Grace Ochieng's year-long journey to obtain a visa to study in Germany highlights the complexities of the process. Despite her scholarship and prior German language skills, delays and poor communication with embassy officials added to her stress. Many individuals, like Grace's friend, also face challenges that jeopardize their educational opportunities. Others, like Teresia Trautlein, have similarly faced bureaucratic obstacles in their efforts to help skilled workers immigrate, reflecting a wider issue within Germany's immigration system that can deter potential talents.
"It should not be this way. It took an enormous toll on me and the start of my studies. Because of the visa process, some people don't make it here."
"It's not so much the visa process that is so exhausting; it's mostly the communication. When you call the German embassy, they don't answer; when you write emails, they don't reply."
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