This is not a criticism on op and her husband, I am an immigrant myself (not in Germany tho). One person moving to a wealthy EU country like Germany and then trying to move the rest of the family over via a reunification visa has been a "tactic" for so many years and one of the main reasons parties like the AfD in Germany are rising in popularity, he will have a tough time getting a job when companies find out his immigration status. And it won't be getting easier in the foreseeable future with right wing parties getting more popular everywhere. I wish them all the luck in the universe. (I did long distance for 3 years during the pandemic before finally closing the gap at the tail end of covid, and I still struggle to find work even after becoming fluent in the local dialect)
that is also true, sadly. one of the many reasons so many idiots are voting AfD right now is the immigration into and abuse of the the german welfare system, though the family unifaction visa usually does not give her husband access to the welfare system and she will have to carry them bith bith financially until he is able to land a job. i wish them well.
The thing is, family reunification visas are often exploited. There are big loopholes. Here in Italy, for example, there are fake marriages: people get paid around +€10k to marry someone and let them into the country, then either divorce afterward or stay married on paper without actually living together. There are also cases where people who earn very little bring their spouse and children over, and now the whole household ends up on welfare benefits, which feels unfair when you think about how these systems were originally designed
There should be some kind of income threshold, preferably close or higher than the average: you should only be allowed to bring a spouse or children over if you earn decent money. Helping as many people as possible sounds nice in principle, but it's ultimately a question of sustainability. European employees on average already get back net only around 50 to 70% of what their employers actually pay in. Immigrants exploiting the system obviously isn't the only issue, and honestly it's probably a small piece of a much bigger problem, but sustainability is the real concern here. And people tend to get angrier at a foreigner, who's seen as a guest expected to respect the host and not take advantage of them, than at a native when something goes wrong
Part of why integration works better in the US is that there are little to no benefits. If you don't work, that's on you. It attracts people who want to excel and aim for the best, and that shows up in the results. I'm not saying the American system is good, but there's definitely a middle ground to be found
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u/Tiny_Fee7259 26d ago
Did he find a job? german economy is shit right now