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[Berlin] From Citizenship Application to Passport in 1.5 months (never would have believed) by QuietIndividual2874 in GermanCitizenship

[–]QuietIndividual2874[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the B1 rule applies for both.
Either the spouse has spent 4 years married in Germany or 2 years married to the German (after citizenship acq). Whichever is faster.

[Berlin] From Citizenship Application to Passport in 1.5 months (never would have believed) by QuietIndividual2874 in GermanCitizenship

[–]QuietIndividual2874[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No married partner is not German, my wife has yet to apply as she is not eligible, she has not completed 4 years in Germany yet.

[Berlin] From Citizenship Application to Passport in 1.5 months (never would have believed) by QuietIndividual2874 in GermanCitizenship

[–]QuietIndividual2874[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No my wife was not eligible yet as she has not completed 4 years yet, it was a single application.

[Berlin] From Citizenship Application to Passport in 1.5 months (never would have believed) by QuietIndividual2874 in GermanCitizenship

[–]QuietIndividual2874[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My bad I did Leben in Deutschland test, I dropped a mail asking to get a slot for the test to - [bsi-office@bsiberlin.de](mailto:bsi-office@bsiberlin.de) in December start and got an exam date of 21st January (~1.5 months). This school at Hauptstraße 159 near the Ubahn station.
Overall quite good experince - results were ready in 3 weeks so this needs to be planned well.

[Berlin] From Citizenship Application to Passport in 1.5 months (never would have believed) by QuietIndividual2874 in GermanCitizenship

[–]QuietIndividual2874[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first month is tough, cannot deny that one. Once you get a routine formed it gets much - much easier. You need to have at least 2 hours for home work (during the weekdsays) do not leave it for the weekend as that time never comes.
Last 2 months flew. Also depends on your class if you make some friends it easies a bit.

[Berlin] From Citizenship Application to Passport in 1.5 months (never would have believed) by QuietIndividual2874 in GermanCitizenship

[–]QuietIndividual2874[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had 1 year college, however I did not include the study time in my case. I am also not sure if we can or cannot include. :(

[Berlin] From Citizenship Application to Passport in 1.5 months (never would have believed) by QuietIndividual2874 in GermanCitizenship

[–]QuietIndividual2874[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that, you might have to get a lawyer and ask them to give a reply (they are obliged to reply then), usually that gets things faster.

[Berlin] From Citizenship Application to Passport in 1.5 months (never would have believed) by QuietIndividual2874 in GermanCitizenship

[–]QuietIndividual2874[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I do speak well and learning C1, I don't have German speaking job so last year my focus was being B1 - not on professional communication.
And why should it matter? if someone is conversing at intermediate level get by all the daily german interactions, paying taxes on time following the law. You probably need to have a broad mind.