Germany: Interior Minister is planning a permanent right to stay for those who have been granted a tolerated stay

Rejected but well-integrated asylum seekers should be able to remain in Germany in the future.

Berlin - This emerges from a draft law about which the Der Spiegel reports. At the same time, the government wants to deport criminals more consistently. Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) intends to present the bill for a "chance residence right" shortly.

This is intended to give migrants who have been living in Germany for five years or more only with a "Duldung" or tolerated stay the opportunity to stay legally in Germany permanently. More than 100,000 people could benefit from the new regulation. Specifically, those affected should be given a one-year residence permit on a trial basis.

If they can prove during this time that they have mastered the German language and can secure their livelihood, they will be given a long-term right to stay. Criminals are to be excluded from this option, as are men and women who have provided false information about their identity and thus previously prevented their deportation. The SPD, Greens and FDP had committed themselves to the project in the coalition agreement.

At the same time, Interior Minister Faeser committed to a stricter course in deporting rejected asylum seekers who did not behave in accordance with the law. "In particular, the deportation of criminals and dangerous persons must be carried out more consistently," says the draft law. Among other things, the rules on detention pending deportation are to be tightened.

The traffic light had also announced this in its coalition agreement.

Source: Der Newsticker