Germany’s Embassy in Brazil opens online-only visa portal for new Chancenkarte job-seeker permit
Lufthansa pilots call 48-hour strike for 4–5 May, threatening widespread flight cancellations
Germany’s new Asylum Act aligns with EU rules, speeds border decisions from June
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ICT Card 2026: tougher salary parity tests and centralised ‘Work & Stay Agency’ reshape intra-company transfers
Germany’s 2026 rules make ICT Card approvals harder by imposing stringent, proof-heavy salary parity and funnelling all cases through the new Work & Stay Agency. Processing may speed up, but only employers with meticulous pay data will avoid delays, pushing some to choose the EU Blue Card instead.
May update: Deutsche Bahn freezes long-distance fares and other rule changes expats need to know
From 1 May, Deutsche Bahn will hold long-distance fares flat for a year, while a short-term fuel-tax cut, a pending €1,000 tax-free bonus, and a new online EV-subsidy portal also take effect. The measures lower transport costs for expatriates and employers but require updated travel and car-policy planning.
Government data: deportations fall 22 % in Q1 2026, opposition renews call for moratorium
Germany deported 4,807 people in Q1 2026—1,344 fewer than a year earlier—marking the first quarterly decline in five years. While the interior ministry calls the fall ‘operational fluctuation’, opposition parties demand a broader deportation freeze, keeping migration policy firmly in the public spotlight.
Berlin hails 13,500 Moroccan recruits as model for new skilled-migration pacts
Foreign Minister Wadephul told reporters in Rabat that 13,500 Moroccan nationals received German work or training visas in the past two years, calling the flow “indispensable” for Germany’s labour market. Berlin aims to deepen the partnership and use it as a template for further talent agreements.