Hi everyone, I updated the process of appealing my visa refusal to The Berlin Administrative Court in my previous post. So, what happened? On January 29, 2025, J informed me that two letters from The Berlin Administrative Court had arrived at his mother's house, as the letters were addressed there. The next day, J's mother brought him the letters to J's house. The letters stated that processing the appeal would require a fee of 500 EUR, and the procedural costs would be 5000 EUR. We assumed this would cover lawyer fees, etc. if we wished to proceed with the appeal. J and I were immediately taken aback. J expressed his disillusionment with the humanity of the system we live in. Naturally, I found it absurd as well. Consequently, we withdrew our appeal. I explained to J that this was precisely why the Embassy for the Schengen visa area outsourced visa processing to a third party. The uncooperative officer refused to identify the missing or insufficient documents, leading to t...