Reply #6: this may just apply in the U.S. [View All]

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If your father has a sibling who's willing to request it (or a surviving parent), you might be able to get it that way.

Do you know whether you even need his permission? Could you just apply, check the box saying "my dad was born here," and let the German bureaucracy request the birth certificate, or do you need it to even get past the first round of paperwork?

Good luck.