u/chatzeee

Hey all😄,

I received my Student Visa for Germany on 29th July! 🇩🇪

Timeline is stated below which can give future applicants an insight:

VFS Mumbai:

06th July: CSP submission at Digital Diplo website.

06th July: Visa application payment at VFS.GLOBAL website

13th July: CSP status moved to “In Review/In Progress”

14th July: Received document corrections (4-5 of them) and were resolved within an hour by uploading rectified docs.

14th July: Booked VFS appointment for 17th July!

17th July: Attended my VFS appointment. DID NOT OPT for the Premium Lounge. That’s actually a waste of money methinks.

I only carried:

-Passport

-Visa appointment PDF

-Checklist form

-Originals (10th, 12th, Bachelor’s)

20th July: Received a call (09:32 AM) from the Consulate stating I had to verify my current address through my current employer for “place of work” and “mode of work”. Attached the document in the email they had sent 10 mins after the call within 1 PM.

29th July: Received notifications on both email and SMS (10:42 AM) that passport was dispatched from Germany Consulate in Mumbai and is in transit to the Mumbai Mahalakshmi Operation Center in India.

29th July: Collected my passport at 03:36 PM at VFS Mumbai. I can see the German visa stamped and approved. 🎉

Overall, the process was extremely quick. Hopefully this timeline gives other applicants an idea of what to expect. VFS Mumbai was seamless 🫡✨

Admission letter for M.Sc. in DS for the WiSe 26/27 || Non-EU

Hello guys!

After months of rejections and waiting times, I finally got a successful admit from one of my dream colleges in Germany - Friedrich-Alexander University on 19th June. The Master of Science programme in Data Science really aligns with the courses I want to pursue and the job-opportunities I will be seeking during/after my graduation in the related field. I have heard FAU lies in the medical valley of Germany which is a plus point apparently.

About me:
Non-EU
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
1.7 German GPA
8.76 CGPA
316 in GRE (152 Verbal, 164 Quants) with a 4.5 in AWA

Admission letter for M.Sc. in DS for the WiSe 26/27 || Non-EU

Hello guys!

After months of rejections and waiting times, I finally got a successful admit from one of my dream colleges in Germany - Friedrich-Alexander University. The Master of Science programme in Data Science really aligns with the courses I want to pursue and the job-opportunities I will be seeking during/after my graduation in the related field. I have heard FAU lies in the medical valley of Germany which is a plus point apparently.

Currently seeking leads to people who are already pursuing Data Science at FAU as well as people who have got a successful admission like me.

My details:
Non-EU
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
1.7 German GPA
8.76 CGPA
316 in GRE (152 Verbal, 164 Quants) with a 4.5 in AWA

Whoever's applying for a student visa in Germany :) esp. at FAU please lmk thanks