§ 38 AufenthV: Substitute jurisdiction of the foreigners authority
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You can apply for your national visa at the foreigners authority at the seat of the Federal Foreign Office (in Berlin) if all of these conditions are met:
- Germany does not have an embassy or consulate in the country where you live.
- Or the embassy or consulate temporarily cannot issue visas.
- The Federal Foreign Office has not designated another diplomatic mission for visa issuance.
Ein Ausländer kann ein nationales Visum bei der am Sitz des Auswärtigen Amtes zuständigen Ausländerbehörde einholen, soweit die Bundesrepublik Deutschland in dem Staat seines gewöhnlichen Aufenthalts keine Auslandsvertretung unterhält oder diese vorübergehend keine Visa erteilen kann und das Auswärtige Amt keine andere Auslandsvertretung zur Visumerteilung ermächtigt hat.
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