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German Constitutional Court rulings on Afghan visas

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2026-07-31 18:17 UTC → 2026-08-13 19:22 UTC · added removed

In July 2026 2026, the German Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe issued a series of several rulings that broadened expanded its oversight of government policy. On 19 July it July, the court struck down the COVID‑19 COVID-19 triage regulation, removing nullifying statutory criteria for intensive‑care intensive-care allocation. On 22 July Regarding Afghan migration, the court blocked the blanket cancellation of roughly approximately 640 Afghan resettlement visas, visas on 22 July, finding the mass revocation unconstitutional and ordering an individual review. Clarifications on 24 July reiterated that each This decision followed a case involving an Afghan application must be assessed separately, mother and her two sons in Pakistan. However, on 26 July July, the court upheld the Bundestag’s 2G+ health‑protection rule while confirming clarified that the ministry’s Interior Ministry’s earlier “admission declaration” ‘admission declaration’ was not binding. Following a binding administrative act, allowing the 24 July decision, ministry to assess applications individually or withdraw the declaration. The court also upheld the Bundestag’s 2G+ health-protection rule. Following these rulings, the court ordered a case‑by‑case review of Afghan entry promises case-by-case reviews but did not grant visas. visas directly. By the end of late July, families seeking reunification faced prolonged severe delays as due to the closure of the German embassy in Tehran remained closed and staff reduced staffing in Kabul were reduced after following security attacks. Applicants now must now process visas through German missions in Iran or Pakistan, with waiting periods extending often reaching two to two‑three three years. Critics and human rights groups argue the government is abandoning its protection commitments and cooperating with Taliban‑led deportations, highlighting Taliban-led deportations. Recent legal debates have centered on whether the practical impact admission of migrants is a purely political decision or subject to judicial review, with some arguing the court’s procedural safeguards on Afghan migrants. middle-ground approach lacks the consistency needed to prevent arbitrary foreign policy decisions.

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  1. 2026-08-13 19:22 UTC German Constitutional Court rulings on Afghan visas
  2. 2026-07-31 18:17 UTC German Constitutional Court rulings on Afghan visas
  3. 2026-07-27 07:11 UTC German Constitutional Court policy rulings
  4. 2026-07-25 22:37 UTC German Constitutional Court policy rulings
  5. 2026-07-25 22:37 UTC German Constitutional Court policy rulings

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