Fig. 2

Box and whisker plot of time (in months) spend in Germany from arrival to entering residency for the groups that were stratified based on the proven German language level before moving to Germany. The boxes represent the interquartile range (IQR) with whiskers extending to 1.5 times the IQR. The median is marked with a solid white line. Outliers are marked with a solid circle and the mean with solid black points. Note that roughly 75% of participants with a B2 and level and 50% with a B1 certificate could assure residency within 12 months. In contrast, only less than 25% of participants with a German level of less than B1 could enter residency within one year after arrival in Germany