u/SweepMoreLegs

Have been trying to locate my 2nd grandfather’s birth certificate (1886) no luck. Interestingly - I can find his parents birth/baptism records (1840s!).
Has anyone had Stag5 success without a birth certificate from the first German citizen in the chain of descent?

Good day folks. This forum has been hugely valuable to me in my pursuit of Stag5.
Question. Does anyone have a German contact who specializes in birth record research? Specifically Baden-Württemberg area. My last mile is the birth certificate.

Trying to piece together the minimum number of documents / evidence that is needed to get into the Stag 5 queue. This would be just docs for the application - assuming months / years to add documents to the application (vs spending time now collecting)

Or if there’s another thread on this already - that would be helpful.

Checking if the experts on this thread have an opinion on the legal interpretation of RuStAG 1913

- Great-grandfather - born 1886 Germany - emigrated to US in 1907. Did not naturalize.

- Grandmother - born 1912 - dual German (blood) and US citizen (birthright) - married in 1936 to US citizen (foreigner)

- Grandmother did not technically “acquire” US citizenship via marriage (she already had it). In fact, likely she did not realize she was a German citizen.

Thoughts?

My father was born 1946 and me in 1978 - so preparing Stag14 as most probable. So close!