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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.
3 days ago3 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. Lim

Mirko Vorreuter, LL.B.
Mar 54 min read
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