Visa information

Application for Schengen Visa Enlarge image (© dpa - Report)

Please be advised that credit cards or cheques cannot be accepted by the Embassy.

DO I NEED A VISA for a short stay in Germany?

Transit requirements may differ from the above list.

If you would like to apply for a visa, it is compulsory that you make an APPOINTMENT before

BE AWARE that on the next page you have to make an appointment for VISA and NOT for Passport

Making an appointment

The visa fee varies from  30,-  to 70,-€.

Applicants being too late will not be able to drop in their application and must make a new appointment.

              

                               SHORT STAY

Tourism, Visits, Business (even short stays within a study programme) and Transit

Short Stay - information [pdf, 155,9k]

Application form short stay visa [pdf, 116,38k]

fill it out online: 

Declaration of consent form [pdf, 62,21k]

Photograph requirements [pdf, 64,94k]

                              LONG STAY

Moving over for Work, Family Reunification and Moving over for Long Term Study Purposes

Family reunion (long term stay) [pdf, 148,21k]

visa for studying in Germany [pdf, 140,54k]

Employment visa [pdf, 140,14k]

Application form long stay visa [pdf, 361,68k]

Declaration of consent form [pdf, 62,21k]

Photograph requirements [pdf, 64,94k]

Additional information  

List of translators [pdf, 90,17k]

General visa information of the Federal Foreign Office


Visa information

Important regulations

Visa

Please note that your passport or travel document has to meet the following criteria, when applying for a visa:

a) your passport needs to be valid for at least three months after the date of expiry of the required visa

b) your passport needs to have at least two blank visa pages

c) only passports that have been issued (not extended!) during the past ten years can be endorsed with a visa. If your passport was issued longer than 10 years ago, please apply for a new passport at your Embassy.

NEW & IMPORTANT

Schengen-Karte

Liechtenstein fully applies the provisions of the Schengen Acquis starting on 19 December 2011. As of this date, foreigners residing in Liechtenstein who are subject to visa requirements are allowed to enter Germany and other states applying the Schengen Agreement for short stays of up to 90 days within any six month period with their passport and a residence permit issued by Liechtenstein; no further visa is required.

Beginning on 19 December 2011, Schengen visas issued even before that date by other countries also entitle the holder to enter Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein itself has begun issuing Schengen visas, which enable entry into other Schengen states, on 19 December 2011.