Germany Issues More than 53,000 Family Reunification Visas
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Family Reunification Continues in Germany Despite Merz’s Promises
According to figures from Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, Berlin granted 53,598 family reunification visas during the first half of 2026, even though the government of Friedrich Merz had announced the suspension of this entry route. The figure contrasts with the statements made during the federal election campaign. In April 2025, a month before taking office as Chancellor, Merz declared on X that his government would “manage and control migrat…
"We better arrange and manage migration, end irregular immigration, suspend the family reunification," Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced for about a month ... The post Despite announced suspension: Over 53,000 visas issued to family reunification in the first half of the year appeared first on Apollo News.
In the election campaign and before the Federal Government took office, the message was unequivocal: the family reunification should be suspended. Announcement without effect Representatives of CDU and CSU represented this as part of a comprehensive migration turnaround. However, it did not come. Since July 2025, only the regular family reunification to subsidiary beneficiaries is suspended for two years. These are people who are not recognized …
Chancellor Friedrich Merz promised to stop family reunification to Germany. In fact, 53.598 visas were issued again in the first half of 2026. Over 100,000 migrants will be counted again in the year. This article Migration policy Again 53.598 visas for family reunification in the first half of the year were published on JUNGE FREIHEIT.
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