Thereafter, those with dual citizenship will not lose either, but a Briton would not be able to apply for German citizenship without renouncing his or her British citizenship. As of 31 May, there were 107,074 Britons living in Germany, and authorities around the country have reported a marked increase in the number of Britons applying for citizenship. The German Greens have called on Angela Merkel’s government to offer fast-track citizenship to Britons living in Germany in an effort to ensure they can remain once Britain leaves the EU. Dual citizenship will remain an option as long as Britain is still a member of the EU. Katrin Göring-Eckardt, the leader of the Green parliamentary group, made the request in acknowledgement of the estimated 1.2 million Britons living and working across the EU – more than 100,000 of them in Germany – who are facing considerable uncertainty.

Source: The Guardian August 01, 2016 06:00 UTC