Germany's Federal Foreign Office said that in 2022, the government issued 393,083 national visas in total.
According to EU Helpers, this figure indicates a considerable increase from 2021, when the government issued 304,773 national visas.
The German authorities also revealed that in addition to the number of national visas issued in 2022, they also processed a total of 444,154 national visa applications in that year.
The same highlighted the fact that in 2022 there were 27% more applications processed than there were in 2021. Furthermore, for the first time since the pre-pandemic period, more national visa applications were processed than there were visas issued.
"In 2022, 393,083 national visas were issued (compared to 304,773 in 2021). There were 444,154 national visa applications processed in total. The Federal Foreign Office released a statement that states, "In 2022, the number of processed applications climbed not only by another 27% over the previous year, but also by nearly 60,000 applications (+15.42%), surpassing the pre-pandemic level for the first time.
According to information published by the Federal Foreign Office, visas for citizens were issued for employment the most frequently in 2022.
In 2022, Germany issued 152,336 national work visas to foreigners coming to the country for employment-related reasons.
According to data, the top ten nationalities for national work visas in 2022 were Albanians, Turks, Serbians, Bosnians, Kosovars, and Indians. These nationals have received the following numbers of national work visas:
India - 17,379
12,542 in Turkey
11,792 in Serbia
10,524 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo (9,309)
6,975 in the Russian Federation
Kosovo - 6,526
In 2022, spouse reunification visas were issued in the second-highest number. According to data, Germany granted 71,129 national visas for spouse reunification in total last year, with citizens of Iran, India, Turkey, Lebanon, Russia, Kosovo, and the United States receiving the most of these:
India - 8,930
8,778 Turks.
5,008 in Lebanon
Russia: 4,981.
4,643 in Kosovo
Iran - 4,161
In addition to the previously mentioned information, it was revealed that in 2022, national visas for study were issued in the third-highest number.
According to data, Germany issued 71,018 national study visas in total last year. Indian, Turkish, and Chinese nationals received the most of these visas (17,268, 7,176, and 7,077), respectively.
According to data, Germany issued a total of 40,422 national visas for child reunification in 2022, as well as 26,903 national visas for humanitarian causes, among other things.