The Federal Chancellery has launched ‘EinfachMachen’—literally ‘Make It Simple’—a public portal that allows citizens and businesses to flag red-tape pain points in real time. Although the site targets all areas of administration, its first 48 hours saw a flood of complaints about residence-permit paperwork, driver-licence swaps and cross-border tax certificates, highlighting long-standing headaches for globally mobile staff. ([visahq.com](https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01-04/de/germany-launches-einfachmachen-portal-to-crowd-source-bureaucracy-cuts-including-mobility-pain-points/))
Users can post anonymously and up-vote others’ entries; the most-popular obstacles will feed into a spring 2026 legislative-slimming package, according to Digital-Government Minister Sarah Ryglewski. Several relocation firms have already emailed clients urging expatriates to log the multi-step Anmeldung (address registration) process and the patchwork of online appointment systems across Germany’s 16 states. ([visahq.com](https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01-04/de/germany-launches-einfachmachen-portal-to-crowd-source-bureaucracy-cuts-including-mobility-pain-points/))
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Whether you're an individual navigating Germany’s residence-permit maze or an employer onboarding talent, VisaHQ’s digital visa and document concierge can shoulder the admin burden. Our Germany desk (https://www.visahq.com/germany/) tracks every municipal rule change and appointment backlog, letting you generate up-to-date checklists, order translations and even book the earliest available slots—so you can focus on the move, not the paperwork.
For HR and mobility managers the portal is both a lobbying tool and an early-warning system. By monitoring the platform’s open data feed, companies can spot emerging issues—such as delays at particular foreigners’ offices—and adjust onboarding timelines or deploy specialist intermediaries. ([visahq.com](https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01-04/de/germany-launches-einfachmachen-portal-to-crowd-source-bureaucracy-cuts-including-mobility-pain-points/))
The launch coincides with Germany’s annual New-Year legal bundle, including the €63 nationwide ‘Deutschlandticket’ rail pass being locked in through 2030 and looming deadlines for old-format driving-licence exchanges. EinfachMachen does not change rules overnight, but it gives stakeholders a direct channel to influence the next wave of digital-government reforms. ([visahq.com](https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01-04/de/germany-launches-einfachmachen-portal-to-crowd-source-bureaucracy-cuts-including-mobility-pain-points/))
Users can post anonymously and up-vote others’ entries; the most-popular obstacles will feed into a spring 2026 legislative-slimming package, according to Digital-Government Minister Sarah Ryglewski. Several relocation firms have already emailed clients urging expatriates to log the multi-step Anmeldung (address registration) process and the patchwork of online appointment systems across Germany’s 16 states. ([visahq.com](https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01-04/de/germany-launches-einfachmachen-portal-to-crowd-source-bureaucracy-cuts-including-mobility-pain-points/))
Whether you're an individual navigating Germany’s residence-permit maze or an employer onboarding talent, VisaHQ’s digital visa and document concierge can shoulder the admin burden. Our Germany desk (https://www.visahq.com/germany/) tracks every municipal rule change and appointment backlog, letting you generate up-to-date checklists, order translations and even book the earliest available slots—so you can focus on the move, not the paperwork.
For HR and mobility managers the portal is both a lobbying tool and an early-warning system. By monitoring the platform’s open data feed, companies can spot emerging issues—such as delays at particular foreigners’ offices—and adjust onboarding timelines or deploy specialist intermediaries. ([visahq.com](https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01-04/de/germany-launches-einfachmachen-portal-to-crowd-source-bureaucracy-cuts-including-mobility-pain-points/))
The launch coincides with Germany’s annual New-Year legal bundle, including the €63 nationwide ‘Deutschlandticket’ rail pass being locked in through 2030 and looming deadlines for old-format driving-licence exchanges. EinfachMachen does not change rules overnight, but it gives stakeholders a direct channel to influence the next wave of digital-government reforms. ([visahq.com](https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01-04/de/germany-launches-einfachmachen-portal-to-crowd-source-bureaucracy-cuts-including-mobility-pain-points/))
