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German visa resources
Everything you need to prepare a Germany visa application — route guides, requirements, documents, fees and processing times. Choose the kind of help you need below.
5 guides · 9 guidance pages · German-specific throughout · All German visa information
What kind of help do you need?
Each section below drills down into topics, then into the individual guide — so you only ever see the level of detail you need.
- Germany visa guidesRoute-by-route guides to German visas — who each is for and how to apply.9 resources
- Applying for a Germany visaEligibility, documents, fees and processing for a German visa application.9 resources
- Immigration news & policy updatesRule changes and announcements affecting German visa applications — updated as they happen.2 updates
Most popular German resources
The pages German applicants open first.
- Germany visa feesGuidance
- Germany visa processing timesGuidance
Recent updates
Rule changes and announcements. Guides on this page are evergreen — anything time-sensitive lives in the news pillar.
- Guide for International Students in Germany
- Germany Will Implement New National COVID Regulations Beginning on October 1
Information you can trust
Our guides and updates are written by our editorial team, reviewed against the official immigration sources we link to on every page, and revised when the rules change. We are an independent information service — not a government department.
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