Berlin Restricts Family Reunification for Migrants
The right of those not qualifying for full refugee status to bring immediate family members to Germany will be suspended for two years.
The right of those not qualifying for full refugee status to bring immediate family members to Germany will be suspended for two years.
“We want to send a strong signal that migration policy in Germany has changed,” interior minister said.

It is a first in Europe, but the Austrian Right remains sceptical about the effectiveness of the decision.

“The voters have clearly indicated that the influx must decrease,” asylum minister said.

Foreign Minister directed visa offices abroad to ignore strict vetting process for family reunifications.

An asylum surge from Syria and Afghanistan is helping to drive population growth.

The right-wing Freedom Party, which leads the chancellor’s ÖVP by 9%, wants to ban family reunifications entirely.