recht der Namensführung

Question

Hello again Wefugee Team

I just have a Question. Me and my daughter applied for German Citizenship. After a Year they ask us more of Documents i have the following Question:
1. they ask me about Lohnabrechnung and Arbeits- Verdienstbescheinigung of my daughters Father, but he doesnt work anymore and he is in his Homeland we dont live together. Will that affect my Application if i didnt provide.

2. Me and my Daughters Father are not married but we have Vaterschaft and Sorgerechterklärung. So ofcourse my daughter has her Fathers name. Now the question is: in Gerburtsurkunde of my daughter at the back  there is diese RECHT DER NAMENSFÜHRUNG : Fathers Nationality, now im kinda worrying bcoz my daughter has my Nationality passport... is that a big question when i give it to Auslanderbehörde for applying German citizen?

Thank you i hope its clear

Answer 1

Hi @Jj061987

1. I presume they are asking for this to examine any child support payments he should be making. Your daughter’s father is obliged to pay child support as long as he is financially able to do so. This why they are asking about his income. If you are not able to cover the costs for you and your daughter from your own income, you can apply for the benefits Kinderzuschlag, Wohngeld and Unterhaltsvorschuss. The Unterhaltsvorschuss is a payment from the Jugendamt to single parents if the other parent is unable or unwilling to pay child support. Getting these benefits does not affect your right to German citizenship.
2. This is not a problem. Your daughter has your nationality, as is clear by having a passport from that country. What is written on the back of her birth certificate is not about her nationality. Parents of different nationalities can choose which laws around naming a child are applied when naming their child. In her case, you chose the naming laws from the father’s country. This does not affect her nationality.

Best,

Éanna