Higher Administrative Court rejects the application for the Afghan family.

Higher Administrative Court rejects the application for the Afghan family.

Berlin, Deutschland - The Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg dismissed the lawsuit of an Afghan citizen and his family on June 4, 2025, who had requested an entry visa to the Federal Republic of Germany. This reports [berlin.de] (https://www.berlin.de/gerichte/oberverwaltungsgericht/presse/Pressemitteilungen/2025/Pressemage department. 1566902.php). The decision raises a previous partially upcoming decision by the Berlin Administrative Court.

The plaintiff stated that he had held literacy courses for Afghan police officers for the German Society for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) since 2014. As a result, he argued that he was at risk. In August 2021, he provided a risk indicator at GIZ as part of Afghanistan's local worker procedure and applied for humanitarian visas for entry in April 2022.

reasons for the rejection

The Higher Administrative Court dismissed the lawsuit as inadmissible because the plaintiffs had not submitted a formal visa application to a German representative. The previously submitted risk display is not considered a visa application and only triggers an internal political will formation process.

The 6th Senate also considers the lawsuit to be unfounded. The plaintiffs would not be entitled to an admission, since the decision about it must be made in the context of the "protection of political interests of the Federal Republic of Germany". The Federal Government therefore decides on the admission in each individual case, although former local forces do not automatically justify the right to recording. A revision has not been approved, but the plaintiffs have the opportunity to appeal against non -registration.

Visa application procedure for Afghan citizens

For Afghan citizens who want to apply for a visa for entry to Germany, the procedures are complicated. According to the [Diplomatic Foreign Office] (https://afghanistan.diplo.de/af-de/05-visa invasion) you need a visa that must be requested depending on the length of stay and purpose. However, the vist point in Kabul is closed until further notice, which means that application taxes in Kabul are currently not possible.

The application must be made in the German messages in Tehran or Islamabad. Applications for a visa for family reunification or for national visas can be submitted there. In Tehran, the application for Visa was outsourced to the external service provider Visametric, while people who are in India are allowed to continue to submit their applications to the New Delhi message as long as they are not in Afghanistan.

In addition, various visas are available for short -term entry that can be requested in Islamabad, Istanbul or Dubai. It is advised to find out about the exact procedures and requirements on the relevant websites of the messages, since due to the high demand and difficult framework conditions, delayed processing times can be expected.