Asylum applications to the European Union fell by 23 percent in the first six months of 2025, driven by a massive drop in Syrians seeking protection, the EU's asylum agency said on Monday.
Visitors entering Germany from outside the Schengen zone might have to show documents at the border. Here's what to keep in mind when writing a visa invitation letter for people to visit you from abroad.
Moving to Germany can be difficult, confusing and sometimes make you feel like you’re alone. But these places offer help for anyone struggling - and best of all, they're all free.
The images have gone down in history: lines of exhausted men and women carrying their belongings on their backs, trudging through central Europe in early September 2015.
The European Commission is preparing a new visa strategy to attract "top talent from abroad that is needed to fill skills and labour shortages in the EU and drive research and innovation."
A group of 47 Afghans who fled the Taliban arrived in Germany on Monday after months of waiting in Pakistan until German court rulings forced Berlin to offer them refuge.
A decade after Angela Merkel’s iconic declaration, 'Wir schaffen das,' Germany’s efforts to integrate over a million refugees from war-torn countries are still unfinished but some evidence suggests it has been largely successful.
Germany's newly tightened immigration policies include the scrapping of a fast-track path to becoming a German citizen - only a year after the reform was rolled out. Would-be applicants and an immigration expert have criticised the change.
Many foreigners need a residence permit to stay in Germany legally. Residence permits can be renewed a few weeks before expiry, but waiting times of several months or more are common. So what are your rights while you wait to hear back?
Moving to Germany as a freelancer can be a great way to get started, but there are hurdles to clear when applying for the visa. From gathering letters of intent to securing official appointments, Becca Warner outlines what you need to know about the process.
Some types of social welfare can bar you from applying for citizenship or permanent residency in Germany, but the rules are not simple. Here's the lowdown on what support you can claim, and which to steer clear of, if you want to naturalise.
Germany's conservative leaders claim that scrapping a welfare benefit for all Ukrainian refugees would encourage more people into work. We look at the evidence.
Germany will push on with temporary border controls beyond the prior September deadline as it cracks down on irregular immigration, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Thursday.
At the beginning of his term in May, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) said he wanted to establish “law and order” with tighter controls at Germany's borders. That was three months ago. What is the situation today?
Businesses across various industries, from hospitality to postal services, are concerned that they may struggle to fill basic jobs amid a sharp drop in the number of refugees entering Germany.
Third-country nationals with the right to live and work in Germany are generally issued a residence permit in their passport or in the form of an ID card. But what do you if you happen to lose this vital document - or if it gets stolen? Here's a step-by-step guide.
Poland has extended temporary controls on the border with its EU neighbours Germany and Lithuania, Poland's Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said on Sunday, as the government cracks down on irregular migrants.
Certain non-EU nationals, including Indian citizens, can benefit from a new type of Schengen visa, which rewards travellers with an established travel history, and allows multiple entries to the EU/Schengen area over a long period of time.
The German government said Monday that Afghanistan's Taliban administration will send two envoys to Germany to help with deportations, days after 81 convicted Afghans were sent back to their homeland.
Germany said Friday it had deported 81 Afghan men convicted of crimes to their Taliban-controlled homeland, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government looks to signal a hard line on immigration.
Immigrants in Germany and other countries earn significantly less on average than non-immigrant citizens. This wage gap also continues into the next generation, according to a new study.
Germany is facing an acute shortage of skilled workers across a wide range of industries. The problem is only getting worse, according to the latest figures from the German Economic Institute.
Obtaining German citizenship involves clearing numerous hurdles - including a multiple-choice citizenship test that will quiz you on your knowledge of German history, culture, geography and politics. Could you pass it?
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who moved to Germany are currently thinking of leaving the country, including many of our readers. We asked them why – with eye-opening and occasionally distressing results.
