German embassy pristina visa appointment

The German Embassy is aware of вЂthe black marketвЂ™ of visa appointments, but Ambassador Viets maintains that the activity is not illegal. Prior to the reservation, the applicant needs to send the agency a photograph of the passport and a contact number. One of the agencies Prishtina Insight contacted through facebook, Termine per Viza Gjermane (Appointments for German Visas), explained that an appointment cost 30 euros. Some travel agencies advertise these sales on multiple Facebook pages, although they do not reveal the price.Дepending on demand, a visa appointment to the German embassy can cost from 80 to 200 euros, other media report. Local media in Kosovo report that agencies that operate next to the Embassy which assist people in filling application forms and sell health insurance, also sell appointments. The German Embassy in Kosovo processed 37,000 applications last year alone, according to the ambassador. However, due to the high demand almost immediately after appointments become available they get booked - most of them by travel agencies. The online management system used by the Embassy allows citizens to apply for an appointment within the next three months. вЂњThe appointments are published in the official website of the German embassy, every citizen can reserve an appointment there.вЂќ вЂњWe issue appointments each week, which are reserved almost immediately,вЂќ ambassador Angelika Viets said in an interview for Kosova Press. The rest get their appointment through agencies, for a steep price. Few of those are lucky to have set the appointment for application themselves. Long lines of people who want to get Schengen visas, snake around the German embassy in Prishtina.

German embassy pristina visa appointment