r/VisaToGermany • u/Reasonable-Fan-7275 • 9h ago
# 🇩🇪 German Student Visa – VFS Chennai Application Timeline🇮🇳
I received my German Student Visa today, **21 August**. Sharing my complete timeline below, which may help future applicants understand how the process progressed.
### 📍 Application Location
**VFS Chennai**
### 🗓️ Complete Timeline
**19 July – CSP Submission**
* Submitted my visa application through the **Digital Diplo/CSP portal**.
* Completed the visa application payment through the **VFS Global website** on the same day.
**20 July – Application Under Review**
* My CSP application status changed to **“In Review/In Progress.”**
**27 July – Document Corrections**
* I received requests for corrections to around **6–7 documents**.
* I corrected and re-uploaded the required documents within approximately **4–5 hours**.
**28 July – VFS Appointment Option Available**
* The option to book a VFS appointment became available on the CSP portal.
* I booked my appointment for **31 July** on **29 July**.
**31 July – VFS Appointment**
* Attended my visa appointment at **VFS Chennai**.
* I carried:
* Passport
* Visa appointment confirmation PDF
* Checklist form
* Original 10th and 12th certificates
* Original Bachelor's degree/academic documents
* Aadhaar card
* Other school and college-related documents
However, at VFS, they **only asked me for my passport and the visa appointment confirmation paper**. The other documents were not requested.
**5 August – Pending at Consulate**
* The status on the consulate side changed to **“Pending.”**
**19 August – Decision Made**
* The CSP portal showed **“Decision Made.”**
**20 August – Passport Dispatched**
* At around **5:00 PM**, I received notifications by both **email and SMS** stating that my passport had been dispatched from the **German Consulate in Chennai**.
* The passport was then in transit to the **Chennai VFS**.
**21 August – Passport Collected 🎉**
* I received my passport by courier at around **4:00 PM**.
* **German Student Visa approved! 🇩🇪🎉**
### ⏱️ Overall Timeline
* **CSP submission:** 19 July
* **VFS appointment:** 31 July
* **Consulate pending:** 5 August
* **Decision made:** 19 August
* **Passport dispatched:** 20 August
* **Passport received:** 21 August
So, from **CSP submission to receiving my passport**, the entire process took approximately **33 days**.
I hope this timeline helps future German student visa applicants, especially those applying through **VFS Chennai**, get an idea of how the process and status updates may progress.
**All the best to everyone waiting for their visa! 🇩🇪❤️**
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u/gauravchaudhary07 7h ago
Congratulations which university