Section 3 of the Compulsory Military Service Act (Wehrpflichtgesetz) provides that permits are to be granted as a matter of principle—rejection is therefore not intended. Nevertheless, filing an application remains mandatory.
“Niemand hat die Absicht, einen Ausreiseantrag abzulehnen.”
(“Nobody intends to reject a travel permit!” - A reference to East-German leader Walter Ulbricht saying “Nobody intends to build a wall” before they built the Berlin wall)
Source: Berliner Zeitung
“Niemand hat die Absicht, einen Ausreiseantrag abzulehnen.”
(“Nobody intends to reject a travel permit!” - A reference to East-German leader Walter Ulbricht saying “Nobody intends to build a wall” before they built the Berlin wall)