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Opportunity Residence: Already Tens of Thousands of Applications
So far, one in three tolerated persons who have lived in Germany for more than five years has filed an…
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Work and integration: ZDF filmed at tünews
Refugees should be obliged to work, if necessary on a voluntary basis. This is what the district councils in Baden-Württemberg…
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New residence opportunities for asylum seekers in employment or with training
Asylum seekers whose asylum application has not yet been decided on are to be given a “change of track” to…
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Problems of refugees in the health care system
A scientific study shows: Refugees often cannot cope with the German healthcare system. This is the result of an analysis…
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Open letter from lawyers: The right to protection must not be abolished
In an open letter to the members of the German government, the members of the German Bundestag and the minister…
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Never before have so many people been on the run
Never before have so many people been on the run as now. This is shown by the figures of the…
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Fit for forms and offices
Forms are often difficult to understand. German bureaucracy is also quite complicated. In both cases, there is now help. “Form…
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Certificate of fiction: Mail from Tübingen Foreigners’ Office counts as proof of application
In Tübingen, expired residence permits should actually be valid until the end of January 2024. The city had stipulated this…
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How newborns become Ukrainian citizens
When a child born to Ukrainian parents is born in Germany, the parents can apply for Ukrainian citizenship for the…
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Social workers: First point of contact for many questions
Without them, arriving in Germany would be even more difficult than it already is: the social workers of the specialized…
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Improving educational opportunities for immigrant families
The Tübingen Intercultural Network for Parents’ Education (INET for short) will receive a total of 25,398 euros in funding from…
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New services in diplomatic missions of Ukraine
Ukrainians who need marriage, divorce, birth or death certificates can now renew or amend them at Ukraine’s diplomatic missions abroad.…
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Former refugee BM in Ostelsheim
Ryyan Alshebl is the new mayor of the municipality of Ostelsheim in the district of Calw. Born in Syria, he…
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How can families with children become Germans
By Qoutayba Abboud Many refugees who came to Germany since 2015 can and want to apply for German citizenship now.…
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New law may enable residence for tolerated persons
As of January 1, 2023, the new opportunity residence law will enable an 18-month right of residence for tolerated people…
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German test for immigrants: new rules
There is a language test especially for immigrants—the German Test for Immigrants (DTZ). With it, they can prove knowledge at…
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Money for blankets and food
Von Brigitte Gisel Earthquake victims in northern Syria are still receiving hardly any outside help. TüNEWS editor Youssef Kanjou organizes…
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Faster visa appointments for Syrians from earthquake regions
The visa process for Syrians affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has been eased. Above all, this means…
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Many Ukrainian refugees in Baden-Württemberg
Of the more than one million refugees from Ukraine, a large number have found accommodation in Baden-Württemberg. 131,000 Ukrainians are…
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Germany as a destination for refugees in 2022
In 2022, 1.3 million refugees have arrived in Germany, including more than one million from Ukraine and 245,000 from other…
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Help for migrants in the search for housing
People who immigrate from abroad or come to Germany as refugees are confronted with the challenge of looking for and…
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Ukrainian-German: Interpreters are missing
Currently, there are no free volunteer interpreters for Ukrainian refugees in the district of Tübingen. However, authorities and institutions can…
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Tübingen Foreigners’ Office only open by telephone
The Tübingen Foreigners’ Office will be closed from Monday, February 6, to Friday, February 10. It is moving to new…
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Certificate of fiction: Exception in Tübingen
“Expired residence permits for foreign citizens in Tübingen continue to apply.” This is what the city of Tübingen writes in…
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Move to another city: Possible, but not easy
Apartments and rooms are hard to find in Tübingen and the surrounding area and are usually very expensive. This makes…
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A good start in the new country
Refugees from Ukraine are mostly highly qualified. 17 percent are already employed. Many of the more than one million war…
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A new law should make it possible: from toleration to the right to stay
Under the complicated name of “Chancen-Aufenthaltsrecht”, there are new possibilities for refugees to stay who have not been recognized as…
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Hryvnia exchange program ends
Refugees from Ukraine can exchange their Ukrainian banknotes for euros free of charge only until November 18. This is pointed…
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Writing workshop for migrants
Leaving, arriving and moving on. These topics are aimed at people who have left their homeland and found a new…
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Finances: Rent payments from the job center must be forwarded
Many refugees from Ukraine have found a large transfer from the Jobcenter on their account these days. But beware: The…
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Long-term tolerated persons should not be deported
Well-integrated tolerated persons should be given the prospect of staying. The state government of Baden-Württemberg has agreed on this. Those…
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Current Judgments on Identity Clarification
If refugees don’t have valid passports, it is usually difficult to clarify their identity when a residence permit or settlement…
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Scholarships and jobs for laboratory staff from Ukraine
Refugees from Ukraine who have worked as laboratory personnel in their home country can apply to the Faculty of Medicine…
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EU Court of Justice strengthens the right to family reunification
Two new rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) have corrected the previous practice of the German authorities concerning…
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Naturalization test places available
If you want to become a citizen in Germany, you have to pass the naturalization test. The questions cover the…
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Wrongly not receiving child benefit
A number of refugees were wrongly denied child benefit between 2006 and 2020. This was decided by the Federal Constitutional…
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The prospect of a permanent right of residence
Refugees who have been well integrated should have a better chance of staying. This was confirmed by Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister…
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Change of legal status for Ukrainian refugees remains controversial
Joachim Walter, District Administrator of Tübingen, repeated his criticism of the so-called change of legal status for Ukrainian refugees on…
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Prime Minister Kretschmann at tünews INTERNATIONAL
On Tuesday, August 16, the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann, announced during his visit to the editors of tünews…
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New hope for those who have been tolerated for a residence permit
The federal government has set out a law that makes it easier for those with leniency to remain permanently in…
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Nearly 2,500 refugees from Ukraine are registered in the district of Tübingen
Around 2,450 refugees from Ukraine are currently registered in the district of Tübingen. In addition, there are other people who…
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Refugees do not enter Germany illegally
By Michael Seifert In statements to the media in recent weeks, interior ministers of various federal states and also the…
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Statistics: Syrians make up the majority of foreign doctors in Germany
“The medical profession in Germany is becoming more colourful”. According to the current statistics of the German Medical Association, there…
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More and More are Becoming Germans: People from Syria lead the Way in Naturalizations
Last year, almost three times as many Syrians were naturalized in Germany as in the previous year. 19,100 of them…
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Employment of Refugees: a “Job Engine” Offered by German Companies
Since 2015, the employment of refugees in German companies has had a very positive impact on the competitiveness of these…
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Counseling that makes you independent
Around 400 refugees from the district of Tübingen have become independent of the district’s social services, according to Martin Quack,…
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Most refugees in 2021 came from Syria
As many refugees as in 2015 and 2016 are now no longer arriving in Germany. Nevertheless, according to the Federal…
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Fictitious certificate – who needs it and how to get it
Anyone who applies for a residence permit or settlement permit in Germany receives a temporary residence title, the fictitious certificate,…