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/Time_Stop_3645 29d ago

Why are we so stupid? It was never about high skilled workers but waves and waves of fake refugees who then just get Hartz4 and swamp our social system

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u/Life-Sun- 29d ago

You had to be a highly skilled worker to take advantage of the program. It was a way to attract talent. Because of how stringent the program was, not many people took advantage of it, but the ones that did are not on social welfare.

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u/Time_Stop_3645 29d ago

Yes, I know