The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees [1] ( German: Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge , BAMF) is a federal state institution in Germany, subordinate to the German Ministry of the Interior. The headquarters of the department is located in Nuremberg . The agency deals with issues related to the regulation of the stay of foreigners in Germany.
| Federal Office for Migration and Refugees | |
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| Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge | |
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| Established | January 12, 1953 |
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| bamf.de | |
Some areas of work of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees:
- Decision-making on applications for political asylum in Germany
- Development of a national program for the integration of immigrants
- Reception of Jewish immigrants from the countries of the former USSR
- Regulating mass refugee flows
Notes
- ↑ Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge Archived February 17, 2015. - Bezeichnungen, Abkürzungen, Akronyme: zusammengestellt vom Sprachendienst des Auswärtigen Amts (German)