@Pe**

, wow, that is so helpful, thank you! I didn't know this

thank you, that's a great breakdown!

good for you!

Thank you for sharing! Waiting on Berlin embassy here, but with all the holidays and weekend in-between I guess I'll be lucky if I get it after 13 work days...

So happy for you!

German name without "Stadt", but I'm not approved yet

Oh now you're giving me anxiety. I didn't put the "Stadt" although it says it on my passport. Let's hope for the best for both of us!

Spouse DTV: You can get the application ready and save it as an incomplete application until you get yours, but you cannot put it in at the same time: one of the documents you need to take your spouse is the approved DTV! Get everything ready in the application mask, then as soon as you have your DTV, go to the unfinished one, upload the last documents you just got, and send it! Note: in my embassy, they only hold unfinished applications for 14 days. The mask will tell you once you log in.

Looks well-researched. Good luck!

Thank you thank you thank you! I'm so glad to see it was all worth it and hope you have a fantastic time in Thailand!

I will stick closely to what you provided (oh no, I got a photo taken but they didn't send me the digital version...) and hope to be equally successful in Berlin.

Thanks again for taking the time for the update and safe travels!