Germany Scraps 'Turbo-Citizenship' Law, Extends Wait to Five Years
The German Bundesrat has agreed to scrap the 'turbo-citizenship' regulation, which allowed well-integrated foreigners to receive a German passport in three years instead of the usual seven. The Union, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, passed the law in the Bundestag, supported by the CDU/CSU, SPD, and surprisingly, the AfD.
The 'turbo-citizenship' regulation, introduced by the traffic light coalition, was criticized by the Union. Under the new law, well-integrated foreigners must now wait five years for citizenship, instead of three. The Bundesrat did not object to the law passed by the Bundestag.
The accelerated citizenship process was not widely used, with only a few hundred immigrants benefiting nationwide. The black-red coalition, under Chancellor Merz, decided to abolish the process, aiming to tighten immigration rules.
The German Bundesrat has agreed to scrap the 'turbo-citizenship' regulation. The new law, passed by the Bundestag, increases the waiting period for well-integrated foreigners to five years. The decision follows criticism from the Union and aims to align with the coalition's immigration policies.
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