Multiple suspects organized proxy testing with fake documents, ensuring examiners did not detect the fraud.

Bavarian police emphasize ongoing nationwide investigations into this network, with more cases likely as findings are reviewed.

In January, a 22-year-old proxy was arrested during a test, highlighting ongoing enforcement actions.

A Nürnberg-based mediator recruited proxies largely from North Rhine-Westphalia; a 22-year-old was arrested in January during a proxy test.

Authorities indicate the fraud is widespread beyond a single region, with proxies recruited mainly in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Clients paid between 2,500 and 6,000 euros to organize the tests and access the fraudulent certificates.

Stellvertreter (proxies) were used to take tests on behalf of migrants.

Participants received real certificates after passing tests, which were then employed to secure residence permits or naturalization for the migrants.

The case is described by authorities as nationwide and ongoing, with investigations extending beyond Bavaria.

Two men remain in custody: an Iraqi intermediary and a 22-year-old German arrested while preparing to act as a proxy test-taker.

Subsequent searches in Nürnberg and Hamm yielded data carriers, forged residence permits, manipulated test results, large cash sums, and a small amount of illegal drugs.

German police uncover a nationwide fraud network where proxies take language and naturalization tests for migrants using forged documents, enabling the purchase of authentic certificates later used for residence permits or citizenship.