Germany work visa: Processing time cut to 2 weeks from 9 months

As per the latest development, Germany has significantly reduced the processing time for long-term visas for Indian skilled workers. If reports are to go by, the waiting time has been cut from nine months to just two weeks. This change, reportedly, reflects Germany's urgent need for skilled labour to fill a growing number of job vacancies.

Referring to this, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stressed the importance of this move, and highlighted the country's reliance on skilled workers to maintain its economic momentum.

Baerbock pointed out that the Federal Agency for Foreign Affairs, which operates the world’s largest visa office for national visas, has been instrumental in achieving this reduction in processing time. The acceleration has been particularly notable in India, where the waiting time for national visas has been slashed to two weeks from the previous nine-month period. This rapid processing is crucial for Germany as it seeks to attract skilled workers to address labor shortages across various sectors.