Visa question + ielts issue

Visa

Hi everyone,
I’m applying for a German student visa at the Embassy Jakarta using the Online Consular. After about a month of waiting, they asked me for corrections and additional documents. I’ve now resubmitted, but I’m worried about the timing. My program starts on 6 October, so I really need the visa before then. The first review started on 11 August, and I only got feedback on 11 September (so ~1 month).

  • Now I’m in the correction phase — does anyone know if this reassessment is faster than the initial review, or can it also take weeks (or a month AGAIN)?
  • IELTS issue: my IELTS certificate (taken Sept 2022, expired Sept 2024) was uploaded. When I first applied for the visa, it was still valid, but by the time they reviewed it, it had already expired. I tried to “rebuke” their input by pointing this out in my comments. That being said I just reuploaded the revision without touching the IELTS part.
  • I’ve also booked a new IELTS test on 17 September just in case.

Has anyone had experience with expired IELTS certificates being accepted under similar circumstances, or will they definitely wait for the new score?

Posted Sep 14, 2025, 12:36 AM UTC

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