New figures show tens of thousands of immigrants have been blocked from enrolling in Germany’s integration courses since the start of the year when authorities quietly froze applications.
Nearly 30,000 applications for Germany’s state‑funded integration courses were rejected in January and February this year, according to figures from the Federal Ministry of the Interior first reported by WELT.
The numbers offer the clearest picture yet of the impact of the decision to freeze approvals for integration courses by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) late last year.
BAMF rejected 29,662 applications for Germany’s integration courses between January 1st and February 24th.
In the vast majority of cases – around 21,400 applications – applicants were reportedly told by the agency that no places were available.
