Going to Germany becomes easy

Going to Germany becomes easy

Chennai: Applying for a visa to go to Germany will no longer be a cumber-some process now. On Wednesday, the Consulate General of Germany opened visa application centre in Chennai.

On the same day, the consulate also opened visa centers in three more major cities in South India – Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi. The Chennai centre was inaugurated by Birtta Petersohn-Barnhusen, Head of the Visa Section of the German Consulate General.

The Consulate General of Germany has commissioned VFS (India) Private Limited to operate the visa application centers. VFS is an outsourcing partner to diplomatic and consular missions in India, Singapore, South Africa, Bangladesh, UAE and GCC region, Malaysia, Ghana, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Russia and China.

The visa applications of people residing in South India can now be submitted at these centres for processing. Speaking on the occasion, Birta said that considering the Indo-German relations, the step towards outsourcing was inevitable.

The timings for the Chennai centre are from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4.p.m from Monday to Thursday. The Chennai centre will open 8 a.m. to 11.a.m and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays. The Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi centres will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m to 3. p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Applicants can either collect their passports from these centres or have them delivered at their specified address after they are processed.

Going to Germany becomes easy

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