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dezim-institut.de
Langes Warten oder kein Termin – Globaler Süden wird im dt. #Visasystem deutlich benachteiligt. Das zeigt die Analyse von @deutschmann.bsky.social, @eui-eu.bsky.social, @niklas-harder.bsky.social & @alexandra-orlova.bsky.social @politicalgeography.bsky.social

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Zitat von Dr. Niklas Harder: Wartezeiten auf Termine an deutschen Auslandsvertretungen sind die erste Hürde auf dem Weg nach Deutschland. Unsere Untersuchung zeigt, dass das Herkunftsland entscheidet, wie hoch diese Hürde ist. Gute Migrationspolitik braucht Transparenz und gleiche Chancen für alle motivierten Einwanderer*innen, egal aus welchem Land. Hier bietet sich eine öffentlich zugängliche Plattform mit den aktuellen Wartezeiten an, etwa als Teil des Auslandsportals des Auswärtigen Amtes. Transparenz ist auch die Grundlage dafür, die Frage zu diskutieren, wie die unterschiedlichen Wartezeiten entstehen.
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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deutschmann.bsky.social
New #openaccess study

We made >16,000 visa appointment requests at German embassies and consulates worldwide

Key finding: The poorer the country, the longer the wait time and the lower the chance to get an appointment.

"A time panelty for the Global South?"
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Visas are a key tool for states to regulate incoming mobility from abroad, which can have ramifications for the establishment and perpetuation of global inequalities. In this article, we systematically analyze visa appointment wait times in German embassies and consulates worldwide. Using computational methods, we collect—and publish—fine-grained longitudinal data on the closest available appointment dates for various visa types, covering a total of 16,182 visa appointment requests. Our analysis reveals strong and systematic variance: the poorer the country a diplomatic mission is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding an available appointment (which ranges from almost 0 to 100 percent). We also argue that Germany’s system is quite opaque compared to other established immigration countries such as the U.S. These core findings raise important questions in light of current debates about global justice, legal pathways to migration, and efforts to attract foreign talent. Graph that shows that 44.1 percent of requests did not lead to an appointment that could be selected. For the 55.9 percent where an appointment was available the distribution of wait times follows a steep curve with short wait times in many cases and a long tail of few cases with very long wait times of up to 98 days. The average wait times and chances to find an appointment varied a lot between Germany's diplomatic missions. The latter range from almost 0 to 100 percent. This variance is not random. Rather, economic wellbeing (GDP per capita) is a key predictor of wait times and chances of finding an appointment. The poorer the country a German embassy/consulate is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding an appointment.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
alexandra-orlova.bsky.social
Our new study finds that the Global South is significantly disadvantaged in the German visa system. The paper has been now published in @politicalgeography.bsky.social

w/ @deutschmann.bsky.social Lorenzo Gabrielli @niklas-harder.bsky.social & Ettore Recchi
A time penalty for the Global South? Inequalities in visa appointment wait times at German embassies and consulates worldwide
Visas are a key tool for states to regulate incoming mobility from abroad, which can have ramifications for the establishment and perpetuation of glob…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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moritz-marbach.com
Short summary in the working paper bsky thread: bsky.app/profile/mori...
moritz-marbach.com Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Apr 23
🚨New paper: The Impact of Private Hosting on the Integration of Ukrainian Refugees 🚨

w/ Mathis Herpell, Niklas Harder, Alexandra Orlova, Dominik Hangartner, Jens Hainmueller

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September 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
alexandra-orlova.bsky.social
I’m so excited to share that our study is finally out in @nathumbehav.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM