Switzerland: Equal Pay - Review of minimum wages 2025
23/01/2025 08:00

Good afternoon,

We would like to inform you that the legal basis for the wage review as part of the Equal Pay approach has been published. You can find the new wage analyses in the revised Salarium calculator (https://www.salarium.bfs.admin.ch) or with the national wage calculator of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO (https://entsendung.admin.ch/Lohnrechner/home).

Please update your salary calculators. At the same time, you will contact your colleagues at DVKG to update the salary calculator in the DVKG application.

Best regards

Your DVKG team

London: New Global Consular Services (GCS) location
17/01/2025 13:00

Good afternoon,

The global brand of DVKG - Global Consular Services (GCS) - is expanding its international presence with an office in London.

We also offer the entire consular service portfolio at this new location in the UK.

Your DVKG / GCS team

Chinese New Years Festival
07/01/2025 10:30

Please note when applying for your visa that the PRC Visa Application Service Centers in Germany will be closed from January 29 up to and including February 2, 2025 due to the Chinese New Year.

Please take this into account when applying for a visa and planning your trip.

We recommend that you apply for your visa early.

If you have any questions, the DVKG consular advisors will be happy to help.

Your DVKG team

Tunisia: amended entry regulations
07/01/2025 09:30

Tunisia has changed the entry regulations for citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The previous option of entering the country with an identity card has been replaced by a passport requirement.

A passport is therefore mandatory for entry.

If you have any questions, the DVKG consular advisors will be happy to help.

Your DVKG team

UK: Update on ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization)
27/11/2024 16:00

Good afternoon,

In addition to our newsfeed of 11.11.2024 regarding ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) for travel to the United Kingdom (UK), we would like to inform you that since 27.11.2024 non-Europeans can apply for the ETA required from 08.01.2025 for travel to the UK for the first time. For EU citizens, this will be required from 02.04.2025 and can be applied for from 05.03.2025.

The DVKG provides a booking option in the DVKG portal that is easy to experience.

If you have any questions regarding ETA for the UK, please contact the DVKG consular advisors.

Your DVKG team