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The 2022 Berlin–New Delhi Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement improves practical self-organized migration, including faster visa procedures, but does not create new legal access routes. 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In particular, they are helping alleviate the shortage of skilled workers in STEM professions.  \n∎ For Germany, India is the most important country of origin for labour and education migration. Currently, the profile of migration to Germany is changing: fewer experts are entering on the EU Blue Card (which, until recently, was the most important residence permit for skilled workers), while more students, trainees and professionally qualified people are coming to look for jobs or have their qualifications recognised by the German authorities.  \n∎ The Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (MMPA) concluded by Berlin and New Delhi in 2022 does not expand the German legal framework for recruiting skilled workers through the provision of new access routes. However, it does improve the practical implementation of self-organised migration from India –for example, by speeding up visa procedures.  \n∎ The MMPA Joint Working Group offers the opportunity not only to engage in a dialogue with the Indian government aimed at harnessing the full potential of increasing migration but also to address the challenges that have arisen from that trend, including the inadequate regulation of private recruitment agencies.  \n∎ The example of India shows that Germany’s external infrastructure and migration-related development cooperation must be used much more effectively in countries of origin in order to develop new approaches to the fair and successful recruitment of skilled workers for the German labour market.  \n∎ Migration cooperation is a bridge builder in German-Indian relations, which are becoming increasingly important. Key areas of bilateral collaboration –such as digitisation, artificial intelligence and climate protection –should be systematically linked to knowledge exchange and the mobility of skilled professionals in these sectors.  \nSWP Research Paper  \nDavid Kipp  \nA Migration Miracle?  \nIndian Migration to Germany  \nOpportunities and Challenges  \nSWP Research Paper 4 September 2025 , Berlin  \nThis work is licensed under CC BY 4.0  \nSWP Research Papers are peer reviewed by senior researchers and the executive board of the Institute. They are also subject to copy-editing. For further information on our quality control procedures, please visit the SWP website: [https://www.swp-berlin.org/](https://www.swp-berlin.org/)[ ](https://www.swp-berlin.org/)[en/about-swp/quality-](en/about-swp/quality-)[management-for-swp-](management-for-swp-)[publications/.](publications/.)  \nSWP Research Papers reflect the views of the author(s) .  \nSWP  \nStiftung Wissenschaft und Politik  \nGerman Institute for International and Security Affairs  \nLudwigkirchplatz 3–4 10719 Berlin Germany  \nPhone +49 30 880 07-0 Fax +49 30 880 07-200 [www.swp-berlin.org](www.swp-berlin.org)[ ](www.swp-berlin.org)[swp@swp-berlin.org](swp@swp-berlin.org)  \n[ISSN](ISSN) ([Print](Print)) 2747-5123 ISSN (Online) 1863-1053 DOI: 10.18449/2025RP04  \n(English version of SWP-Studie 12/2025)  \nTable of Contents  \n5 Issues and Recommendations  \n7 Trends in Indian Migration  \n7 Historical and social factors  \n8 Recent trends in international migration  \n11 The development of Indian migration to Germany  \n14 Foundations, legal framework and actors in  \nGerman-Indian migration cooperation  \n14 The foundations of bilateral migration cooperation  \n16 Legal framework and state actors  \n18 Non-state recruitment actors  \n20 Migration Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges  \n20 Different approaches to migration cooperation  \n22 Skills matching for labour migration  \n24 Education migration –High level of interest demands  \nimproved selection procedures  \n26 Return policy –(not) a major problem  \n28 Enhancing Germany’s External Infrastructure in India","cbCaiq6DPWQTbY0q","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq6DPWQTbY0q","pdf",1293087,38,"English","# Issues and Recommendations\n## Trends in Indian Migration\n## The development of Indian migration to Germany\n## Foundations, legal framework and actors in German-Indian migration cooperation\n## Migration Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges\n## Conclusion and Recommendations\n## Abbreviations","[{\"question\":\"How has Indian migration to Germany changed in recent years?\",\"answer\":\"The number of Indian migrants has risen sharply, and the profile is shifting: fewer experts enter via the EU Blue Card, while more students, trainees, and professionally qualified people come for jobs or qualification recognition.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the 2022 Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (MMPA) change?\",\"answer\":\"It does not expand Germany’s legal framework with new access routes for recruiting skilled workers, but it improves practical implementation of self-organised migration, including speeding up visa procedures.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main opportunities and challenges in German-Indian migration cooperation?\",\"answer\":\"Opportunities include systematic linking of bilateral collaboration areas—digitisation, artificial intelligence, and climate protection—to knowledge exchange and professional mobility. 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