like it there:
If I could get German citizenship, would it be worth doing so?
I noticed posts in the jobs section of this forum that made it sound like employers had to first exhaust all candidates for employment with Swiss
or EU citizenship, before they could hire someone from without the aforementioned citizenship.
I looked at German Nationality law, and I may be able to obtain German citizenship.
My family name is Boehm, and my maternal grandmother's maiden name was Butz.
| Quote: |  | |
| A person may be born a German citizen by either jus sanguinis, i.e., through descent from his/her parents, or jus soli, i.e., through place of birth.
...
As a general rule, a child born to a German citizen parent automatically acquires German citizenship at birth through jus sanguinis, regardless of the place of birth. There are exceptions under present law, however, and have been many in the past. For more information about how German citizenship may be transmitted by a German parent, please contact your local Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde (or Standesamt, in some parts of Germany). | |
| | |
My great Grandfather was a german citizen, and came to the US in 1906, he later sent for his brother and the rest of his family (I am unsure of the birthplace of my Grandfather).
Now I know there have been many changes to the law since then - but it seems there is a possibility my grandfather automatically acquired German citizenship, and thus so did my dad...
Would it be worth attempting to obtain a certificate of German citizenship on the basis of inheritance before going to Switzerland?
Linear Mode
