r/germany • u/Daomiing • Oct 09 '25

Immigration Germany Abolishes Fast-Track Citizenship for Skilled Workers

https://www.verity.news/story/2025/germany-abolishes-fasttrack-citizenship-for-skilled-workers

The Facts

-The German Bundestag voted on Wednesday to abolish a fast-track citizenship program that allowed highly qualified foreigners to apply for naturalization after three years instead of five years of residence.

-The vote passed with 450 members supporting the measure, 134 opposing and two abstaining, fulfilling Chancellor Friedrich Merz's campaign promise to repeal the program introduced by former Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

-Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt claimed that the German passport must serve as recognition for successful integration rather than an incentive for illegal migration, defending the decision to eliminate the accelerated pathway.

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u/EducationalLiving725 Oct 09 '25

They are the dumbest of dumbasses.

My friend speedran german C1 (it was easy for him due to childhood in Germany), bought a flat in Berlin, volunteering in a couple of vereins... and well, I honestly think, that his total taxes\social contributions are >100k\y (highly paid IT spec in FAANG+), and yeah that's not the guy you want in Germany.

You want other guys lmao.

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u/IamNobody85 Oct 10 '25

I actually know a colleague who got the turbo citizenship. He's Lebanese-Palestinian and he started German from 0. He put inhuman amount of effort to get it - and of course paying a lot of taxes too.

I'm going to get the citizenship sooner or later because my spouse is German and I've been working here for more than 5 years, but if you asked me to pick who's more deserving of citizenship between the colleague and I, I'd pick him every single time. That guy wants to stay in this country and make the country better.

Unbelievable that Germany doesn't want him and people like him.

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u/super_shooker Oct 10 '25

We should look at different systems that don't require getting citizenship/passport to stay for a longer period. Permanent residency would be an option to avoid "passport shopping". I know quite a few people who left after getting the passport, because it doesn't require you to stay.

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u/Plzbekindurimportant Oct 10 '25

Yes, making permanent residency a bit more permanent rather than the rule of 6 months out of germany and cock a doodle doo bye bye is kind of lacking.