Overview
- Germany’s migration office has halted new admissions to federally funded integration courses for asylum applicants still in procedure, tolerated residents, Ukrainians and EU citizens who previously joined when seats were available.
- Recognized refugees and individuals whom authorities or job centers oblige to attend remain eligible, with officials emphasizing a priority on rapid entry into work when feasible.
- Alexander Dobrindt defended the restrictions in the Bundestag’s interior committee, noting a 2026 outlay exceeding €1 billion and, according to participants’ accounts, projecting annual costs of roughly €600–650 million by 2027.
- Schleswig-Holstein’s Landtag unanimously urged the federal government to preserve access, with senior state officials calling the stop a policy reversal that undercuts labor supply and integration goals.
- Municipal leaders and adult-education providers warn of canceled classes, teacher job losses and lost rural provision, while the BAMF plans an expanded rollout of shorter, non-certifying orientation courses from November 2026.