Migration & citizenship
The statement in the quiz
Asylum seekers should be allowed to work legally as soon as they have applied.
Background
At present, asylum seekers may not work during their first three months. Those living in an initial reception centre must wait six months, and applicants from countries classed as safe countries of origin are generally not allowed to work.
Sources for the background: AIDA: Access to work for asylum seekers in Germany (June 2026)
ForLeaning forNeutral / mixedLeaning againstAgainstNot in manifesto
The manifesto does not address the work ban for asylum seekers.
Source: CDU/CSU manifesto for the 2025 federal election
Since the election: In government, the 2025 coalition agreement limits the work ban to three months at most, with exceptions such as safe countries of origin.
Wants no more work permits for asylum seekers, apart from compulsory community work.
From the manifesto „Keine Arbeitserlaubnis außerhalb verpflichtender gemeinnütziger Arbeitsgelegenheiten mehr für Asylantragsteller und abgelehnte Asylbewerber“Source: AfD manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 105
Wants refugees, as a rule, to be able to start work as early as possible.
From the manifesto „um Geflüchteten grundsätzlich so früh wie möglich die Arbeitsaufnahme zu ermöglichen“Source: SPD manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 14
Says anyone who can work should be allowed to, and wants to lift the current work bans.
From the manifesto „Wer arbeiten kann, soll arbeiten dürfen.“Source: Greens manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 128
Wants all refugees to have an unrestricted right to work from the day they arrive in Germany.
From the manifesto „Wir fordern, dass alle Geflüchteten ab dem Tag ihrer Ankunft in Deutschland eine uneingeschränkte Arbeitserlaubnis erhalten.“Source: Die Linke manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 52
Only calls for job measures for people already granted protection; says nothing about people whose applications are pending.
Only says that people with a right to stay should get into work as quickly as possible; does not address people whose applications are pending.
From the manifesto „Schutzsuchende mit Bleiberecht müssen so schnell wie möglich Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt erhalten“Source: FDP manifesto for the 2025 federal election, PDF page 28
Positions are coded on five steps: for, leaning for, neutral or mixed, leaning against, against. A party whose manifesto says nothing on the statement is marked “not in manifesto”, and the quiz leaves the statement out of that party’s score. The coding method and its checks are on the method page.
This is one of the statements in the German Party Spectrum Quiz. The whole quiz takes about five minutes and shows how your views split across the seven parties, plus your place on an economic and social map. No sign-up, and we never ask who you are.
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Manifesto coding and background checked: 27 September 2026 Update log