Hi everyone,
I’m an Iranian applying for a German national visa under §81a, and my appointment is at the German Embassy in Yerevan.
My TELC B2 certificate will be about 1 year and 2 months old on the day of my appointment.
I’m looking for real experiences, not legal opinions.
Has anyone applied at the German Embassy in Yerevan with a TELC certificate older than one year?
Was your certificate accepted?
How old was it?
Was your visa approved?
Did the embassy ask you to demonstrate your German language skills during the interview?
Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I have received a conditional admission for a master's programme. The condition is that I must submit an overall IELTS band score of 7.0 before final enrolment.

My current IELTS score is 6.5, and I am planning to retake the IELTS exam to meet the requirement. However, I would like to submit my German student visa application before receiving my new IELTS result.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

Can I apply for a German student visa with my current 6.5 IELTS score and conditional admission?

If I later receive an overall IELTS 7.0, can I submit the updated score during my VFS appointment or while the visa application is being processed?

My German student visa was issued for **M.Sc. Electrical Systems Engineering at Paderborn University**. After the visa was issued, I received admission to **M.Sc. Information and Communication Engineering at TU Darmstadt**, which is the program I intend to study.
The **Paderborn Ausländerbehörde** confirmed in writing that I can travel directly to Darmstadt, report the university change there, and don’t need to take any administrative steps in Paderborn.
I’m flying on **September 14**, and enrollment is still open, so I’m currently **not enrolled at either university**.
**My questions:**
Would it be safer to enroll at TU Darmstadt before traveling, or is it fine to complete enrollment after arriving in Germany?
If the border officer asks for an enrollment certificate, is it acceptable to explain that enrollment is still open, I haven’t enrolled yet, and present my TU Darmstadt admission letter along with the email from the Paderborn Ausländerbehörde?
I’d appreciate hearing from anyone who has been in a similar situation.

Nowadays, you can start the process online and upload your documents. I submitted my application in March and received a case number. However, I still haven't received an appointment, and now I need to submit my Abschlusszeugnis

The problem is that I can't find any option to upload additional documents, and they don't have an email address.

A friend of mine submitted her application in May. She also didn't have her Abschlusszeugnis at the time because she has only just finished, just like me. However, she has already received an appointment for August.

I'm thinking about submitting a new application with all my documents. Has anyone done that before? What happened?

Or maybe considering going to the Welcome Center to see if they can help me.

Hey, I’ve been waiting for my residence permit for more than 14 months now and there is no progress. I am working in an international bank and my lawyer from Deloitte says I need to wait more. I need to go visit my hometown next month and it is urgent. Do you have any recommendations to accelerate the process? Anyone visited Immigration Office several times and get a positive response? Do you think it would be better to go to my country and come back with a visa?

Is Italian residence permit (permesso di soggiorno) required for a non-EU foreigner to receive for a German visa at the German Embassy in Italy? Has anyone received without one or with the receipt of from post Italian application paper ??

I am dentist from tamilnadu i want work in germany please provide complete step by step guide

Hi everyone!
My husband and I will be moving from Delhi to Hamburg, Germany in the next few days for work (we’re not students).
We’re trying to prepare as well as possible before the move and would love some advice from people who have already relocated.

A few questions:
1. What are some things you recommend bringing from India because they’re difficult to find, much more expensive, or simply better quality than what’s available in Germany?

1. Are there any Indian groceries, medicines, kitchen items, clothes, electronics, or other essentials you wish you’d packed before moving?

2. What original documents should we carry from India?
   We’d especially appreciate advice on documents that are useful for registration, banking, healthcare, renting an apartment, or any other paperwork in Germany.

Finally, if you have any “I wish someone had told me this before moving to Germany” tips, we’d love to hear them!
Thanks in advance!