Dear All,
I have been reading this thread for a long time. I am an Indian but didnt really face these problems myself, which can be due to many reasons. Probably because of the fact that I speak fluent German, can argue my case and probably because my parents have been coming to Europe since a long time.
However, I know that these problems are genuine and is one of the many reasons why qualified professionals decide not to come to Germany to work or leave it after some time. The demographic development of Germany however does clearly indicate how much German needs qualified foreign professionals. Also the hard work we have put in developing Germany, which I call 'meine gewünschte Heimat', cant be doubted.
In general, I think legal action wouldnt really help due to the discretionary powers of the embassy, however addressing these problems to the right people would help. I head an organization Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Indische Zusammenarbeit e.V. (Association for Indo-German Cooperation) and am Member of the Bayerischer Integrationsrat (Integration Committee of Bavaria). Our organization and me personally have been fighting for the cause of highly qualified people (for example certain citizenship rules, etc). I would like to support this cause in the following way. I offer to write a collective petition (with email signatures) and address the issues to the Chancellor, Commission for Integration Prof. Böhmer, Interior Minister De Maziere and the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (Federal Office for Migration and Asylum) in my official capacity as the head of this organization. I have decent contacts in some of the above mentioned offices and other organizations and they will definitely support us.
Like most of you, I have limited time and need the following help and persons who who takes on the responsibility for the following points:
1. Collect the issues to be addressed on a central email address. Written in short points
2. Possible practical solutions to these problems
3. Collect signatures electrically. Once we prepare this petition, we would put this petition on the website and collect names/addresses of supporting the petition.
This however has to be done in German (I will handle this). In terms of deadlines, I think this will take us about 1.5-2 months to complete the whole process. I dont think that we can expect immediate changes, but definitely acknowledgement from the right people and steps in the right direction.
What do you guys say ? Sounds like a plan ?
Siddharth
PS: www.gdiz.de is our current website. In 3 weeks max our modern new website in German will be online