India: Work visa without an employment contract in the destination country
12/12/2019 12:00

The Indian consulate informs:
 

For work visas without an employment contract in the destination country, the following information is mandatory in the letter of posting and letter of invitation:

Exact declaration of the activity

Confirmation that the remuneration will not be paid in India

.

Please take this into account when applying for your next visa.

Your DVKG Team

Fee changes as of January 1, 2020
05/12/2019 08:00

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,

We would like to inform you about upcoming fee changes as of January 1, 2020. The background to the changes is manifold:

the complexity of consular regulations has increased,

the personnel required to check the documents takes measurably more time,technical requirements for the degree of automation are more extensive

We will take on and process the challenges with different measures and investments:

• New recruitment of consular and visa advisors, especially in Hamburg and Düsseldorf,
• Investment in further improvements to the DVKG system structure,
• Operative optimizations and adjustments to user requirements
.

Please refer to the new fees here. We would also like to draw your attention to fee reductions, including the visa scan (now 4.90 euros/net plus VAT 5.83 euros/gross) and the visa expiry reminder service (now 4.90 euros/net plus VAT 5.83 euros/gross).

We want to be close to you and guide you through the application process with exceptional service quality. We would like to thank you for the trust you have placed in us to date and look forward to continuing to support you with consular services.

Your DVKG Team

India: No submission of fingerprints necessary
02/12/2019 12:00

The Indian consulate informs:

Fingerprints are no longer required when submitting visa documents (e.g. work, entry, student, conference visas).

Your DVKG Team

China: Fingerprint submission from Dec. 16, 2019
19/11/2019 10:00

The Chinese consular provider informs


As of Dec. 16, 2019, every applicant must provide a fingerprint when submitting visa documents. The fingerprint is valid for 5 years with the passport presented at the time of submission. If the passport expires within the 5 years, a new fingerprint must be submitted with the new passport.
The following are exempt from this regulation:

Persons under the age of 14 or over the age of 70

Possession of diplomatic passports or persons who are exempt from fingerprinting under bilateral agreements

Persons who have applied for a Chinese visa with the same passport and whose fingerprints have already been collected within the last 5 years may be exempted from collection. However, the biometric visa issued must be presented in the same passport

Persons who have limitations in the finger area or persons for whom fingerprints from all 10 fingers cannot be recorded for other reasons

 
Please note that all applicants must come to the Visa Application Service Center in person to have fingerprints taken. Falsification of fingerprints or fraud with foreign fingerprints by third parties will result in denial of entry to China. All resulting consequences will be borne by the applicant himself/herself.

You will receive further information in the coming days.


Best regards,

Your DVKG team

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