Germany has announced the temporary suspension of the visa appeal process for citizens of China, Morocco, and Turkey as part of a pilot project.
The decision comes in response to a surge in visa applications and the need to address long waiting times for processing due to the lifting of coronavirus travel restrictions.
According to SchengenVisaInfo.com, the German authorities have observed a significant increase in the number of applications, leading to constraints in the capacity of certain visa sections.
The Federal Foreign Office of Germany has clarified that the decision to suspend visa appeals aims to create additional processing capacity and reduce waiting times.
Despite the suspension, visa applications will still be evaluated as long as all required documents are submitted.
“ The visa sections taking part in the pilot project will issue amended notices of refusal when turning down a visa application in which the applicants are informed in greater detail than previously of the reasons for the refusal.” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
The effectiveness of the pilot project will be assessed after the end of its six-months trial. Germany may consider expanding the project to include other visa sections in different countries in case of its success.
According to the latest available data from Schengen Visa Statistics, The German embassy in Rabat processed a total of 423.201 visa applications in 2022. Among these applications, 162.228 were successfully granted a visa, and 119.346 were rejected.
The rejection rate of 28.2% places Morocco among the countries with one of the highest rates of visa application rejections.
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