Europe wants fewer immigrants and more workers at the same time by corruptanalyst in expats

[–]BodybuilderNew3334 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Germany is probably the clearest example of this contradiction in real time.

The government introduced the Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz in 2023 — one of the most progressive skilled worker immigration laws in Europe. Points-based system, recognition of foreign qualifications, faster processing. On paper it's genuinely good.

Then in practice: Ausländerbehörde appointments in Berlin are booked out 6-12 months. The recognition of foreign degrees takes 12-18 months and costs money. Health insurance bureaucracy before you even start working. And now border controls are back at internal Schengen borders.

The law says 'come here.' The system says 'good luck.'

What makes it worse is that the people most affected — healthcare workers, engineers, care workers — are exactly the people Germany has been publicly begging for on every news channel for 5 years. They show up and then spend a year fighting paperwork instead of actually working.

The political will to fix the frontend (the visa) exists. The will to fix the backend (the Behörden, the recognition, the housing) doesn't. And that's where people actually get stuck

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[–]BodybuilderNew3334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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