Overview
- Roughly 1,800 to 2,000 Afghans with earlier German assurances remain in Pakistan awaiting entry.
- Dobrindt told the Bundestag’s Interior Committee that further admissions will occur in the coming weeks and may extend into January or February, but only for people with legally binding pledges who pass security screening.
- The Interior Ministry aims to finish most qualifying cases by year-end, while Pakistan has started deportations and had expected procedures to conclude by then.
- The government recognizes only certain program commitments as binding and excludes pledges from the human rights list and the bridging program, leaving many without a path to Germany.
- In November the ministry offered money to some applicants to waive entry; about 10% of 673 accepted and 303 rejected, drawing opposition claims of unlawful misuse of humanitarian and resettlement funds.