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Government & administration
Ministère des Affaires Étrangères → AA + Ausländerbehörde + BVA
Affaires étrangères, Ambassade, Consulat
1 → 3 split
In Germany
Consular work is split. The foreign ministry runs the embassies, the local immigration office handles you once you are in the country, and a federal office issues citizenship certificates and legalises federal documents.
1 → 3 split
Who does what
Auswärtiges Amt (Foreign office and missions abroad)Visa issuance · Consular assistance
Ausländerbehörde (Local immigration office)Immigration administration
Bundesverwaltungsamt (Federal office of administration)Consular assistance
Main similarities
- Consular assistance
- Visa issuance
Main differences
- Immigration administration → Direction Générale de Migration
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Function by function
01 · Visa issuanceMinistère des Affaires Étrangères → Auswärtiges AmtClose
02 · Consular assistanceMinistère des Affaires Étrangères → Auswärtiges AmtClose
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