Bundestag Reveals Family-Reunification Visa Waits of Up to a Year
A government reply released on 27 May shows that appointment-wait times for German family-reunification visas can stretch beyond 52 weeks, with protected-status cases waiting 11-32 weeks. The data highlight a bottleneck that disrupts corporate assignments and raises compliance questions ahead of EU asylum-pact implementation.
May 28, 2026
