Travel Purpose | How to obtain an Appointment | Where to apply (on the date of appointment) |
| Employment visa according to § 81a AufenthG (fast track procedure with pre-approval from immigration office in Germany) + dependants | Please contact the visa section directly by filling the Contact Form.
| At the Consulate General |
Intended marriage / Visum zur Eheschließung Inform the respective Foreign Authority in Germany about your case, so that they speed up the procedure! | Please contact the visa section directly by filling the Contact Form. | At the Consulate General |
Re-entry “Wiedereinreise” In case you lost your German residence permit Inform the respective Foreign Authority in Germany about your case, so that they speed up the procedure! | Please contact the visa section directly by filling the Contact Form. | At the Consulate General |
| Visa for self-employment (including freelancer) | Please contact the visa section directly by filling the Contact Form. | At the Consulate General |
| Students with APS Certificate | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At VFS |
STUDENT with specific qualifications
For example
• Bachelor or Master of another country (not Indian)
• PhD / PostDoc in Germany
• international Indian degree
• stipend from public funds (EU or German funds)
• future studies with medium of instruction German | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At VFS |
STUDENT - Regular
For example students who study at an educational Facility awarding non-German degree | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At the Consulate General |
| STUDENT – search for universities or study-preparatory measurements | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At the Consulate General |
| EMPLOYMENT Blue Card | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At VFS |
EMPLOYMENT ICT-Card / Staff exchange
| via VFS | At VFS
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| EMPLOYMENT Researcher | via VFS | At VFS
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EMPLOYMENT Skilled worker with academic degree
+
EMPLOYMENT Skilled worder with vocational training | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At VFS |
| EMPLOYMENT Opportunity Card | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At VFS |
EMPLOYMENT with work experience
+
EMPLOYMENT Any other employment | via VFS | At VFS
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Vocational training
+
Search for vocational training | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At VFS |
Quality analysis
+
Recognition of foreign degree | via VFS Note: This category is available in the Consular Service Portal. | At the Consulate General |
Speciality cook
+
Language course
+
Au Pair
+
Volunteers | via VFS | At the Consulate General |
| FAMILY REUNION: Spouse / child of foreigner | via VFS | At VFS
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| FAMILY REUNION: Spouse / child / parent of German | via VFS | At the Consulate General |
| FAMILY REUNION: Spouse / child / parent of EU citizen | Via VFS
AS WELL AS
directly by filling the Contact Form. | At the Consulate General |
| FAMILY REUNION: parent or other of foreigner | via VFS | At VFS
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