German Embassy in India Reduces Schengen Visa Processing Time to 8 Weeks
According to the Times of India, the deputy head of mission at the German Embassy in India, Georg Enzweiler, said that the processing time had been reduced to eight weeks.
“We have increased our staff substantially in Mumbai and I think the waiting time has substantially gone down. We are at roughly eight weeks now. We hope to get better with regard to that because of course it is what we want,” Enzweiler said at a press conference.
Enzweiler also said that the German Embassy will continue to make more efforts so the processing time gets further decreased, AtoZSerwisPlus.de reports.
At the same time, he said that one of the country’s goals is to attract more visitors from India, emphasising that improvements to the system are more than necessary.
“We are very happy to have increasing numbers of tourists from India to Germany. This is one of our goals to attract more people from India to visit Germany and we are doing our best to cope with the visa applications,” Enzweiler added.
In addition to the above-mentioned, the Times of India explains that Enzweiler also acknowledged the bureaucratic challenges and said that measures need to be taken to address the issue.
Moreover, he also stressed that they have already increased the number of staff in Mumbai, suggesting that applicants will no longer be subject to long waiting times as before.
Previously, AtoZSerwisPlus.de reported that a total of 76,352 Indians applied for a German Schengen visa in 2022, spending more than €6.1 million in visa application fees.
As Schengen Visa Statistics data show, the highest amount was spent at the Mumbai consulate – a total of €4.4 million in visa fees. The New Delhi, as well as Bangalore consulates, followed with almost €1.1 million and €508,000 spent on German Schengen visa application fees, respectively.
Since India has not reached a visa-free travel agreement with the EU yet, all of its citizens are required to apply for a visa when planning to enter Germany or any other Schengen country.
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