German Ambassador: Around 15% of Indians Applying for German Student Visa Submit Fake Documents

The Ambassador said earlier this week that there are currently around 30,000 students from India in Germany, and at the same time revealed that some of them obtained a German student visa through agents who falsified documents.

Thus, taking into account such activities, the Ambassador disclosed that the German authorities are now looking more thoroughly into all visa applications made by Indian students, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.

Despite making such a statement, the Ambassador made sure to reassure all Indian students who obtained a German visa legally that they would not be affected. He said that ‘only those who should go will go’.

In addition, to the above-mentioned, Times Now pointed out that the Ambassador also said that some Indian students would not receive their visas on time due to processing delays.

Commenting on the visa delays, the Ambassador said that the German authorities are not happy about the current visa situation and explained that they are trying to find a solution to bring things back to normal by the end of this year.

This is not the first time that the German authorities have complained about Indians submitting fake documents. Earlier in August, atozserwisplus.com reported that 35 Indians were accused of submitting forged documents to the German Consulate.

The police authorities revealed back then that the 35 individuals were involved in a visa scam. They submitted fake invitations, income tax returns, as well as other agreements to the German Consulate.

The applications of these people who were applicants and agents were submitted between 2017 and 2019. Commenting on the matter, a police officer said that the immigration personnel found that the income tax returns submitted by several applicants were fake. Additionally, the officer disclosed that an applicant who claimed to be attending an exhibition in Germany submitted a fake invitation letter.

While those who submit fake documents are not able to reach Germany since they broke the law, those submitting original documents have been facing problems, too, due to the processing delays.

The long waiting times for Schengen visas irritated the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. The Ministry has been regularly holding meetings with European missions to clear the backlog. However, despite that, the citizens of India have to wait a long time for an available appointment slot and for their application to be processed.