German Immigration News

Complaints about the Berlin State Office for Immigration (LEA) are on the rise . Particularly serious is the fact that appointments are frequently delayed for months – sometimes with existential consequences for those affected. The Berlin Migration Council reports increasingly escalating cases in which people receive no response from the LEA despite multiple attempts to contact them. Increase in complaints: job loss, housing shortage and lack of social benefits According

On November 5, 2025, the oral hearing in the case between IU – University of Applied Sciences for International Students and the State Office for Immigration (LEA) took place before the 10th Chamber of the Berlin Administrative Court ( VISAGUARD had reported on the case ). Many students had hoped that the court would finally provide clarity – or at least find a compromise between the two sides. But the hearing showed one thing above all: the positions remain entrenched .

More and more young people from Vietnam are coming to Germany to begin training – particularly in the catering and hotel industries....

An IT glitch at a Berlin IT service provider has led to the loss of nearly 600 digital naturalization applications . For applicants, this means even more patience—and resubmission. A software error with consequences What was supposed to be progress toward digital government has ended in a setback: At the end of June, a massive data breach occurred at the Berlin IT service provider (ITDZ) . Approximately 582 digitally submitted naturalization applications were lost—deleted

Anyone wishing to apply for German citizenship in Berlin faces a major organizational and legal challenge. In addition to legal...

Effective October 1, 2025, the Berlin Immigration Office (LEA) has changed its organizational structure . The former Department E,...

Abolition of “turbo naturalization”: Bundestag reverses reform of citizenship law On October 8, 2025, the Bundestag voted by a large...

In Berlin, there is currently a growing number of cases in which international students are being denied an extension of their...

Insight into a “black box” of labor migration On October 14, 2025, a conference day on the topic " Labor Migration and Placement...

Three months after the termination – what is the truth behind the rumor? There is a persistent rumor in the expat community that the EU...

Many skilled workers who have come to Germany with an EU Blue Card are at some point faced with the question of whether they can...

The Berlin State Office for Immigration (LEA) is under investigation for alleged corruption . The Berlin public prosecutor's office has...

Berlin's naturalization practices are currently at the center of a heated political debate . After years of stagnation and backlogs,...