germany citizenship reference-request
Can someone request to a Judge in your country to give a letter of appreciation for appearing as a witness?
<p>Say a person X appeared as a witness in a case where the judge was presiding in a criminal case (Jugendstrafsache). The testimony of X was welcomed and appreciated highly by the prosecutor as well as the judge.</p>
<p>X is not an EU citizen. X wants German citizenship under &quot;special integration&quot; circumstances. Can X request the judge to write/sign a draft letter that states that X has acted in a manner as would be expected of a German citizen?</p>
<p>Broader question: Are people allowed to write to the judiciary for any such relevant requests at all?</p>

<p>It is the duty of the witness to give the testimony, no matter what their nationality is. As a witness, a German citizen is not different from a French, Uruguayan, or even a stateless.</p>
<p>The only letter the judge will usually give them in addition to a verbal thanks is a formal letter recognizing that they have, on suchandsuch day(s), been called as a witness to the court and appeared. This is usually given to any witness and pretty much a form. It does serve as evidence for example in cases of absence from work - and <a href="https://oberlandesgericht-braunschweig.niedersachsen.de/startseite/z_ablage_alte_knotenpunkte/hinweise_fur_zeugen/rechte-und-pflichten-des-zeugen-vor-gericht-148276.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">you are entitled to the losses you incurred for appearing in court if you formally request them.</a></p>
<p>It isn't forbidden to request a different letter from a judge, but they might not give such an extraordinary letter of appreciation, because that might taint the case: it could raise the question if the testimony was bought with or made to gain such a letter.</p>
