US EditionGermans Do Not Need a Permit to Leave the Country for a Longer Period of Time: Minister Boris
The defence ministry will issue a blanket exemption as military service remains voluntary, avoiding travel permits for men under the new law.
- On Tuesday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that young men do not need government permission to travel abroad, clarifying that new military service law provisions do not apply during peacetime.
- Germany designed the new law to boost the Bundeswehr from over 180,000 to around 260,000 personnel, aiming to meet NATO targets amid growing security concerns regarding Russia.
- Public concern arose Friday over a provision requiring men aged 17 to 45 to obtain Bundeswehr permission for stays exceeding three months, which the ministry stated applied only during a "state of tension."
- Currently, military service in Germany remains voluntary with no active conscription; Pistorius stressed that no travel reporting obligations exist while the service stays voluntary rather than mandatory.
- The government will issue a blanket exemption this week to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy, with different rules applying only in a potential crisis or defense scenario to ensure availability.
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Germany Requires Military Approval For Long Stays Abroad For Men Under 45
Do young men in Germany now need permission just to travel abroad? The short answer: not anymore.After confusion sparked by new military rules, Boris Pistorius stepped in to clear the air. Despite earlier reports suggesting men aged 17+ would need approval for long stays overseas. He’s now made it clear—no permissions, no reporting, no restrictions. “Everyone is, of course, free to travel,” he said. So what caused the panic? It all traces back t…
Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius makes it clear that men do not have to ask the Bundeswehr for permission before long stays abroad. At least not for the time being.
The German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, has had to go out to clarify the scope of the amended paragraph of the law of military service in Germany, which stated that men between the ages of 17 and 45 must apply to the Armed Forces for authorization for stays abroad for more than three months. After all the stir these days caused by the legislative change, the minister has assured that such authorization is not necessary, at least as long…
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius assured on Tuesday that German men between the ages of 17 and 45 would not need special permission to travel abroad for more than three months as long as military service remains voluntary, adding that a decree would be issued this week to suspend the permit requirement in the new conscription law.
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