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Albanians take to legal Germany migration after massive asylum refusal

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TIRANA, Jan. 30 – Thousands of Albanians who had their asylum requests to Germany turned down in the past couple of years are thinking of leaving the country again, but this time legally by first learning German and acquiring the necessary labour skills before applying for a job and getting a working permit, a study has found. Akil Varfi, a high school student from the northern Albanian town of Shkodra, has been cherishing a single dream for the past five months: returning to Duisburg where he and his family lived for two and a half years hoping for a positive…

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