GERMAN NATIONAL VISA - 10 IMPORTANT THINGS TO CHECK
Check out these entries in your visa immediately after getting it in the embassy
As soon as your visa is ready, the emnassy will email you the similar message:
Dear Mr. NN,
Your application has been fully processed, the visa can be issued.
You may come for a visa appointment no later than Month DD, YYYY.
Please note the information below regarding the documents you should bring with you:
- A printout of this email
- Passport. A visa can only be issued if your passport is valid for
at least another 6 months.
If the visa is issued for the entire period of the intended stay, e.g.
for a semester-long exchange study, the passport must be valid for
at least the entire duration of the stay and an additional three months thereafter.
- Copy of health insurance (valid for at least 14 days from the date of entry)
TIP: While receiving your passport with visa, check the main entries in your visa, ideally in the presence of the embassy representative.
Fields to check in your visa
1. Your photo. If there is no marks or (even small!) defects on the picture
2. Your Last Name, First Name
3. The period of validity. Remember the German date format: DD.MM.YY (or DD.MM.YYYY).
4. Type of Visa. In your case (long time visa) - type D
5. Duration of stay - in kategory D it must be "XX"
6. Number Of Entries - MULT
7. Date of issue.
8. Your passport number
9. Short notes and detailed notes (s. Zusatzblatt)
10. Visa number
ZUSATZBLATT. Fields to check in the supplementary sheet
9. Detailed notes to your visa
This is where your visa status is specified, such as legal base of the visa, the name of your employer and your job title.
If you are going to apply for the Blue Card, the legal base is "§18B Abs. 2 AUFENTHG".
SELBSTÄNDIGE TÄTIGKEIT NICHT ERLAUBT - SELFEMPLOYMENT ISNN'T ALLOWED.
10. Visa number
What to do if the errors were detected later?
If you have found the errors at home, call the embassy immediately. If nobody can answer the call, go directly to the embassy and speak to a staff member.
IMPORTANT: In theory, you can be refused entry to Germany even with a proper visa. However, if there are errors in your visa, the probability of being refused entry is very high.
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