🇩🇪 Germany
Before you travel
- Travel documents must be valid for at least 3 months longer than the duration of stay.
Official channel
The consulate for the main destination, normally through its appointed visa centre
Source record
Rules and exceptions
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Applies to you1
Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Germany.
Every other rule for this destination6
Passengers can enter with a “C” or “D” visa issued by a Schengen Member State for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Passengers with a Temporary Residence Permit (Fiktionsbescheinigung) issued by Germany do not need a visa. They must have the third box on the document ticked, and also have an expired resident permit issued by Germany.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Germany do not need a visa.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Monaco or another Schengen Member State do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Schengen "D" Visas issued by Portugal with the remark "CPLP" are not accepted. Schengen "C" visas must be valid for the visited Schengen Member State. This is specified in the "valid for" field of the visa.
"C" visas issued by Bulgaria or Romania before 31 March 2024 are not accepted.