Arabic-language content about German procedures is full of outdated figures and conditions copied from a site that copied them from another. This page explains how we avoid that — not as a promise, but as written rules applied on every page.
Primary sources only
Every condition, figure and deadline here comes from one of two places: the federal statute text as published on gesetze-im-internet.de, or the issuing authority itself — the Federal Foreign Office, the relevant mission on diplo.de, or the competent federal body. We do not copy from news sites, blogs or social-media posts, however widely a claim is repeated.
The paragraph, not the paraphrase
When a page says “§30 of the Residence Act provides”, it means the literal wording of that paragraph, and the link at the bottom of the page opens that text so you can read it yourself. Where the statute differs from the common claim we say so plainly: on the language requirement, §30 says it “shall not be applied” in defined cases — binding wording, stronger than the “may be waived” that circulates elsewhere.
We refuse to publish a figure we cannot confirm
This is what sets the site apart and what is most often misread. Many figures in German law change periodically by operation of the statute itself: the attachment-free amount, the annual income ceiling for insurance, the pension point value. When we cannot confirm today’s figure from its official source, we publish no figure — we say where it is published and when it changes. A stale number that looks helpful is more dangerous than no number.
Federal versus state
Germany is a federation of sixteen states, and much of what people search for — school starting age, the language level for a professional licence, some fees — is not federal at all. Where that is the case we say so and point to the body that decides it in your state, instead of presenting one number as a general rule.
A verification date on every page
At the top of every page you will find the date the official source was last checked. It is not the publication date and not a cosmetic edit date: it is the day the official source was opened and compared against the page. When a condition, fee or deadline changes, the page and the date change with it.
Conflicts are published, not hidden
Two official sources sometimes disagree — one mission announcing a jurisdiction another does not recognise, for instance. When that happens we publish the conflict and cite both sources, and advise confirming your case in writing, rather than picking a side and giving you false confidence.
What we are not
This is a procedural reference, not a law firm, not an immigration adviser and not an agent of any authority. We give no individual advice, book no appointments, charge for nothing, and have no relationship with any visa-application service provider. Every page ends with an explicit notice that the content is general guidance.
Found an error?
Tell us. A figure that changed, an official link that died, a condition that is now out of date — correcting it helps everyone who reads the page after you. We check the report against the official source and, if it holds, correct the page and update its verification date.