3-Month Visa For Earthquake Victims From Germany, Turkey and Syria
German Interior Minister Nancy Feaser announced that it has been decided to issue visas for a period not exceeding 3 months for those affected by the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria with an interval of 9 hours. It was stated that the said decision only covers people who have relatives in Germany.
In Germany, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that they took action to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria through non-bureaucratic means. According to the news of the German newspaper Bild, the two ministries agreed that earthquake victims in areas affected by severe earthquakes can come to Germany if they stay with their relatives.
Home Secretary Nancy Faeser told Bild that giving survivors shelter and the opportunity to receive medical treatment means “helping those in need”. Faeser announced that the earthquake victims will be given visas for a period not exceeding 3 months.
However, the total loss of life in both countries exceeded 28 thousand on February 6, due to the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that occurred in southern Turkey and northern Syria with an interval of 9 hours.
According to the United Nations (UN), approximately 25 million people were adversely affected by earthquakes. Colder temperatures, inadequate infrastructure, and the civil war in northern Syria exacerbate the disaster after the earthquakes.
3-Month Visa For Earthquake Victims From Germany, Turkey and Syria
VISA ISSUING CAPACITY INCREASED
On the other hand, many calls were made for those affected by the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey to go to their relatives in Germany in a short time without bureaucracy.
Green Party Member of Parliament and head of the German-Turkish parliamentary group Max Luck, Minister Faeser, announced that the obstacles to issuing visas to those affected by the earthquake should be removed as soon as possible. The State Department also increased its visa-issuing capacity this week.
3-Month Visa For Earthquake Victims From Germany, Turkey and Syria
