Schengen-Visum beantragen

• § 5 Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) (Allgemeine Erteilungsvoraussetzungen)
• § 6 Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) (Visum)
• Schengener Grenzkodex
• EU-Visumverordnung
• Visakodex
• § 39 Aufenthaltsverordnung (Verlängerung eines Aufenthalts im Bundesgebiet für längerfristige Zwecke)
• § 46 Aufenthaltsverordnung (Gebühren)

You require a Schengen visa

• in category “A” (airport transit visa) for transit by air (this visa only entitles you to stay in the airport’s transit area and not to leave it via a border control point)
• in category “C” (short-stay visa) for
  • overland transit through Schengen territory to a third country that is not a Schengen state
  • a short stay of up to 90 days within a period of 180 days from the date of your initial entry. This visa entitles you to short stays in
    • Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
    • Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

N.B. A category “C” visa does not entitle you to take up gainful employment unless this is marked in the visa.

You can also have a visa issued for several stays within a period of up to five years. This is conditional on each short stay not exceeding a period of up to 90 days within a period of 180 days from the date of your initial entry.
Please note that the immigration authority only has a very limited scope to extend your visa after your arrival.

For longer stays, you need a national visa.

Note: No entry visa or residence permit is required for citizens of European Union (EU) member states or citizens of the EEA countries Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. The same applies to Swiss citizens. You will find further information in the procedure “Application for residence permit for citizens of Switzerland".

• Passport or travel document issued in lieu of a passport
• Proof of the prerequisites listed (for example, declaration of formal obligation from a third party as assurance for the foreigner's livelihood)

• Your identity has been established and you satisfy the passport obligation.
• Your subsistence is assured.
• There is no expulsion interest and
• your stay does not endanger or prejudice the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Note: Granting of a visa will not be considered if you have been expelled, removed or repatriated.

60 euros (Children between the ages of six and 12: 35 euros)

(partial exemption possible)

You must apply for the visa in writing and state the purpose of the stay. You apply to a German diplomatic mission abroad (embassy, consulate).

Note: Incorrect or incomplete information will normally result in the refusal of a residence title after entry. It may also give rise to expulsion.

Normally between two and ten working days

Delays can occur especially during the peak travel periods.

In good time before the planned entry