US EditionWhat Tightenings Are Planned in Migration Policy
- The German government adopted measures on May 28, 2025, to restrict migrant family reunification and delay citizenship access nationwide.
- These steps follow a major migration policy overhaul by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative government, introducing a two-year suspension on reunification rights.
- The suspension affects migrants with subsidiary protection, about 380,000 mostly Syrian people, who previously could bring around 12,000 family members annually.
- The government abolished accelerated citizenship after three years and extended the minimum residency requirement to five years, calling the suspension necessary to relieve municipal burdens.
- Parliament will expedite the approval process for new bills, indicating a major change in Germany’s approach to migrant integration and citizenship policies.
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Germany: Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Government Tightens on Immigration
It is a new turning point on immigration in Germany: the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz adopted, on Wednesday 28 May, draft laws to limit migration, including a suspension of family reunification, following the recent controversial strengthening of border controls.
New Germany, new rules: Chancellor Merz halts migrant family reunions, toughens citizenship
BERLIN, May 29 — The German government on Wednesday agreed plans to restrict family reunions for some migrants and toughen rules for obtaining citizenship. A clampdown on immigration was a key promise of new conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the campaign for February’s general election, and his government swiftly moved to impose controls at Germany’s borders after taking office earlier this month. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt tol…
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