Overview
- Officers present on Saturday flagged an Afghan passport as a forgery when a 27-year-old German tried to sit the test under that identity.
- Investigators say the German was hired to take the exam for a 38-year-old Afghan seeking a residence permit.
- According to the Passau border police, the suspect had previously appeared at language tests nationwide under false identities.
- Regular identity checks at Passau exams have been in place since August 2025 in cooperation with the immigration and naturalization offices and the Volkshochschule.
- Authorities describe the incident as evidence of a growing problem with fraud involving language certificates used in residency and naturalization procedures.