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I need to apply for a German work visa. I found that the application process can take up to two months and that you need to submit your passport along with the application. Is this correct?
I live and work in Hong Kong on a valid work visa, and I am an Indian passport holder. Submitting my passport is a bit risky as I am in a foreign country and I may require it quite often. Is there another solution to this situation?
I contacted the German embassy and share my concerns. They gave me my passport back with a stamp of visa application submitted.So, I can keep my passport with me while they are processing my visa application. They will call me once visa confirmed at that time I need to submit visa just for stamping.
I need to submit it once my visa is approved only for a couple of days for stamping. Does it mean during application date, you just showed passport and some other documents requested after that you were returned the passport. During the final phase, you had to give u your passport for couple of days?
Mar 13 '20 at 11:31