The procedure for submission of the pending documents for National Visa is as follows:
If you receive an email from pending@mumb.diplo.de regarding a pending document, please submit the document(s) to the VFS.

There is no need for an appointment. Please note that the pending document can be submitted at any VFS center. This will be explicitly mentioned in the e-mail that you will receive from us.
When submitting the original document(s), you must bring a printout of the pending e-mail sent to you. You can appoint a third party to submit the original document(s) on your behalf.

The submitted originals will be given back to you with the passport once the application procedure is complete. In case you have not submitted your passport, the originals will be sent to the VFS office in Mumbai and the VFS team will get in touch with you for the document collection process.

From 4th April 2022, the German Consulate Mumbai has not been accepting National Visa pending documents via Email. The documents submitted as a reply to our pending email will be deleted unread.

The procedure for submission of the pending documents for Schengen Visa is as follows:
The pending documents for Schengen visa applications are accepted via Email. Please ensure that the documents are sent to the Email ID- pending@mumb.diplo.de only.