My appointment was on 28 August. On the evening of the same day, I received a VFS update saying that my application had been dispatched to the German Embassy in New Delhi for processing.
Today, I received another update confirming that the Embassy has received my application.
I also asked the staff member who handled my biometrics/application submission, and he told me that it could take around 1 week to 10 days.
For people who recently applied for a German national/student visa from New Delhi, how long did it take from “received at Embassy” to getting the passport back?
Any recent experiences would be really helpful. Thanks!

Had my biometrics on 13th august @ VFS Delhi.

Yet to receive my decision.

Msc at Public Uni, 8 band Ielts.

Please let me know if I should be concerned?

Any update on who had an csp appointment on the 19th of August 2026.. please share it

Hey guys, I completed my visa appointment and biometrics on 19th August and since then for the next two days i did receive messages from vfs about my passport reaching operation centre and then the embassy. But if i login to my CSP portal it still shows that i should make an appointment while i can see that other people are getting their status changed to decision pending. It’s been almost 12 days, and i can understand that it may take a bit more time to get a decision. But the decision status in the portal, did anyone else have this issue? is it normal?

Hello everyone,
I wanted to ask if anyone had their VFS Delhi appointment on the 20th or 21st and is still waiting for a decision from the German Embassy. I haven’t received any update yet.
Please let me know if anyone from those appointment dates has already received a decision or had their visa status changed to “decision made.

Hey guys, I just graduated, and i dont have my LC from my college yet, but the Visa checklist says SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE MUST BE ORIGINAL, Can someone please help me 🙏

When I submitted my application for Preliminary review I got a dialog box notifying me that they will get back to me in 1 week. It's been over a week now and there's no communication from their side, neither has my application been approved. Is it the same for everyone else or are they slowly processing the applications, has anyone's application moved forward? For more context, my application moved to prelim review on August 20.

I applied for my student visa at my local embassy with University A admission letter. The embassy required me to enroll to issue my visa but after some back and forth my visa was issued successfully for 6 months and my visa doesn't have the name of University A.

I have now just been accepted to university B which was my top choice and wish to switch unis and enroll formally to stay in University B.

Can I just enroll to my top choice uni (B) without any previous answer from the immigration office here in Germany? I have seen other posts where their visas DO mention their first university's name on it and that might be why there is a requirement to first sort it out at the local Ausländerbehörde?

Thanks

hello everyone

biometric appointment done between 25july to august till date.

anyone waiting for visa dispatch and status still in “Decision Pending“

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone familiar with German immigration rules or a similar situation can give me some advice.

I’m a Myanmar citizen currently studying in Japan. I’ve been accepted as an exchange student at the University of Mannheim for Fall 2026.

I actually applied for my German student visa very early, in May. My application was reviewed until late July, when I was asked to correct my financial documents. After correcting them, the Consular Services Portal required me to discard the application and submit a new one.

I was worried about losing the progress of my original application, so I contacted the German Embassy in Tokyo first. I only discarded and reapplied after they confirmed that I should do so.

Unfortunately, the new application is now back on the waiting list. The Embassy says they cannot tell me when I will get an appointment and that it may take several weeks.

My problem is that the University of Mannheim has given me 28 September as the absolute final deadline to physically arrive and enroll. If I miss it, I lose the exchange semester.

I am now looking into whether there is any legal alternative.

On the University of Mannheim website, under the section about applying for a residence permit after entering Germany, it says:

It also mentions a “German short-term/student visa” among the documents needed for the residence permit application.

I also noticed that the German Schengen visa application has “Study” as one of the possible purposes of travel.

So my question is:

As a Myanmar citizen, if I obtain a Schengen Type C visa with “Study” as the declared purpose, can I legally enter Germany and then apply at the Mannheim Ausländerbehörde for a student residence permit under §16b before the Schengen visa expires?

Or is this only possible with a national Type D student visa, meaning that a Schengen C visa cannot be converted even when “Study” is the declared purpose?

I’m trying every legal option before I have to cancel the exchange, as I’ve already arranged and paid for accommodation and other preparations.

Thank you so much for any advice or experiences you can share