Annabelle Fischer

Ms Fischer recently ( (July and August, 2017) helped me and my family with a complex question of my eligibility for belated (I am 70 years old) acquisition of German citizenship based on the question of my parents' forced departure from Nazi Germany in 1933 for political and religious/ethnic reasons.... While we had some of the necessary documents for considering the question the actual determination hinged on specialized knowledge of the original Postwar German legislation and especially the meaning and applicability of the 1953 amendments to section 116. Unfortunately the results were not favorable so I could not pursue citizenship, but Attorney Fischer was totally helpful and patient and kind in talking me through the phone consultation, exploring the documents we had emailed, and then carefully explaining the reasoning for the determination that despite my mother's heritage the Amendment did not cover my case. Attorney Fischer was very friendly, compassionate, and also professional and objective, and quite honest: she did not try to get me to engage in potentially costly searches that would most certainly not bear fruit.... Had there been likelihood of eligibility for citizenship I would most certainly have asked her without hesitation to take on the troubleshooting and advocacy needed to pursue the case through the German Consulate. I would recommend her services as absolutely excellent with regard to German Citizenship questions! I am confident she could handle French matters equally well. Respectfully, Peter