Family reunification in Germany: Bundestag is planning two years of suspension!

Family reunification in Germany: Bundestag is planning two years of suspension!

Deutschland - On June 6, 2025, there was an important debate in the Bundestag about the suspension of the family reunification for those who are entitled to subsidiary. Various views and positions on this controversial topic were expressed. The bill of the government parties CDU/CSU and SPD as well as an application from the left were transferred to the committees, the interior committee, for further advice. The coalition draft provides for a two-year suspension of family reunification in order to relieve the existing recording and integration systems.Bundesag.dereports that family reunification in hardship cases remains possible.

Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) emphasized the ability to integrate in Germany during the debate and described illegal migration as a major challenge that requires both national and European answers. AfD MP Dr. Bernd Baumann criticized the announced suspension and compared it to a previous regulation from 2016, which in his opinion was also inadequate. The SPD MP Rasha Nasr described the draft as a compromise and emphasized the importance of hardship control.

Reactions and concerns

Green MP Shahina Gambir warned of the negative effects of suspension on families and the integration of refugees into society. Clara Bünger from the left described the law as anti -Christian and hostile to family. In addition, the CDU/CSU MP Alexander Throm pointed out that the figures for family reunification to be entitled to subsidiary protection to refugees exceeded the figures.

A similar regulation for the suspension of family reunification was introduced in 2016. According to the current figures, a total of 388,074 people with subsidiary protection were in Germany on March 31, 2025. In 2023, 11,630 approvals were granted to the visa for family reunification, in 2024 there were 12,000. The left -wing proposal demands that the right to family life for refugees to maintain and criticize the suspension as socially and integration -political fatal. In addition, the reference to subsidiary protection is to be adjusted to the regulations for refugees in accordance with the Geneva Refugee Convention.

Legal situation and conditions

The family reunification generally applies to members of a family if a person authorized to go to the regular person has been recognized as authorized to asylum. LoudBamfFamily members in Germany have the opportunity to also apply for asylum. To do this, the marriage in the country of origin must be effective and the asylum application must be submitted accordingly. The regulation for family reunification applies not only to refugees, but also to people who are under subsidiary protection.

However, there are restrictions: people who have married during their escape cannot apply for family reunification. In addition, strict criteria apply when and under what conditions family reunification are granted, whereby there is no legal claim to them. Rather, the decision is based based on humanitarian reasons.