The figures are clear: Never before have so many people with professional qualifications acquired abroad received official recognition in Germany as in 2025. For HR departments, international For skilled workers and their employers, this initially sounds like good news. However, a closer look at the latest statistics from the Federal Statistical Office also reveals where the system reaches its limits – and why a positive decision alone does not guarantee a secure future in Germany. Those...

You've secured a top international talent from the USA , Great Britain , or Canada for your company, signed the secondment agreement, and put together a generous relocation package. Housing allowance, tuition fees, flights home, and an attractive mobility allowance – on paper, the compensation is far above the German market average. But just a few weeks later, the disappointment comes from the visa office or the Federal Employment Agency: the application is rejected or stalled because the...

Two news items dominated the first week of September 2026 in East Germany – and at first glance, they point in opposite directions. On September 4th, the German Economic Institute (IW) published a short report with a clear core message : Without international Without skilled workers , employment in the eastern German states would be around 191,000 jobs lower today. Two days later, on September 6, the AfD became the strongest party in the Saxony-Anhalt state election with 43.8 percent of the...