Well-integrated people with an uncertain residence status should in the future have the right to stay in Germany. This means Germany is now ready to give visas to the Duldung status holders provided the draft is successful. The new regulation would help almost 100,000 “Duldung” status holders. It’s about people who have lived in Germany for five years or more and have only had tolerance until now. The cut-off date is January 1, 2022.
Germany’s Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) wants to create a permanent right to stay for rejected but well-integrated asylum seekers. If they are well integrated, a right of residence should be created for them. A corresponding draft law should be in the cabinet before the summer break.
Requirements
In addition to the right to stay for those who have been tolerated, the first step should also be “initial improvements in the immigration of skilled workers” and regulations for accelerated deportation of people without a right to stay.
It affects those who have lived in Germany for five years or more and are well integrated, but only have toleration,” said the Federal Minister of the Interior. This currently affects more than 100,000 people. The prerequisite is the commitment to the free-democratic basic order and the legal and social order in Germany. Criminals and those who have deceived when their identity is at stake are excluded.
What does not have to be shown for this probationary residence permit are, among other things, the securing of livelihood and also secured proof of identity. All this should be made up for in one year. After that, the transition to a permanent right of residence is also possible. This possibility of the so-called opportunity stay should initially be limited to two years.
New opportunities for other asylum seekers
In addition, permitted or tolerated people who do not make use of this but meet certain requirements should now have the opportunity to obtain a residence permit after six years instead of the previous eight years.
To date, people who meet the criteria for the planned right of residence can still be deported. That happens again and again.