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- IAB found about 3 % of surveyed migrants plan to leave within 12 months because of bureaucracy.
- The survey of over 15,000 migrants showed 32 % cite lengthy bureaucracy as a major reason.
- In the rounds (Dec 2024-Apr 2025, Nov 2025-Feb 2026), 2.6 % left, with 40 % going to Spain, Italy, Switzerland or Croatia and 60 % returning home.
- Tilman Frank, BVIFG chairman and TalentOrange director, said language gaps and job mismatches raise risk for younger migrants with German.
