US EditionGermany scraps three-year fast-track citizenship for highly skilled immigrants
The Bundestag repealed a fast-track citizenship law used by only a few hundred among 300,000 naturalisations amid rising public concern over migration.
- The Bundestag voted to scrap a law allowing immigrants to receive German citizenship in three years if they demonstrate advanced German skills and integration into society.
- Immigration offices reported an extremely low number of applicants under the fast-track citizenship process, according to public broadcaster ARD.
- Opposition politicians and immigration researchers say the change sends the wrong signal to highly qualified immigrants that Germany does not welcome them amid demographic decline.
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The German Parliament rejected an accelerated citizens' agreement programme, reflecting the rapid change in the spirit of migration in the EU's largest economic power, which is an idea of labour force, according to The Guardian.
Germany ends fast-track citizenship law
The German parliament on Wednesday repealed a fast-track citizenship law introduced by the previous government, highlighting the souring public mood towards immigration in the country. The SPD, junior partners in Merz's coalition, defended supporting repealing the fast-track programme, arguing it was rarely used.
“The German passport should serve as recognition of a successful integration process and should not encourage illegal immigration,” said the German Interior Minister.
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