The new job in India requires a special type of german passport that is issued by the German Foreign Office. And this type of passport requires some other things that again require more other things:
>>> biometric passport photo
>>> photoshooting session
>>> delivery of biometric data ("us") for scanning to the German Foreign Office in Berlin
>>> trip to Berlin
>>> overnight stay in Berlin
Photo: Photoshooting in Heide with Kiran and Shanti