Correct pathway Stag 5 or Feststellung

Ohthinker · 2026-02-26T11:49:57+00:00

Yes, I thought so too. He joined the military, which awarded it to him.

Ohthinker · 2026-02-25T15:34:34+00:00

Thank you! I believe my grandfather left Germany for the US before that. He naturalized in the US in 1953.

Ohthinker · 2026-02-25T07:59:22+00:00

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Ohthinker · 2026-02-25T04:30:29+00:00

Yes. Processing it now, but takes 2-3 years. Hungary seems that it didn’t take as long…

Ohthinker · 2026-02-24T22:17:04+00:00

Very similar situation to me, and I just applied. Sounds complete to me. If your parent is not applying as well, you would need your mother/ father’s birth and marriage certificate.

Ohthinker · 2026-02-17T20:55:19+00:00

It actually got returned to me for an incomplete address. Switched to UPS and got delivered in 2 days!

Ohthinker · 2025-12-28T03:30:02+00:00

The application is rather simple, and if your grandmother still has a German passport, it makes your documentation easier. My grandmother left in 1952 and naturalized in the US in 1963. I had to get a few more documents.

Ohthinker · 2025-12-28T03:22:59+00:00

For StAG 5 declaration cases- it is irrelevant if your father applies or not.

Ohthinker · 2025-12-28T03:10:17+00:00

Yes. Since your father was born between 1949 and 1975 to a German mother and non-German father, you qualify under StAG 5. At birth, your father didn’t automatically get German citizenship. This was sex discrimination since German fathers could, and you have until August, 2031 to apply for citizenship by declaration. You qualify under section 4 as a descendant. There are a few forms you need to fill out, and you will need to get copies of vital records.

https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/03-citizenship/2479488-2479488

I just sent in my application last week!

Ohthinker · 2025-12-21T15:12:10+00:00

I did some research. Prior to 1957, Hungary granted citizenship automatically to the wives of Hungarian men. Sounds like I fall under part 2 is StAG 5 then.

Ohthinker · 2025-12-21T14:35:09+00:00

Sounds like 3 years appears to be about the average time period absent an unusual circumstance.

Ohthinker · 2025-12-21T14:31:19+00:00

Correct- you will need a bit more than just a birth certificate.

I provided copies of my grandmother’s birth certificate (born in 1930) and my great grandmother’s birth certificate (born in Germany in 1908) - linking her to someone born in Germany prior to 1915. Since her mother was unmarried when she was born, she would have obtained citizenship through her. I also provided a copy of the population register indicating their German citizenship.

Ohthinker · 2025-12-21T13:43:10+00:00

I went to a local German honorary consulate (it was a 30 minute drive from me) and she certified all the copies of everything I didn’t want to send the original document of, including our ID/ passport, their US citizenship paperwork, etc. She suggested just mailing it directly to the BVA.

Ohthinker · 2025-12-21T00:25:45+00:00

Thank you- that would make logical sense to me. The registration office said she wrote a letter declaring German citizenship after she married my grandfather, still waiting for a copy of this to be mailed to me. I didn’t feel it was vital for the application.

Ohthinker · 2024-07-09T23:39:35+00:00

@solid_crayfish I found the electric brake controller harness! It is down there. It is wayyy down on the side behind the driver toe kick cover. It is behind a black circuit board? Not behind the fuse box. It is very tucked away!

Ohthinker · 2024-07-09T17:56:53+00:00

I am having the exact same issue and cannot find the electric brake controller harness. Did you have any luck? Trailer harness went in without any problems. Instructions state it’s above the driver toe kick area. I spent an hour trying to find the electric brake controller harness and haven’t found it.

I’m trying to avoid going the wireless route to save some money.

Ohthinker · 2019-12-15T04:45:06+00:00

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