A reformed citizenship law in Germany which makes it easier to obtain a second passport has prompted a wave of new naturalization cases. In Berlin alone there were some 4,000 applications submitted in ...

Foreigners applying for a German passport face a lengthy wait after conditions were eased this year, according to the Association of German Cities. Demand has surged after a reform came into effect on ...

When discussing the rarest passport in the world, most people likely think of a particularly small country. However, it is ...

According to the index, a German passport grants its owners access to 177 out of 218 countries and territories without a visa. Move over the United States, the German passport has emerged the most ...

A series of online claims alleged that Germany has sped up its processes for foreigners to naturalise as German citizens. For example, a clip recently resurfaced of the far-right Alternative for ...

DÜSSELDORF, German — Germany unveiled a new passport with a chip that contains biometric data and plans to be among the first nations in Europe to issue biometric passes, starting Nov. 1. Otto Schily ...

What amounts to a “yellow ticket” for Jews was introduced into the German passport system this week. German passports do not contain details regarding religion and racial antecedents, but now, every ...

Europe, with Germany at the top, dominates this year’s list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the last Henley Passport Index. But the German passport, permitting travellers to visit ...