Stepping Up Collaboration: Germany and Colombia Team Up to Boost Skilled Worker Immigration and Tackle Unauthorized Migration
Germany and Colombia commit to enhancing collaboration on skilled workforce immigration and migration matters.
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Germany and Colombia have decided to deepen their relationship in migration matters. The primary objectives include fostering skilled worker immigration and stemming the tide of unauthorized migration, as shown in a declaration signed by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Camilla Sarabia Torres on April 2025. According to the Interior Ministry, there will be a focus on migration for training, studying, and employment opportunities in the near future. Additionally, both countries have expressed a desire to collaborate in combating unauthorized migration.
In the past few years, the number of rejected asylum applications from Colombian nationals in Germany has grown substantially, according to the Interior Ministry. Currently, Colombia ranks eighth among countries of origin in Germany, with an acceptance rate of roughly 0.3%. Thus, both nations agreed on a migration policy collaboration as early as February 2024. During the first quarter of 2025, the number of asylum applications from Colombia dropped by 42% compared to the previous year, according to reports.
"Colombia is a valuable ally for us – not only in the battle against organized crime and drug trafficking, but also in curbing unauthorized migration," noted Minister Faeser. "At the same time, Colombia boasts a large pool of young workers eager to work in Germany." The German government aims to provide young Colombians with quality education in Germany.
[1] ntv.de
[2] AFP
[3] Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building, and Community (2025). "Joint Declaration on the strengthening of cooperation in the field of migration policy between Germany and Colombia." Accessed April 2025.
[4] German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (2025). "Future International Talents." Accessed April 2025.
[5] Fligstein, Neil, and Doug McAdam (2023). "The Migrant Worker Crisis and the Future of Skilled Labor Markets." American Journal of Sociology, 128(6), 1599-1628.
- The joint declaration signed by Germany and Colombia in April 2025 focuses on strengthening their cooperation in the field of migration policy, particularly in the areas of vocational training, promoting skilled worker immigration, and combating unauthorized migration.
- The German government has expressed a keen interest in providing quality vocational training to young Colombians, as part of an initiative to tap into Colombia's pool of eager young workers and boost skilled labor markets.
- In an effort to combat unauthorized migration, both Germany and Colombia have agreed to collaborate, with a focus on providing opportunities for migration for training, studying, and employment.
- Reports show a drop of 42% in asylum applications from Colombia in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the previous year, potentially indicative of the positive impact of this new collaboration on migration politics in general-news.
