The visa departments of foreign missions issued one of the greatest numbers of visas for spouse reunion last year, according to German officials. According to the German Federal Foreign Office, 71,129 visas for spouse reunification were issued to foreigners in total in 2022, an increase from the year before. The data shows that of all nationalities, Indians were granted the highest number of spousal reunification visas in 2022. A total of 8,930 Indian nationals were granted spousal reunification visas by Germany in the year. Last year, the majority of these visas were issued by Germany. Consulate General in Bangalore. Turkish citizens were granted the second-highest number of spousal reunion visas in Germany last year. In 2022, a total of 8,778 Turkish citizens were granted family reunification visas. Most of these visas are issued by the German Embassy in Istanbul and the Consulate General in Ankara. In addition, a large number of spouses reunification visas have also been issued to Lebanese citizens. In 2022, Germany issued a total of 5,008 universal visas to Lebanese citizens. In addition to the above-mentioned nationalities, Germany has issued a large number of family reunion visas to citizens of Russia, Kosovo and Iran. In 2022, Russians received a total of 4,981 family reunification visas, Kosovans received a total of 4,643 family reunification visas, and Iranians received a total of 4,161 family reunification visas. Germany granted a large number of other types of visas in 2022, too. Last year, Germany processed 1,490,473 visa applications and issued a total of 393,083 national visas. “In 2022, the number of national visas issued amounted to 393,083 (2021: 304,773). A total of 444,154 applications for national visas were processed. In 2022, the number of processed applications not only increased again by another 27 per cent compared to the previous year,” the statement of the German Federal Foreign Office reads. The highest number of national visas were granted for work purposes. Last year, Germany granted a total of 152,336 work visas. The highest number of work visas was granted to Indians, Turks, Serbs, Bosnians, Bosnians, Kosovars, Russians, and Albanians. Moreover, a high number of visas were issued for study purposes. Germany issued 71,018 national study visas in 2022, with students from India, Türkiye, and China being the main beneficiaries.