Where do I apply for my visas?
This may be a simple one, but I actually don't know the answer to my question...
I'm from Kosovo. I plan to visit Australia, Japan and Canada next year as a tourist.
I live in Germany. I currently reside here with a work visa. When I need to travel to other countries outside of the EU where I'd need a visa, do I apply at the embassies of those respective countries within Germany or do I have to go to my home country and apply?
Also another case: There is no Canadian embassy in my country and when I would apply, I would have to send my application to the Canadian embassy in Austria - do I have to do the same from Germany now or can I simply make use of the nearest Canadian embassy?
Best Answer
For Canada, you can apply either from your country of residence or from your country of nationality. From the Canadian Government website:
Select the country/territory you will be applying from to find out where to submit your application. You can choose your country of nationality or the country/territory where you have been legally admitted.
Note also that the Government of Canada has contracted with a private company (VFS Global) to establish a set of visa application centers (VACs) in various locations around the world, including many countries in which Canada does not have a diplomatic station. These centers:
- answer questions in local languages and make sure that applications are complete
- transmit application documents and passports to the visa office securely
- return passport and decision documents securely
- offer a tracking service
- schedule interviews and provide application photographs and photocopies for a fee
- provide access to a computer to apply online
- collect biometrics (fingerprints and photograph)
In particular, there is a VAC in Priština if you wish to apply from within Kosovo. This VAC would forward your application to the visa office in Vienna, where the visa determination would be made. (Note that if you applied from within Germany, your application would also be evaluated in the Vienna office.)
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