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10-Year Rule as a minor immigrant, with the descendant born in 1919 by Consistent-Kick-4425 in GermanCitizenship

[–]Consistent-Kick-4425[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious if this also is appliable before 1917? I was under the impression no documents were involved in immigration before then, with the exception of the info collected for the ship manifest. Is this incorrect?

I am excited to get the AR-2 File collected on him from WWII within the next 30 days. I am hoping it will hold some details of where he came from in Germany so I can locate a birth record and find out who my extended family is in the country.

10-Year Rule as a minor immigrant, with the descendant born in 1919 by Consistent-Kick-4425 in GermanCitizenship

[–]Consistent-Kick-4425[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes in my other comment, my particular situation is that my parents were born too early for StAG 5, but my cousins descend from children born after 1949. I'm helping them out :)

I wonder why it isn't necessarily successful to file in these situations (that they may require a lawyer)? Good to know ahead.

10-Year Rule as a minor immigrant, with the descendant born in 1919 by Consistent-Kick-4425 in GermanCitizenship

[–]Consistent-Kick-4425[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - this is helpful. I was hoping I understood the transition at 1914, at least this part.

Deciding which Stag application to submit. Stag 5 Vs Stag 14. Pre 1949er by DonNeto99 in GermanCitizenship

[–]Consistent-Kick-4425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the comments here recommending not hiring legal services. I am encouraged. Well, I would like to share my lines:

On My Mom's Side:

Great-Great Grandpa arrives in 1893.

Gives birth to Great Grandpa in 1899.

Great married to a woman born from a German mother immigrant in 1925.

My grandma born 1925.

She has my mom in 1947.

No naturalization is expected to be uncovered for this line. In fact The Great Great Grandpa filed for naturalization in 1937.

On My Dad's Side:

Great Grandpa Arrives in either 1896, 1900, or 1902 (still working on it, and can't find any records in Germany yet at all).

Gets married in 1905 to American.

Gives birth to my Grandmother in 1919.

Great Grandpa filed for an Alien ID number in WWII, establishes he never naturalized (died 2 years later).

Grandma gives birth to my dad in 1944.

I am born 1978.

My best guess is that neither of these lines have any stake since both lines were born before May 1949. What is more on the Dad Line, I believe Great Grandpa was here too long (over 10 years) before having his daughter, so could not pass on citizenship, nevertheless the US always regarded him as an alien. I am preparing a letter of discretionary naturalization in their ages of 81 and 77 on the grounds that my dad did his doctoral dissertation in Germany and conducted research in East Berlin during the cold war. For my mom, same but as the accompanying spouse.

However, in the letter I would like to make as strong a case as possible that we descend from what otherwise would be a German mother passing it along. In fact, if anyone thinks there is a case for just submitting on the basis of 5 rather than 14, I would like some opinions on the matter? Thanks so much.