New Delhi: More than a hundred Indians, holding a job offer from a German company or acknowledging from universities in Germany, has asked the Ministry of External Affairs and the German government to free them from travel prohibitions.
The signatories, which include engineers, researchers, managers, and data scientists, have written to the Indian government which states that their work is at stake due to travel restrictions imposed by Germany in India since April 26 because of a pandemic.
Some of them said that they could lose their jobs as “the European Union and the German law did not allow” they began to work remotely.
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The signatory claims that around 600 employees and nearly 900 students are waiting to travel to Germany.
Many German neighboring countries such as France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria now allow Indian employees to arrive in their country for work purposes.
Lucknow Ratan Lal Agrahari said, “I work as a support executive in Bangalore in MNC.
I need to travel to Frankfurt for the same role.
I have delayed my combination twice because of a ban on travel, I have been waiting for years.
For this opportunity .
I have a work permit and a valid visa.
My pre-approval will expire and in this case I will not be able to travel that will result in loss of work.
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Anusha Bambhore Tamaram from Bangalore has received admit to PhD at state universities in Germany in April.
“My start date is June 1 Since then I have been waiting to apply for my visa and travel to Germany to start my research work because it is not possible to achieve research remotely and to receive funds for my research, I have to be physically present In Germany and began by signing a work contract.
My research institute was waiting for me to join as soon as possible.
I need a visa and I have to travel to Germany’s early.
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In the same situation is Yashashri Bhandari and Sanhita Mitra.
While Bhandari had to travel to Berlin to work as a senior software engineer, a stress partner because he might not get a job in India also because of the gap in his career because of the prohibition of travel from Germany.
According to the German mission on the Indian website, “New Ordonance on Coronavirus’ entry regulations (” Coronaeineeisevev “) came into force on May 13, 2021 and has been extended until July 28, 2021,” and “with the effects of April 26, 2021, the German Federal Republic appointed India As a state with significant risk of infection (virus variant area).
“Therefore, entering Germany, even with a valid visa, is generally prohibited for passengers who have visited India for the past 10 days.
This ban, unfortunately, also applies to student holders and work visas (first entry).”
The signatories have said that they will travel only after being fully vaccinated, presenting a negative RT-PCR test report before taking a plane, undergoing the strict quarantine of 21 days on arrival to Germany and following all the guidelines.
Data Dwivedi data scientist said he would move to Germany when the German consulate in Bangalore stopped taking the application.
“Before I could apply for a visa, the German consulate in Bangalore stopped taking the application.
The consulate still hasn’t taken the application and now my job is affected by this.”
