r/VisaToGermany

Hello All,

I’m a student from India and belong to the APS category under Bangalore mission. After apparently 26 days, I received official communication from CSP portal to submit my application today. I had initially applied on 24th July and got into the waiting list.

Today - 19th August around 1pm IST received the email. Now my application status shows - ‘in preliminary review’. I heard that people who joined waiting list around July 22nd to 28th - Bangalore mission were apparently removed out of waiting list today.

Hoping y’all (ones who joined waiting list btw 22nd-28th July) were able to submit your applications today.

Thought of sharing, hope it helps!!

Hey guys,

I have an admit from TUM for the MSc Quantum Science and Technology. These guys were making it very late so I decided to proceed with my SBI Educational Loan Application with my LMU MSc Physics admit. I have spoken to the bank officials and the loan process is being amended according to the new university.

However, I am very scared that I will not get a VISA on time because now we are in the last 10 days of August. My classes start on October 12.

Let’s say that I apply by the 25th-26th of AUGUST on the CSP portal with no missing documents, do I have a realistic chance of getting a VISA on time?

I haven’t even booked flight tickets and the prices will skyrocket by the time I get my VISA. Everything is stressing me tf out right now.

Can everyone mention their status regarding their application? For those have received your VISA what is your timeline?

Guys please reply as IT WILL be helpful for others as well !

EDIT: Sorry I meant 25-26th of August. Not September.

Did anyone receive any update on ur visa? Its still showing "Decision Pending" for me. Please let me know so that I can estimate my timeline.
Thank you
VFS Hyderabad/Chennai

same as title

also she couldn't go last year cus same thing happened, she couldn't get her visa on time, don't wanna repeat the same mistake again, pls help.

I have a 2-year gap after 12th. During that period, I joined B.Pharm but later discontinued it and joined BCA, which I completed in 2025.

My concern is that in the CV I already uploaded to the CSP portal, I mentioned only my BCA and did not mention my 10th/12th or the discontinued B.Pharm course.

Could this cause a visa rejection or create an issue during the interview?

So far from all sub I’ve come through . Kolkata vfs seemed unexpectedly seamless but the moment I applied through csp for my German student Visa . I’ve been put on waiting list .
My classes start by 5 Oct & I’m stressed what’s gonna be the waiting time .
Has anyone been experiencing same issue with VFS Kolkata. Please drop by

I applied under the Study-APS category on Friday night and joined the waiting list (Delhi vfs). At that time, it showed an estimated waiting time of 1–2 weeks. By Tuesday, it changed to “less than a week.” For those who have experienced this before, how long did it take for you to move from the waiting list to the preliminary stage?

Anyone who got the German Study Visa recently from Kolkata VFS?
Kindly let us know the timeline.

Hi everyone,
I applied for my German student visa through the CSP on 12 August 2026 under Student Visa – Studies with APS certificate, with VAC New Delhi as my jurisdiction.
My application is still showing “You are on the waiting list”.
Has anyone else applied around 11–13 August for New Delhi and already moved out of the waiting list?
If yes, could you please share:
Date of CSP application
How many days you waited
When you received the preliminary review/correction
Whether your waiting time showed 2–8 weeks
Just trying to understand the current timeline for Delhi

Applied to CSP Portal for student visa on 7th August

Recieved Corrections on 14th August and re-submitted instantly.

No reply from them as of 19th August

Anyone else with a similar timeline?

What is up with this VFS/VAC Hyd?

People used to get CSP approved faster

Also does booking a slot before CSP completition for a future date effect this process?

Should I join waiting list or wait to open for process?
Anyone facing same issue?

Hi everyone,

I recently received my VFS appointment confirmation for German student visa, and I noticed that my name is mentioned in the wrong order.

My first name and last name have been swapped in the appointment confirmation. Both names are correct, but they are displayed in the opposite order.

Has anyone faced this issue before? What should I do now? Will this cause any problem at the appointment, or is the order not important?

I have already contacted the VFS helpdesk regarding this issue, but I haven't received any response yet.

Should I wait for their response, or can I attend the appointment with the confirmation as it is?

Any advice from someone who has faced a similar issue would be really helpful. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m applying for a German student visa from India and would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually been in a similar situation.

I started my visa/CSP process using an admission from University A, and my VFS appointment is in about 10 days. I have now received a better/preferred admission from University B and plan to study there instead.

Has anyone received a new admit before their VFS appointment and simply taken the new admission letter + updated supporting documents to the existing appointment and asked VFS to update the university?

Or did you continue the visa process with University A, receive the visa, enrol at University B and handle the university change after reaching Germany?

I also have a question about travel dates. If the visa is issued based on University A but I ultimately enrol at University B, can I travel to Germany after University A’s enrolment deadline, provided I’m already enrolled at University B? Or could this create an issue at immigration?

I’ve contacted VFS as well, but I’m mainly looking for first-hand experiences from people who have actually done this recently, especially through VFS India.

Thanks!

My student visa got rejected for DIT. What should I do?? They give me three reasons for rejection.

1. I don't uploaded my 1st year marksheet ( But I have uploaded them on the csp (portal)

2. My reason dropping out from my college and moving to germany in not clear.

3. My marks are not sufficient but I have surpassed the minimum 70% criteria for german universites.

What should I do now??

Plz help it's urgent.

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 🫡✨

Finally got my 1-year German student visa after waiting just 7 days after my VFS appointment!

📍 VFS Mumbai

📅 Appointment: 10 August

📩 Visa received: 17 August

⏳ Processing time: 7 days

So relieved and happy!

Now the next chapter begins. 🇩🇪🎓

Hope this timeline helps anyone waiting for their visa. All the best! 🙌

I wanted to share my timeline with you people and I am deciding on flights so tips are welcome.

I applied on 31 July via CSP
Got on the waiting list, it showed 2-3 weeks waiting.
Was able to submit on 2nd August.
Got corrections and resolved plus paid fee 1093 inr 3rd August.
Was able to book an appointment on 4th ( options from 5-14th August were available but I chose 7th as i had to travel to Delhi)
Took premium lounge: worth it! ( was done in 5-10 mins even before my appointment time) cost : 3298 inr

7th i had my appointment, (fee: 8400 inr) which was friday, my passport was sent to embassy the same day application was dispatched to the embassy.

Sat -sun

10th embassy got my application. 14th decision made and passport dispatched to VFS operation Centre

Sat-sun

16 application processed and received at VFS operation Centre. 17th dispatched via bluedart at 5 pm

18 August 2026, today, received it at around 1 pm.🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪✨✨🩷🩷

Total time from application to getting visa: 18 days
Excluding weekend: 14 days
From appointment to visa: 11 days

All this with my own booking delay.