In 2024, Berlin experienced a dramatic rise in legal actions against immigration authorities concerning delayed citizenship applications. A parliamentary inquiry revealed that 1,662 individuals filed "inactivity lawsuits;" a 313% increase from 402 in 2023. Chronic understaffing and a high volume of applications have strained immigration offices, leading to significant backlogs. A centralised immigration office was established to remedy this, yet delays persist due to a temporary processing halt, leaving about 40,000 applications pending, some for over five years. The new online application system, introduced to streamline processes, has shown some effectiveness since the office's opening in January 2024.
In 2023, 402 inactivity lawsuits were filed, but in 2024 this number surged to 1,662, highlighting significant challenges in the citizenship application process in Berlin.
Berlin's immigration offices are plagued by chronic understaffing and an influx of applications that has created a backlog of about 40,000 citizenship requests.
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