Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — San Francisco

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Please make an appointment here if you are residing in California and you wish to submit

• your declaration to acquire German citzenship (form EER)
• your application for a certificate of citizenship (form F)

Please note:

Several members of the same family may submit their declarations/applications during the same appointment.

Please be advised that copies for applications in citizenship matters will be notarized during your appointment. It is therefore not necessary to book a separate appointment for certifications or obtain certified copies by an US notary public in advance

 If you just want to have your copies certified (without consultation or revision of your declaration) you may book an appointment here: RK-Termin - Kategorie wählen (diplo.de)

In that case we would kindly ask to submit your declaration directly to the competent authority in Germany (Bundesverwaltungsamt) once your copies have been certified (address see below)

Should you not reside in California, you are welcome to mail your declaration form or application for a certificate of citizenship directly to the Federal Office of Administration in Germany. The address is:

Bundesverwaltungsamt
50728 Köln
Germany

(Please note that this is a post office box so no street name is required).

In this case, you must have the copies of your documents certified by a Notary Public. Please make sure that the certifications meet the requirements: merkblatt-kopienbeglaubigung-data.pdf (germany.info)

Please note the following exception for U.S. certificates: no translation or apostille is needed.

If you wish to submit one of the follwoing applications please contact us via e-mail to make an appointment (staatsangehoerigkeit@sanf.diplo.de)

• naturalization of former German citizens (German language skills required)
• renunciation of German citizenship

Please note that appointments in this category cannot be used to submit applications for German passports or registering the birth of a child born abroad.

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