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Two months of the Opportunity Card - My Experiences It's been two months since Germany introduced the Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte) on June 1st. While the initial rollout has been slower than anticipated, many embassies are rapidly catching up with the new visa procedures. 🌏 Experiences with German embassies So far, official statistics are only available for the first month. The Federal Foreign Office reported that only 200 Opportunity Cards were approved in June. This low number is not surprising, given that implementing the new visa procedures took until July at many embassies. Some embassies, such as those in France and Canada, still need to get information about the Opportunity Card on their websites. 👉 If the German embassy in your country has not opened applications for the Opportunity Card, contact them directly. Wherever it was already possible to apply for the Opportunity Card, my clients have had quick and smooth experiences. - The shortest processing time was at the embassy in Prague: only two days! - In Johannesburg, it took five days; - in Belgrade, seven days; - and at the consulate general in Atlanta, ten days. 🇩🇪 Experiences with immigration offices in Germany Regarding applying for the Opportunity Card within Germany, not many immigration offices provide information about the application procedure on their website, like in Frankfurt, Münster, or Leipzig. 👉 If you hold one of the nationalities that allows you to apply for the Opportunity Card directly in Germany, check if this is already possible at the immigration office in the city where you intend to settle. If not, it might be better to apply at the German embassy in your country before you leave for Germany. 😡 Challenges Some clients' sponsors have had difficulties obtaining declarations of commitment because local immigration offices have claimed that they cannot issue such declarations for the Opportunity Card. 👉 In these cases, your sponsor should be persistent and refer to the information on the website of the embassy. Some embassy websites provide unclear and imprecise instructions for applying for the Opportunity Card. 👉 If something is unclear, take a look at the German version of the website (use a translator). Sometimes, the translations into the local language are inaccurate, incomprehensible, or even missing important points. If you still can't get any further, reach out to the embassy, or feel free to book a consultation with me. 💬 Your experiences? What have your experiences been with the Opportunity Card so far? Have you already applied for it, or are you preparing to do so? Let me know in the comments! #chancenkarte #opportunitycard #germany