
The most common pitfalls are a company that exists only on paper, failing the income or employment thresholds, weak personal finances, and applying after your legal stay has ended.
Refusals frequently come from businesses that cannot demonstrate genuine, ongoing activity. Registering a company without real operations, revenue, or employees does not satisfy the economic conditions, and the office may conclude the stated business purpose is not credible.
Other recurring problems include not meeting the income or employment thresholds for the relevant period, insufficient personal income or missing health insurance, incomplete or untranslated documents, and missing the application deadline. Treating the application as a substantive business case, with solid financial evidence, gives you the best chance of approval.
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