The German Foreign Office has introduced a new virtual platform for visa applications. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called it a “real administrative revolution” in a press release.
The virtual portal, available here, aims to facilitate access to mandatory documents for those who wish to work, study or hire their family members in Germany.
Applicants can choose from 28 national visa categories online.
The new portal is available from January 1, 2025 for all 167 German visa offices worldwide.
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock welcomed the new system and said the reform “should have been done a long time ago. “
“Every year, Germany is short at least 400,000 workers,” Baerbock said.
“At times like these, we absolutely cannot delay other, more productive people from coming here to roll up their sleeves because of the lengthy bureaucracy of paper applications and even longer wait times,” he said. he added.
Baerbock noted that Germany, as a country of immigration, requires “a national visa process: modern, virtual and secure. “
ess/dj (KNA, DW sources)
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