Wikimania-General organisation/Visa for Germany

Visa information

• Auswärtigen Amt Deutschland [de]
• German Federal Foreign Office [en]
• Ministère fédéral allemand des Affaires étrangères [fr]
• Ministerio Federal alemán de Relaciones Exteriores [es]
• In Arabic [ar]

European Union and Schengen Area

• No visa required

United States

• No visa required for stays of up to 90 days

Other countries

Who needs a visa, who does not

• Countries whose citizens require/do not require visas to enter Germany [en]

How to get a visa?

• Complete information (en)
• Applications for visas will be processed through your local German embassy or consulate-general
• Applications for short stay visas *should* be processed within 2 to 10 working days, but allow at least a month for application in holiday time
• Requirements may vary depending on the country of origin (minimum insurance, invitation etc.)