German Embassy in Namibia to Receive Schengen Visa Applications From August 2
Such a decision has been confirmed through a statement published by the Embassy, while the same stressed that visas can only be submitted to the service provider, Transport Layer Security, until July 29,AtoZSerwisPlus.de reports.
“Applicants for a visa need to book an appointment through the Embassy’s online booking system, and general information on visa applications as well as the link to the online appointment system are available on our Embassy’s website,” they said.
While the German Embassy in Namibia will soon receive applications for Schengen visas, another Embassy of Germany located in Vietnam is not approving visas for the latter’s citizens with new passports.
Besides, the Embassy has not explained why the visas are not being approved.
In this regard, AtoZSerwisPlus.de recently reported that citizens of Vietnam holding a new passport with a dark blue cover instead of the traditional green one would not be able to file an application for a C or D visa in order to enter Germany. Such a decision was confirmed through a statement published by the Embassy of Germany located in Vietnam.
Through the C-type visa, also known as a short-stay visa, visitors are permitted to stay in the country for a total of 90 days. At the same time, those who plan to stay in the country for over 90 days are urged to apply for a D-visa type.
In this regard, travel firms specialising in the Europe market have stressed that they have cancelled tours or made last-minute changes after the German Embassy refused to grant visas to holders of Vietnam’s new passports.
Director of Hanoi-based tour operator Vietfoot Travel, Pham Duy Nghia, stressed that his company had been profoundly affected by the German authorities’ announcement.
“Currently, we have cancelled tours to Europe for dozens of tourists holding the new passports, and the damage is very serious,” Nghia told VnExpress International Thursday afternoon.
Germany has often been criticised for not facilitating the visa issuing process. Recently, The Head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) threw accusations toward authorities in Germany over the visa restrictions the latter is keeping on businesspeople from Iran, urging authorities of Germany to ease the visa issuing process.
Previously, in a meeting, the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA), Michael Schuman, the head of ICCIMA, stressed that the facilitation of visa issuance is a needed condition for the expansion of ties between Iran and Germany.
