Craving for a vacation but don’t have the funds or are concerned about the economic downturn? Why pay for an expensive flight ticket when you can enjoy your dream vacation just on one day’s traveling from Chennai! Agreed, this may seem unbelievable to most of you but it is absolutely possible when you plan a visit to the German Consulate in Chennai.    An Application for a business visa or tourist visa to the Germany can be applied if the applicant’s country of origin is included in the visa free travel list or if he is a citizen from one European Union member country. To apply, he should need a valid passport that has been issued not more than ten years earlier and at least two free pages after it has been stamped with entry visas, exit visas or all kinds of other entries as well. The average processing time for an EU Business Visa application recently has been about 15 business days.

Germany Visa In Chennai

There are many people who are looking to apply for a Germany visa as they search for educational opportunities in the European country or as they try to find jobs there. To get a Germany student visa or a Germany job seeking visa, you need to have a student or a job offer respectively. All that said, it’s important to know what you’re looking for when looking for a Germany education visa or job visa in the city. It’s also important to pinpoint which areas of the country you would like to reside in so that you can request your recruiter (if applying for a job) to find you an opportunity in the area of residence. Also, it’s important that one knows all about the operation hours of German embassies and consulates so no appointment is missed due to lack of information.

German Visa Appointment in India

Applying for a German visa from India, may not be an easy thing to do. There are documents that must be collected, criteria to be met, fees to be paid, and among the others, the scheduling of an appointment.

How to Book a Germany Visa Appointment in India?

Scheduling an appointment in India for a German visa is mandatory and must be done correctly as if not, it will jeopardize the visa application process.

That is why, we have prepared this short, but clear and comprehensive guide on how to book a German visa appointment in India. In order for you to understand the procedures, follow the steps given and explained below.

Jurisdictions of German Consulates in India

First of all, you must know under the jurisdiction of which German mission in India you fall. Depending on the state/territory of India where you live, the following German mission in that part of India will be responsible to process your visa application:

• German Consulate General New Delhi – Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Union Territories of Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep including Minicoy and Amini
• German Consulate Bengaluru – Karnataka, Kerala
• German Consulate Chennai – Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Pondicherry,
• German Consulate Kolkata – West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura
• German Consulate Mumbai – Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu

Germany Short-Term Visa Appointment Scheduling

According to the Consulate under the jurisdiction of which falls your area of residence, you will have the following options to schedule a Germany short-term visa appointment in India:

• For a German visa appointment in any of the local jurisdictions under which you fall you can schedule the visa appointment through VFS Global by calling on their phone numbers 022-67866013 and/or online through the VFS website.
• For a German Visa appointment in Bangalore, Chennai or Kolkata you can also schedule an appointment through the website of the German missions in India, though finding an available appointment can be quite difficult.

Schedule a Short-Term Visa Appointment Online through VFS Global

Scheduling a Germany visa appointment in India is a quick and easy procedure, that consumes little of your time and energy.  You just need to precisely follow the steps listed below:

1. First, go to the VFS Global website for India, and create an account in the “Book an appointment section”. If you have already created an account in the past, then just login by giving in your old data.
2. Once your account is opened, continue giving in the information you are asked for. You will need to list Germany as your ‘visiting country’ and India as your ‘residing country’. You will also have the chance to select a VFS centre that is located closest to you as the VFS have several centres all across India.
3. Next select your visa category, which you should decide according to the purpose of your trip to Germany. Click ‘continue’ and a new set of questions will appear on your screen.
4. Complete the new set of questions, which overall are questions on your personal details and background. Make sure you have your passport close to you as you will have to write your passport number among others.
5. After you continue with the next page, you will be presented with a calendar that lets you select an appointment date.

The calendar is coloured to help you know which dates are available and which are not. Fields in green are available, those in white are unavailable, while the ones in red are holidays. The field that you select becomes pink once you click on it.

German Visa Appointment for Bangalore / Chennai / Kolkata through the German Mission’s Website

If you want to, you can also schedule an appointment through the website of the German missions in India. You can do so by following the steps below:

1. Go to the website of the German consulate in Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, under the jurisdiction of which falls the area where you live.
2. Select the Schengen visa application option and then click on the “continue/further” button.
3. You will be presented with the Foreign Office Appointment System rules. Click next.
4. A list of the appointments available will appear on your screen. Click on the appointment date that fits you best.
5. Once you click on the date you will be presented with a set of questions that you must answer correctly.

Please note that the difference between scheduling a German visa appointment in Bangalore, Chennai or Kolkata through the German Mission website rather than with the VFS, is that you will then need to attend the appointment at the German consulate under the jurisdiction of which your area of residence falls.

This means at the Bangalore, Chennai or Kolkata consulates, rather than the VFS centres which due to the higher number, maybe closer to your home rather than the consulates.

In addition, note that scheduling a German visa appointment in Bangalore through the website of the German mission in India may be quite difficult as the available dates for appointments are quickly occupied.

Scheduling a German visa appointment in Chennai through the website of the German mission in India may also be a bit difficult as most dates get quickly occupied, so you may have it difficult to find a date that fits you.

Track Your Germany Visa Application through VFS

If you have applied for a Germany short-term visa in India through the VFS, then there’s the possibility to track your application.

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Once you submit your application, you will receive a “reference number” in your email. Go to the Visa application Tracking Index. Give in your reference number and last name. You will see where the authorities are with the processing of your Germany visa application.

Reschedule or Cancel your Appointment through VFS

Upon the confirmation email you receive after you schedule your visa application appointment, you can log in to the VFS website again with your account and change the date of your appointment or even cancel it at all.

Scheduling a Germany National Visa Appointment in India

The German authorities in India have also made it possible for long term visa applicants to schedule visa appointments through the VFS, though the national visa appointment booking procedure is different from the procedure of scheduling a short-term visa appointment.

If you are applying for a Germany National visa from India, you should schedule a Germany visa appointment as follows:

• To schedule a German national visa appointment in New Delhi jurisdiction, contact the VFS on 022 67866013 or email them at germanin@vfshelpline.com. You can also schedule the appointment online through the website of the German Embassy in New Delhi.
• To schedule a German national visa appointment in Bangalore jurisdiction, contact the VFS on 022 67866013 or email them at germanin@vfshelpline.com. You can also schedule the appointment online through the website of the German Consulate in Bangalore.
• To schedule a German national visa appointment in Mumbai jurisdiction, contact the VFS on 022 67866013 or email them at germanin@vfshelpline.com.
• To schedule a German national visa appointment in Chennai jurisdiction, contact the VFS on 022 67866013 or email them at germanin@vfshelpline.com. You can also schedule the appointment online through the website of the German Embassy in Chennai.
• To schedule a German national visa appointment in Kolkata jurisdiction, contact the VFS on 022 67866013 or email them at germanin@vfshelpline.com.

Related Information:

• German Student Visa Requirements for Indian Students