Help with German student visa application situation [closed]

I am from India and I visited Germany last year. In the itinerary I submitted with my Schengen visa application I mentioned that I wanted to travel to Poland, Czech, Austria and Hungary. However during my actual trip, I changed my itinerary a bit and I also spent a considerable amount of time in Germany. I will be going there again this year as a student.

I am now applying for a German student visa. In the student visa application it asks if I have visited Germany earlier. Would it be right to reveal that I have visited earlier? Would this be taken negatively, since I had not mentioned it in my itinerary? Or can I just hide the fact and mention that I have not visited Germany earlier? During my stay in Germany, I stayed in hostels, and was asked to submit a copy of my passport. Is there any way for the Germany embassy to find out my earlier trip to Germany?

I am trying to figure out what would be the best thing to write in my application. Thank you for the help!

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Best Answer

It is (almost) always a bad idea to lie on a visa application, and we advise strongly against it. Legal and moral reasons aside, one "little" lie might force you to lie again in the next document to keep everything consistent, and so on, until the lies break down.

Your change in itinerary was probably OK if you made it in good faith after the visa application and not deceptively before the application. That makes lying about it even more foolish. So the best option would be to tell the truth -- you had passed through Germany on your way from Poland to Hungary (or whatever the Schengen countries before and after Germany on your trip had been).

Re the registration, the authorities can look into them, but they are not routinely examined. They may or may not be deleted by now.

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Can I apply for German student visa now?

Certain applicants can now submit their application for a German National Visa directly at the Service Provider VFS Global, thus skipping the wait time for an interview appointment at the German Mission.

How can I get German student visa without blocking?

Studying in Germany without a blocked account is possible if you can prove that you have sufficient funds by providing one of the following:

A document of your parent's income and financial status.

Scholarship Certificate from a recognized scholarship provider.

Can we reapply for student visa after denial?

Once an F1 visa is denied, it is final and there is no system of appealing for it. However, applicants can reapply and submit the visa application by paying the fee again. Make sure you ask the embassy about the reason for denial so that you can prepare better for the next application.

Why German visa appointment is not available?

The German Embassy and Consulates in India are updating their National Visa category process for submissions made in India. Hence, the Germany Visa Appointment System will not be accessible from 0001 hours on April 2, 2022, to 2359 hours on April 3, 2022.

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