Germany Visa Quota: The announcement of expanding visa quota for skilled Indian professionals to 90,000 annually was made by PM Modi portion addressing the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024 here. (Source: PTI)
Germany Visa Quota accrued for Skilled Indian professionals: Prime Minister Narendra Modi contiguous announced that Germany plans to summation the fig of visas granted annually to skilled Indian workers to 90,000 from 20,000.
The announcement was made by PM Modi portion addressing the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024 here.
“Today Indians are the largest radical of overseas students astatine our universities. Last twelvemonth alone, the fig of Indians moving successful Germany grew by 23,000. That endowment is simply a invited summation to our labour market,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said portion addressing the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024. Scholz besides added that the European state is moving connected improving visa procedures with the assistance of digitisation, faster processing and user-friendly initiatives.
However, helium besides cautioned that Germany is aiming to trim irregular migration. “At the aforesaid time, we are reducing irregular migration and facilitating returns of those who person nary close to beryllium successful our country. The connection is that Germany is unfastened for skilled workers but past we tin determine who comes,” Scholz said.
Meanwhile, PM Modi besides announced an MoU betwixt IIT Chennai and Dresden University. “People-to-people connections are an important pillar of our relationship. Today, we person decided to enactment unneurotic successful skills improvement and vocational education. An statement has besides been signed betwixt IIT Chennai and Dresden University, which volition let our students to instrumentality vantage of a Dual Degree program,” Modi said.