The Immigration Act, which is essentially made up of the Residence Act (AufenthG) and the Act on the General Freedom of Movement for EU Citizens (Freedom of Movement Act/EU), went into force on 1 January 2005. The Immigration Act has thoroughly reformed Germany’s foreigner law. Through the Immigration Act a number of other laws (such as the Asylum Procedure Act, the Act on the Central Aliens Register, the Nationality Act) have also been amended. The Act to Implement Residence- and Asylum-Related Directives of the European Union (EU-Directives Implementation Act), which went into force on 28 August 2007, has once again amended these acts.
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