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Traveling between two Schengen Countries using a Verlustanzeige?
I am a romanian citizen living legally in Germany, and have recently lost my ID, and my Passport has expired.
Next month I have a trip scheduled, and id travel from Germany to Czechia and back, the ...
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Can I apply for a Schengen visa to take my exams in my German university?
Can I apply for a Schengen visa to take my exams at my German university, as I don't think I will be able to get my study visa in time? Is that an acceptable reason to apply for a visa?
Thank you so ...
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Travel for a short duration in the Schengen area with a residence permit and an expired passport
I am a student from Belgium, and need to travel to Germany by car for a short period of one week for a research project. I have a residence permit (not an ID card, but a one-year residence permit) ...
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Applied for Germany visa in the UK, but traveling from India. Will there be a problem?
I'm a PhD student in the UK going to Germany in July for a summer school. I have an appointment at the German embassy here in the UK for the visa application. However, I will be in India for the ...
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Overstayed Schengen visa by 9 days in Germany. Can I get another visa?
In another post I asked for help about my situation. After waiting for 6 long months, the German authorities sent me an email that they have closed/dismissed my case.
I have another work trip coming ...
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Apply for a US visit visa in Germany without being a resident
Can someone who enters Germany on a Schengen visa go to the Frankfurt Consulate and apply for a US visit visa? Or can only residents of Germany or Frankfurt apply from there?
Would the waiting time be ...
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Do I need a return ticket when entering Germany for an exchange program?
I am Brazilian and will be participating in a student exchange program for one semester in Germany, at a partner university. I have only purchased a one-way ticket because:
The price of tickets ...
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Valid visa ... Blue Card new issue in Gemany
I had applied for the extension of myBlue Card eAT at the immigration office in Stuttgart. The new extended Blue Card eAT is now available for collection at the immigration office in Stuttgart (...
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German Residence Permit, re-entry with pending renewal application
I am an exchange student in Berlin. I am a British passport holder and entered Germany on 26 September 2023 with the visa-free 90/180 period that my passport allows. Later, I received a residence ...
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Travelling as a tourist after applying for a business visa
I have a business visa for Germany but my business trip got cancelled.
Can I travel as a tourist using the same business visa for the same dates to Germany?
If yes, do I have to show the same ...
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Can I enter France from outside EU with German Fiktionsbescheinigung and/or Schengen Visa?
I have been living and working in Germany for 6 months with a work D-type national visa. A week before its expiration I received Fiktionsbescheinigung (Fiction Certificate) with third box tickled (...
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Holder of German National Visa (Type D). Can my first point of entry be through Switzerland?
We are moving to Germany on a long-stay national visa (Type D). The easiest route would be to land in Basel, Switzerland, where someone would pick us up from there.
Are there any restrictions which ...
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What should I write as a contact reference person if the inviting organization is a university in Schengen area?
I am applying for a Business Schengen visa. Going for a workshop at a university in Germany. I filled the reference info. However, they are asking for a contact person, who should I write their info ...
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Overstayed my visa in Germany by 9 days
I went on a business trip to Frankfurt from August 27 to October 3rd. Initially, I was supposed to stay there until September 23rd, but some work emergency happened and I stayed a little longer. While ...
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When filling in a Schengen airport transit visa application, where should the reference number of the final destination country visa be recorded?
When applying for a Schengen airport transit visa, Q29 of the visa application form from the website of the German Embassy in Havana asks for the following details about the applicant’s entry permit ...
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