Hello everyone. I have a question regarding the visa process.

I have a job offer from Germany, so I want to move there. I need to apply for a “long term visa” apparently. But because of the unfortunate timing of the year, the consulate seems to be exceptionally busy and the soonest available time to schedule a meeting with them is mid-September.

I was wondering if it would be possible if I instead applied for a 90-day tourist visa (which can be done faster, as I understand), went to Germany with that, and then applied for the long term visa as well as the work/residence permits? Would that be easier/faster? Does anyone have any experience with that?

Note: I am from [Azerbaijan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan)

Please let me know.

10 comments

  1. Only select nationalities can enter with a tourist visa and then transfer to residence permit. If you need to apply for a tourist visa, then you’re not on that list.

  3. If you do that, your visa working visa will be automatically rejected. You can not enter Germany seeking for a working permit with a tourist visa.

  4. Normally you have to change the tourist visa status to a working visa status in your country. Please be aware that we you apply to one visa you can’t apply to another one while the first one is still in a revision process. So if you already applied for a working visa and it’s in the process, you can’t apply for a tourist visa

  6. How whiteraven4 explained it, its not possible and your plan will not work.
    It makes no sense to argue here about this.

  7. I would double-check this: a ***90-day tourist visa (which can be done faster, as I understand).*** Where I come from, it is the opposite and it makes sense to be. Germany has a higher interest in getting you into the country to work than having you roaming around as a tourist.

  9. A tourist visa cannot be converted to a long term visa within Germany. You have to apply it from your country of residence. There are several visa you can apply instead like language visa or work visa – both have different set of requirements but allows you to stay longer and work legally too.

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