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German Immigration News
Our VISAGUARD blog on immigration law in Germany: All important immigration news from the areas of law, politics, and society.



#OfficialPerspective: Katrin Boufflé (Potsdam Immigration Office) sees staff shortages as the biggest problem for immigration authorities.
In the series “Perspective of the Immigration Office ( #AuthorityPerspective )”, we give the immigration office a voice. Often, in immigration law, there's a perception that authorities act unlawfully and erroneously due to personal motives, racist prejudices, or simply because of arbitrariness. While these cases certainly do occur in practice, it's often overlooked that this isn't necessarily a structural problem and that immigration offices face significant challenges. Lim

Mirko Vorreuter, LL.B.
Apr 173 min read


#GovernmentPerspective: Carsten Konzak (Cottbus Immigration Office) sees poor personnel management as the core problem
In the series “Perspective of the Immigration Office ( #AuthorityPerspective )”, we give the immigration office a voice. Often, in immigration law, there's a perception that authorities act unlawfully and erroneously due to personal motives, racist prejudices, or simply because of arbitrariness. While these cases certainly do occur in practice, it's often overlooked that this isn't necessarily a structural problem and that immigration offices face significant challenges. Limi

Mirko Vorreuter, LL.B.
Mar 54 min read


#OfficialPerspective: Denise Gräfe from the Dresden Immigration Office sees the lack of technical equipment as the core problem.
In the series “Perspective of the Immigration Office ( #AuthorityPerspective) ”, we give the immigration office a voice. Often, in immigration law, there's a perception that authorities act unlawfully and erroneously due to personal motives, racist prejudices, or simply arbitrariness. While these cases certainly do occur in practice, it's often overlooked that this isn't necessarily a structural problem and that immigration offices face significant challenges. Limited budget

Mirko Vorreuter, LL.B.
Feb 174 min read


#AuthorityPerspective: Jörg Seifert from Schleswig-Holstein sees the mentality of immigration authorities as a problem.
In the series “Perspective of the Immigration Office (#AuthorityPerspective)”, we give the immigration office a voice. This is because there is often a perception in immigration law that authorities act unlawfully and erroneously due to personal motives, racist prejudices, or simply arbitrariness. While these cases certainly do occur in practice, it is often overlooked that this is not necessarily a structural problem and that immigration offices face significant challenges.

Mirko Vorreuter, LL.B.
Jan 125 min read
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