Belong Germany

New: three home screen and Lock Screen widgets, and plan a trip before you book. Where you stand, longest stay abroad and today's five, honest numbers.

German citizenship takes years. Belong Germany keeps the count honest, from today to the day you can apply.

Answer a few questions about your situation and Belong Germany shows your real distance to German citizenship: which route applies to you, what you have already met and what still stands between you and the decision.

YOUR ROUTE, CLEARLY The uniform five year route, and the three year route for the spouse or registered partner of a German citizen

Every requirement explained: lawful ordinary residence, a settled residence status, German at level B1, the Einbürgerungstest, self support and a clean record

Each rule dated and sourced: the Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz, the BAMF and your local Einbürgerungsbehörde. Rules as of September 2026

ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Three widgets for the home screen and the Lock Screen: your residence time so far, your longest stay abroad against the six month line, and whether today's five is done

The same numbers the app shows, run through the same rules. Nothing leaves your iPhone

PLAN A TRIP BEFORE YOU BOOK Add a trip dated ahead and see what the days away would do to your continuous residence, on a copy of the real rules. Nothing counts until the trip has happened

A single stay over six months can break your continuous residence, and Belong Germany says so before it surprises you

TRAIN FOR THE REAL TEST 449 questions for the Einbürgerungstest in BAMF's own chapters, five a day, with a mistakes deck and a progress screen

A mock at the real sitting's pace. Three of the 33 real questions are on your own Bundesland, which this app does not write, so the mock asks the 30 it can and gives you a score, not a verdict

Written by Belong Germany from the official subject areas, not by BAMF. In German, with an English study line. A daily reminder quotes one of the questions waiting for you and opens the round

WHAT'S COMING The dates ahead, on your dashboard: the day your residence time is complete, the day after a trip ends, a rule taking effect, a document about to expire

Optional alerts, a handful a year. Every alert opens the screen it names. Projections say they are projections

THE PASSPORT AT THE END The real cover in colour, with validity, fee, where to apply and dual citizenship, checked with the authorities. Add your name and photo and it carries them, with a line saying when you could apply, at the earliest

YOUR DOCUMENTS, ON YOUR IPHONE Attach the evidence for each requirement and note when it expires. Documents stay on your iPhone, encrypted by iOS while it is locked, never uploaded

WHAT YOU CONTROL, WHAT YOU DON'T The years you build, the tests you pass and the record you keep are yours. Your city's queue is not: naturalisation is decided by your Einbürgerungsbehörde, and waiting times vary widely. Try a What if scenario, pass a test, marry, spend months abroad, and see how your finish line would move. The real rules on a copy, nothing is saved

DUAL CITIZENSHIP Since June 2024 you keep your existing nationality when you naturalise. The three year fast track was abolished in October 2025, so the ordinary period is a uniform five years

COMING UP News with The Local Germany is in the works. A Belong Germany account, one subscription across iPhone and web, arrives in Q4 2026

HONEST BY DESIGN No fake finish dates. Belong Germany tells you what is in your hands, what is not and what the next step is. It is a tracker, not legal advice. Always verify your case with your Einbürgerungsbehörde, the BAMF or a qualified lawyer. Questions or feedback: hello@belongeurope.com

Belong Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription (€34.99/year) with a 7 day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Your tracker, your name and your photo stay on your iPhone.

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