KARACHI: The German Consulate has announced the resumption of visa services in Karachi, Pakistan.
According to local media reports on Friday the Consulate of Germany had suspended visa services in Karachi until further notice.
The German Consulate Citing security concerns issued a statement confirming that the visa service will remain suspended until further notice. However, after a brief period the visa services were restored in the Consulate of Germany in Karachi.
Earlier, in a major step towards facilitating students from different countries, Germany had relaxed visa rules aimed at facilitating student employment alongside studies. The new visa rules, effective March 1, 2024, mark a major milestone in Germany’s strategy to attract foreign talent.
From IT to nursing, the German government hopes that the new law will encourage skilled workers from different parts of the world to come to the federal republic and ease the country’s record-high worker shortage.
Under the new German Skilled Worker Visa rules, anyone having a degree from a university or a vocational qualification recognized by the country can come to Germany if they have two years of experience in the field in which they would like to work. The experience and qualification do not have to be related or in the same industry.
