{"id":29707,"date":"2026-04-06T13:50:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/german-men-may-not-travel-without-military-approval-for-more-than-3-months\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:50:47","slug":"german-men-may-not-travel-without-military-approval-for-more-than-3-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/german-men-may-not-travel-without-military-approval-for-more-than-3-months\/","title":{"rendered":"German men may not travel without military approval for more than 3 months"},"content":{"rendered":"

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German men aged 17 to 45 may need to get approval from the military if they want to leave the country for more than three months, under recent changes to the law.<\/p>\n

A Defense Ministry spokesman has confirmed approval is expected to be granted, as long as service in the German forces remains voluntary.<\/p>\n

This comes at a time when the country is looking to boost military capacity, with new incentives to joined the army and discussions on the return of compulsory service, reports Sky News.<\/p>\n

A change in the law to bring back voluntary military service was made at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

However, recently, the German media “Frankfurter Rundschau” noticed another change in the German law on military service (Wehrpflichtgesetz – WPflG), which dates back to the Cold War period.<\/p>\n

This change means that “men must obtain a permit from the relevant Bundeswehr (German armed forces) career center after turning 17 if they wish to leave Germany for more than three months”. Previously, this only applied in cases of tension or protection.<\/p>\n

The law has now been changed to apply at any time, for men up to the age of 45.<\/p>\n

Compulsory military service in Germany was suspended in 2011, but the war in Ukraine and global uncertainty have prompted discussions about returning it from voluntary to mandatory.<\/p>\n

The German Ministry of Defense has announced that this system it also existed during the Cold War and “has no practical significance, in particular it does not provide for punishments”.<\/p>\n

According to them, this measure is intended to be used only in emergency cases, as the army needs to know who can stay abroad for a long period.<\/p>\n

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