Can I leave earlier than the duration of my German National Visa (also known as long-term visa or D visa)
I have been invited to be a guest scientific researcher in a well known German institute. So I am applying for a German National D visa for 10 months which is the length of my contract. But I expect to get a job offer to work in a different country and may have to leave prematurely (say after 2 months).
Can there be an issue in future? For example, they might ask why I applied for such a long-term visa when I didn't have plans to stay as long.
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A residence permit is not a prison sentence that must served to the end.
It is permit that allows you to remain in a country for a specific period.
In Germany, a residence permit will automatically expire after 6 months outside the country or is to be assumed to have left permanently (left your job, deregistered and have left taking your belongings with you). (ยง51(1)(7) AufenthG)
The law does not forsee that any reason must be given.
Other than being a part of your traveling history, nobody will be interested.
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What is a Long Term D visa Germany?
A Category D visa is a long-term visa. It allows you to stay in Germany for more than 90 days. It's also called a National Visa or a residence permit. The student visa, the job seeker visa, the freelance visa, the work visa, the Blue Card and the artist visa are types of Category D visas.How long is German national visa valid?
National visas are usually issued for three months but can be valid up to 12 months, depending on your reason for requesting a visa. The national visa will cover you while your residence permit application is processed.What is German visa type D?
A D-Visa for employment enables you to travel to Germany and apply for a residence permit with the local immigration office (\u201cAusl\xe4nderbeh\xf6rde\u201d) or pursue an economic activity during the validity of the visa.Can I enter Germany before my visa starts?
You are free to apply 90 days before the date of your travel for a German visa. It is recommended that you apply 3-6 weeks in advance before you travel to avoid any visa processing delay issues interfere with your travel itinerary.Germany National Visa (from India) || Visa Type-D || Blue card || Employment visa || ZAV
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Answer 2
It is absolutely critical that when you apply for a visa you provide the correct and truthful information about your intentions and reasons for applying for the particular visa in question.
You cannot simply make up some reason and apply for a visa of your choice and try and get through the procedure to get it approved, as this can be considered receipt and giving false information to immigration which will most definitely impact all future visa applications.
However, if you give truthful information and receive a visa valid for x months, and then your plans change and you want/need to leave early this is not a problem as long as you follow the correct exit procedure for the visa you have.
The exit procedures can be very different depending on country and type of visa.
A simple Schengen tourist visa for example requires nothing else than simply leaving Schengen, early or not have no bearing on anything else as long as it is done in a normal situation whilst exiting for example China having a work permit and permanent residence card requires an awful lot more with proper conversion to Tourist visa etc before you exit or you will be in a world of hurt the next time you apply for any type of visa for China.
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