There is good news for people planning to go to Germany for a job. Germany has said that it will soon approve long-term visas for Indians. This information has been given in many media reports.
It has been told that earlier it took 9 months to process a visa to go to Germany. Now it will be reduced to just two weeks. According to Schengen News, till now it used to take about 9 months for the authorities in Germany to process a work visa. Now the visa of skilled Indian workers will be processed in just two months.
There is a shortage of workers in Germany
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said that her country urgently needs skilled workers . To meet this demand, the processing time of visas has been reduced. According to a Mint report, according to the 2023 data of the German Economic Institute, there are about 6 lakh vacancies in Germany. The long time taken in work visa affects the training of skilled workers.
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The economy is suffering due to non-appointment of workers
The German Economic Institute has also said that Indian companies making large investments in Germany depend on quick visas. Therefore, they are allowed to bring specialists to Germany. The institute has also said that the German economy may suffer a loss of 74 billion euros if job vacancies are not filled. According to this institute, the Federal Foreign Office has issued 80,000 work visas till June 2024. 50 percent of these were skilled workers.
The Foreign Minister met the German MPs
On August 14, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met German MPs Jurgen Hard and Ralf Brinkaus. He posted about this on the social media platform X. He said in it that he had a good conversation with Jurgen Hard and Ralf Brinkaus in Delhi. I appreciate their continued cooperation to strengthen relations. Developments in related areas were also discussed.
