The Chinese Embassy announced:
Any citizen with a German passport who used to have another citizenship
From now on, if the passport has been issued after 01.01.2015, he must either present his original passport or he must obtain a certificate from the registration office that the old passport has been destroyed.
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Passengers with destination US have to follow new regulations. Several airlines, including Lufthansa, are stepping up controls. They implement instructions from the US authorities.
At the request of the American authorities, the airlines Lufthansa, Air France, Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir and Emirates begin today with new, so-called safety interviews of all passengers of flights with the goal USA. This was shared by the companies.
The German Lufthansa said that the new regulations had been set by the US traffic safety authority TSA, which is subordinate to the Ministry of Homeland Security. In addition to the control of electronic devices, travelers to the US might also have to expect "short interviews at check-in, document control or the gate". Swiss, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, has asked its passengers to check in at least 90 minutes before departure.
Air France will start the interviews at Orly airport in Paris tomorrow. On November 2nd, they will also be present at Charles de Gaulle airport. All passengers will be given a questionnaire.
Sources: US consulate, tagesschau.de, Deutsche Lufthansa
The Nigerian Embassy announced:
The processing time in the Embassy Nigeria extends from 1 November 2017 to 2-3 weeks.
Please consider this when you apply for a visa.
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The Russian embassy in Berlin announced :
From 11.9.2017 no express and lightning visa can be issued for businessmen with company invitation more. The processing time is 5-7 consular workdays.
For businesspeople with a telex number or with an official invitation as well as for tourists the express processing and lightning visa is still possible.
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The Embassy of Pakistan announced:
At the moment, no multiple visas can be exhibited in the Embassy of Berlin. Applicants will only receive a simple visa for 3 months.
We will inform you if this provision changes.
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