IMPORTANT UPDATE - GERMANY

The Embassy of Germany has implemented a change in arrangement for the collection of
passport(s) from VFS Visa Application Centre. With effect from 16 July 2014, third party
collection of the documents or passports will not be permitted, except in the following
cases:

o Immediate Family Member ( i.e. Parents, Children, Siblings)

o One member of a group collecting for the entire group
o A person collecting on behalf of Govt. officials if authorized on the Govt. letter
head or department
o Representative of a company - Authorization letter on the letter head of the
company and the official ID card

If any of the above comes for passport collection they need to carry the following
documents

o Photocopy of Govt. ID card

o Original ICR
o Authorization Letter from applicant

Applicants who do not wish to collect their documents in person and whose documents
cannot be collected by one of the above should select delivery mode as courier at the time
of submission.

The applicants are requested to mention the complete delivery address on the covering
letter. In case no specific address is mentioned on the covering letter, the passport will be
sent to the address mentioned on the Visa Application Form.

This procedural change is to ensure the safe and secure return of documents to applicants.