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Disclaimer
Germany Visa Application Centre is a service provided for the Embassy
of the Federal Republic of Germany in Riyadh, KSA by VFS (GCC) LLC.
VFS provides logistic services to visa applicants seeking visa to
enter Germany and is only responsible for the following:
- To receive from an applicant his/her passport, completed visa
form & supporting documentation (collectively, the "Documents")
and the applicable fees.
- (a) To handover the sealed envelope to the applicant and advise
him/her to proceed to the Embassy with the envelope and the applicable
visa fees as per the specified date and time of interview.
(b) To submit the Documents and the visa fees to the Embassy of
the Federal Republic of Germany on behalf of the applicant.
- To collect the relevant Documents back from the Embassy of
the Federal Republic of Germany after completion of all formalities,
and return the relevant Documents back to the applicant by courier
or at the counter.
Other Conditions:
Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary, the Embassy of the
Federal Republic of Germany reserves the right to ask for further
documentation and to refuse the visa application.
In certain cases, instead of the aforesaid procedure, the Embassy
of the Federal Republic of Germany will hand over the relevant Documents
to the Applicants directly. In such cases, VFS shall not be responsible
for any loss or damage to the Documents, in any manner whatsoever.
It must be noted that the grant or refusal of the German visa is
at the sole discretion of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of
Germany and VFS is neither involved in the process nor is liable
or responsible in any manner whatsoever for any delay in processing
or grant or rejection of the visa application of any applicant by
the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
VFS takes every reasonable precaution while handling the Documents
of applicants. However, VFS shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever to the applicant for any Documents which are lost in
transit by accident, theft, natural calamities (act of god) or any
other reason outside the control of, or not arising out of a willful
default of, VFS.
The applicant agrees and accepts that VFS neither controls the Embassy
of the Federal Republic of Germany nor does it control or operate
the services provided by them. Hence, VFS will not be liable or
responsible in any manner whatsoever for the loss or damage of applicant
Documents if the loss or damage is caused due to any default on
the part of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The applicant agrees and accepts that the courier acceptance and
delivery service through which the Documents are returned to the
applicants by VFS is operated by a third-party. VFS does not control
or operate any courier company, neither does it control or operate
any facility or service provided by the courier company. VFS disclaims
any and all liability for any loss or damage caused to the applicant
in the event that his/her Documents are delayed/ misplaced/ lost/
damaged by the courier company, whether such delay/ misplacement/
loss/ damage result from negligence, accident or any other cause.
In no event shall VFS and/or its representatives be liable for any
direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages
or any damages whatsoever due to such delay/ misplacement/ loss/
damage of the Documents, including the applicant's passport. Without
prejudice to the aforesaid, VFS and/or its representatives sole
and exclusive liability in case a passport is lost or damaged in
transit, is limited/restricted to the reimbursement of the amount
of fees charged by the Passport Issuing Authority as applicable
for the replacement of a lost / damaged passport through normal
application procedure. Such reimbursement of the fee amount will
be made by VFS to the applicant only on the presentation by the
applicant of the payment receipt issued by the Passport Issuing
Authority as applicable. The applicant agrees that the foregoing
limitation of liability is an agreed allocation of risk between
the parties and this limitation of liability is and shall be an
integral part of this disclaimer.
Any fees once received by VFS from the applicant will not be refundable
under any circumstances, irrespective of whether or not the desired
visa is granted by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the applicant.
VFS, in its sole discretion, may change, amend, cancel or withdraw
any or all of the terms and conditions mentioned herein at any time
without any prior notice. No employee of VFS has any authority whatsoever
to change / amend / amplify or withdraw any or all of the terms
and conditions mentioned herein without the prior written approval
of VFS.
These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance
with the laws of KSA. Any claims or disputes arising in relation
to the services provided by VFS to the applicant shall be subject
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in UAE.
The applicant hereby accepts and confirms that the applicant and/or
his/her representative, prior to submitting the visa application,
has read, understood and agreed to be bound by, without limitation
or qualification, all of the terms, conditions and details provided
herein.
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