Migration
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New Biometric Data Collection at Airports
Travelers from so-called third countries must undergo a new procedure at passport control in German airports and seaports; this procedure,…
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BAMF expands initial orientation courses for asylum seekers
On 18 February 2026, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) announced a significant expansion of its Initial Orientation…
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Bundestag, courts and church on Afghans in Pakistan
In Pakistan, around 1,900 Afghan citizens are still waiting to enter Germany. Many of them once helped the German Armed…
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Foreign neighbours—Romans and Germanic tribes
An exhibition at the Limes Museum in Aalen sheds light on the relationship between the two cultures in the border…
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Migration in the Stone Age – Farmers meet hunters and gatherers in the region around Tübingen
By Bernhard Kirschner Around 7,500 years ago, the first farmers from the Middle East and Anatolia migrated via southeastern Europe…
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More foreign professional qualifications recognized
The number of professional qualifications obtained abroad and recognized in Germany continued to rise in 2024. According to the Federal…
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11 per cent of MPs in the new Bundestag have a migration background
83 MPs with a migration background will sit in the newly elected German Bundestag, the parliament of the Federal Republic…
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First study about „Russian-Germans”: well-integrated
Since the end of the 1980s, 2.7 million people from countries of the former Soviet Union have migrated to Germany.…
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Information portal Migration and Health
The homepage “Migration and Health” offers information on health in 40 different languages.