hridu2015:
Me and my family applied for Long Stay visa on 25th November 2014 in Mumbai. I got my visa approval within a week and I had to come to Germany for project purpose.
For my dependents visa processing, consulate came up with marraige and birth certificate verification. For which DD for demanded verification amount was submitted in the consulate on 11th December 2014. Verification happened in Pune and my native place on 23rd December 2014 and 16th January 2015 respectively.
As per the persons who did verification, the visa approval should be done in 10 working days (which is as per calendar 02nd February 2015). On 3rd Feb, we spoke to German Consulate General office in Mumbai for getting status of the visa application, they said they have not received the verification report yet. Now this was very shocking to hear that where we were expecting the visa approval by first week of Feb, the consulate has not yet recieved the verification report. They said first they will see the credibility of the verification report and then send it to German authorities. After which the approval will come. When asked about timeline for this proces, they didn't had any answer.
After reading this thread, today I went to Ausländeramt for getting the status on the visa application but they also said that they do not have any information. It will take around 2-3 months for the approval. Anyone who has gone through such expeirence please guide me so that our small family is reunited soon. What should I do next now to get the information where the process is stuck, how much more time it will take to get the visa approval?
TIA
I am sorry that you have to go through all this.
I am myself salling in the same boat. The verfication for my dependents had started on 28th Oct 2014 and the ABH is no longer responding to my mail. I am still in India as I can't leave my 10th month old daughter (she was 6 month old when I had applied).
I do hope that you are able to meet your family soon.
But there are no clear timelines which is applicable.
For another colleague it just took 4 weeks from VISA application date for his and his dependent's VISA and no verification was asked for.
So, what I have understood, it's your luck and whom did your file go to in Germany.
Sadly for me, my luck doesn't seem to be alive..I hope better luck to you.
Just breathe and remember "This too shall pass" :-)