More than 100,000 people entered Germany in 2025 as part of family reunification with relatives. The Foreign Office told the newspaper that 101,756 of these visas had been issued by the end of November World on Sunday with. Most of the relatives came from the Türkiye (almost 15,000), Syria (around 13,100), India, Kosovo and Albania to Germany.
In most cases, the regulation on family reunification only applies to spouses, minor children and sometimes also to parents. In most cases, the spouse of people living in Germany without German citizenship comes.
Family reunification for those entitled to subsidiary protection suspended
According to the newspaper report, 44,400 spouses received visas to enter Germany by the end of November 2025. In addition, around 37,200 children came to Germany to join their parents and around 3,500 parents to join their children. A further 16,300 visas for family reunification were awarded to spouses with German citizenship. According to the report of World on Sunday In 2023 there were a total of 130,000 visas, and in 2024 there were 124,000 visas.
The federal government was in favor of family reunification those entitled to subsidiary protection suspended for two years in July. This particularly affects refugees Syria. Only in “Hardship cases“Those entitled to subsidiary protection should be allowed to bring their spouses, minor children and, in the case of unaccompanied minors, their parents. Previously, up to 1,000 relatives of these people entitled to subsidiary protection were allowed to come each month.
