Overview
- Since the July 24, 2025 suspension took effect, the Foreign Office completed preliminary reviews for 392 families totaling 1,325 people and approved only two hardship visas.
- By March 4, officials had registered 4,029 hardship notifications, with the IOM conducting 1,559 interviews covering 5,465 individuals.
- No additional hardship visas have been issued since December 2025, according to the latest government response cited by multiple outlets.
- The two-year halt runs through July 23, 2027 and applies to relatives of people with subsidiary protection, not to recognized refugees or asylum recipients.
- The coalition says the policy supports tighter migration control, while Left party lawmaker Clara Bünger condemns the practice as unconstitutional and urges a review of denials.