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NewsGerman naturalisations 2025: a record 332,500, and what it means for you
332,500 naturalisations, 467,400 applications, 12.4 years' residence on average: the Federal Statistical Office's 2025 figures and what applicants can learn.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
NewsJob-related German courses 2026: what changed and what applies from October
Admission with a job contract, a new income limit, courses for repeaters, more B2 and C1 courses from October, and a digital DTB from May 2027.
10 October 2026 · 4 min read
NewsIntegration course 2026: who gets a place and what changed for the DTZ
Admission stop in February, reopening on 1 August, the DTZ only after the orientation course: what changed in 2026 and what to do now.
7 October 2026 · 5 min read
Newstelc exam on computer: what changes in 2026 and 2027
telc exams on a computer, certificates as a signed PDF, the DTB digital only from May 2027: what telc has decided and what it means on exam day.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
NewsKenntnisprüfung 2026: what changes for foreign doctors in Germany
From 1 November 2026 the Kenntnisprüfung is the standard route to a German medical licence for non-EU doctors. What the new law changes and what stays.
30 September 2026 · 5 min read