German Consulate General Mumbai
Updated: October 2024
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 via the Visa 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 via the Visa 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 via the Visa Contact Form | At the Consulate General |
Visa for self-employment (including freelancer) | Please contact the visa section via the Visa Contact Form | At the Consulate General |
Students with APS certificate
and
Students exempt from APS for the following reasons:
· foreign degree that is not Indian
· PhD / PostDoc in Germany
· international Indian degree
. stipend from public funds
(EU or German funds) | via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013 | At VFS |
Students who study at an educational Facility awarding non-German degree | via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013
| At the Consulate General |
Blue Card
+
ICT
+
ZAV pre-approval
+
Dependants (family members who travel with the employment applicant)
Please see the Checklist for 'Ddependents' checklist on our website!
| via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013 | At VFS |
Guest Scientist, Researcher
| via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013
| At VFS |
Skilled worker with academic degree
+
Any other employment (also vocational training) | via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013 | At VFS |
Opportunity Card
| via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013 | At VFS
|
Family Reunion:
Spouse and / or child of foreigner with any employment title (including Blue Card, ICT Card, Scientist, Self-employment, and all other employments)
+
Holder of a German civil status certificate (German birth certificate + German marriage certificate | via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013 | At VFS
|
Other Family Reunion: Spouse and / or child of foreigner living in Germany with student visa
+
Spouse, child or parent of a German/ OR Minor travelling alone | via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013
| At the Consulate General |
Family reunion to an EU national | via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013 AS WELL AS the visa section via the Visa Contact Form
| At the Consulate General |
Specialty cook
+
Language course
+
Internship / Training
+
Au Pair
+
Volunteers
+
Health Care professionals
+
Recognition of foreign professional degree | via the VFS website or via phone-call to VFS on 022-67866013 | At the Consulate General
|
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Starting from June 2023 spouses and minor children of holders of a National visa or residence permit under any employment paragraph will be eligible to submit their application(s) for family reunion visa at VFS together with the reference.
There is no need for an additional appointment anymore if your family members join you at the date of your appointment.
The exception from the A1 requirement depends on the sub-category your partner / parent is working on. The most common exceptions are spouses and children of Blue Card, ICT Card holders and Scientists. In order to get a clear picture on all possible exceptions, please check our newsletter.
Furthermore, the visa section has introduced new sub-categories for family reunion.
In order to improve our services and reduce waiting times for all applicants for family reunion, we have teamed up with our partner VFS to offer appointments not only at the Consulate but for selected categories also at VFS.
Therefore, it is essential that you book your appointment in the correct sub-category to obtain the earliest possible appointment.
Here is how to do it:
In general, it all depends on the residence permit or visa of your partner. Therefore, please check your partner’s permit or visa sticker for the correct paragraph! Then chose the correct sub-category for your re-registration.
Please see this chart for further clarification:
Reference has a National visa or a residence permit as …. | Article to be mentioned on his residence permit / visa or on the extra information sheet | Category to be chosen in the appointment booking system |
Blaue Karte EU / Blue Card | Residence permit / visa issued before 1st March 2020: § 19 a AufenthG or for (permanent residence permit § 19a Abs. 6 AufenthG) Issued after 1st March 2020: § 18 b Abs. 2 AufenthG (permanent residence permit: § 18 c Abs. 2 AufenthG) | D - Family Reunion: Spouse and / or child of foreigner with Blue Card/ICT card/ Personalaustausch / Scientists/ Guest-Scientist/ Specialists/ Skilled workers with academic degree/ Scholarship holders or holders of Niederlassungserlaubnis |
ICT Karte / ICT Card | § 19 AufenthG, § 10a BeschV |
Personalaustausch / Internal Staff Exchange | § 10 BeschV |
Forscher / Researcher | Issued before March 2020: § 20 AufenthG, Issued after March 2020: § 18d AufenthG |
| Spezialist / Specialist | § 19c AufenthG, § 3 BeschV |
| Akademische Fachkraft / Skilled workers with an academic degree | §18b (1) AufenthG |
Wissenschaftler (auch Gastwissenschaftler, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter) / Academic personnel including Guest Scientists and academic staff | § 5 BeschV |
Holders of German or EU Scholarships | The issued visa / residence permit could have been granted under several articles like Guest scientist, Researcher, PhD Student. So the applicant will always have to present the scholarship agreement / confirmation |
| Article to be mentioned on his residence permit / visa or on the extra information sheet | Category to be chosen in the appointment booking system |
Reference has a National visa or a residence permit as student | § 16 b Abs. 1 / Abs. 5 AufenthG (permanent residence permit: § 16b AufenthG) | D - Family Reunion: Spouse and / or child of foreigner living in Germany with student visa |
Your partner is a German or EU national | -- | D - Family Reunion: Spouse, child or parent of a German/ EU National OR Minor travelling alone |
If you have a German certificate | -- | D - Family Reunion: Holder of a German civil status certificate (German birth certificate + German marriage certificate) |
Reference has a National visa or a residence permit as any other employment Only chose this option if the above mentioned options do NOT apply! | For example according to § 19c Abs. 1 AufenthG and § 3 BeschV, § 11 BeschV, § 20 AufenthG, … | D - Family Reunion: Spouse and / or child of foreigner living in Germany with any other employment visa |
Please note that due to limited capacities waiting times may apply. If appointment slots are fully booked, you will have the possibility to register on a waiting list via VFS. Registrations on the waiting list will receive a notification once new appointment slots are available. You will receive an email on your registered email ID informing you about your appointment status once the appointments are released.
