Germany: Right of children to residency not linked to parents

Germany: Right of children to residency not linked to parents Via Deutsche Welle: Children of immigrants are to be granted the right to stay in Germany if they fulfil certain criteria, regardless of their parents' status, according to proposals by Germany's federal and regional interior ministers. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere and his counterparts from the country's 16 federal states agreed on proposals Friday that would make it easier for children of immigrants to stay in Germany permanently. Under the plans, children aged 15 years and older, who have successfully attended school in Germany for at least six years and who speak good German, should be granted the right to stay in the country, even if their parents are not.