German Immigration News

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,...