Amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals since July 1, 2023

I. Jurisdiction of the Embassy to lodge the visa application (§ 169g):

The applicant is entitled to submit an application only to the embassy of the State of which he or she is a citizen, or, where appropriate, in the State which issued the travel document of which he or she is the holder, or in the State in which he or she has been granted long-term or permanent residence and in which he or she has been lawfully residing continuously for at least 2 years.

II . Increase of the administrative fee for request for a review of short-term visa refusal:

The fee is increased from EUR 60 to EUR 80.