General Information

Visa appointments can only be booked through the online appointment system and not by phone or by email. We would like to point out that requests for special appointments have no chance of success. Please understand that we cannot answer special appointment requests. Please check our website regularly as there are always isolated cancelled dates and new dates are made available daily.

Each applicant needs an appointment of his/her own. If you are applying with children, each child must have their own appointment.

Admission to the visa section of the German Consulate General in order to submit an application is only possible on presentation of a print-out of a valid appointment booking confirmation and a complete application.

Latecomers will not be admitted and incomplete applications will not be processed.

It is mandatory to provide the necessary information that is requested by the booking system (passport number, complete address. etc.). No correct, complete information - no admission. In these cases, a new booking has to be made.

The booking has to be made in the correct categories. If you made a booking in a wrong category, admission will not be granted and you have to also book a new, correct appointment.

Please cancel your appointment if you cannot make it. The confirmation e-mail provides a cancellation link. Incorrect bookings will not be changed by the visa section. The incorrect booking will have to be cancelled and a new booking has to be made.

Short term visa for a stay of up to 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen Area

Appointments for short term visa can be booked on our online appointment system. Appointments are activated regularly.

National Visa (long term stays of more than 90 days)

Apply online or in paper form

Apply online

You can apply for your visa online via the Consular Services Portal. You will receive feedback as to whether your documents are complete. You can adjust and correct documents directly. Your appointment at the German mission abroad will then be
quick and efficient: you present the requested original documents, provide your biometric data (fingerprints and photograph) and pay the fee.

Which visas can I apply for online?

You can apply for the following visas online:

• Opportunity Card
• Blue Card (EU)
• Taking up employment as an academic
• Taking up employment as a skilled worker with professional training
• Taking up employment with work experience
• Visa for studying for category A (bachelor's degree 1. Class only / scholarship public german funds / PHD / research hosting agreement)

Apply now via the Consular Services Portal

Application in paper form

All other application must be submitted in paper form.

Due to the hight demand for appointments we have set up a waiting list for the different categories.

Please register here.

For reasons of fairness, the waiting list is processed in strict chronological order. As soon as an appointment has been allocated, the applicant will be notified.