Visa Information

Applicants applying at the Germany Visa Application Centre shall be levied a non-refundable service charge of 12.25 KWD

Checklist Transit Visa

• The photographs must be:
• No more than 6-months old
• 35-40mm in width
• Close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70 -80% of the photograph
• In sharp focus and clear
• Of high quality with no ink marks or creases
• Show you looking directly at the camera
• Show your skin tones naturally
• Have appropriate brightness and contrast
• Be printed on high quality paper, and at high resolution Photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• Be colour neutral
• Show your eyes open and clearly visible-no hair across your eyes
• Show you facing square on to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style) or tilted, and showing both edges of your face clearly
• Be taken with a white background
• Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on your face and no red eye
• If you wear glasses:
• Be colour neutral
• The photograph must show your eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses, and no tinted lenses (if possible, avoid heavy frames - wear lighter framed glasses if you have them)
• Make sure that the frames do not cover any part of your eyes.
• Head coverings :
• Are not permitted except for religious reasons, but your facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of your face must be clearly shown.
• Show you alone (no chair backs, toys or other people visible), looking at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed.

Please ensure that you file your visa application at least 2 weeks prior to your trip!

As a rule, missions require 15 days to decide on an application for a short stay visa.

Kuwaiti nationals: no transit Visa Required for Kuwaiti passports holders.

Other nationalities: The Processing time by the Embassy takes at least 11 to 15 working days

The Processing time can exceed the above-mentioned period in case your applications needs further scrutiny or if you need to submit additional documents.

During this time, neither the Embassy nor the Visa Application Centre can provide any information on the details of your application. Inquiries regarding the status of visa applications can only be handled after completion of the above stated processing period.

The visa clearance is a computerized process – the German Embassy has no influence of the processing time.

During the peak travel season there may be a waiting period for making an application to a German mission. Persons requiring a visa to enter Germany should therefore submit their applications in good time which is at least 2 to 3 weeks prior to the travel date. You may apply as early as 180 days before your entry date to Schengen area.

Note: The applications are delivered to the Embassy the next working day.

	Consent to receiving electronic correspondence
	Declaration B – Security Questionnaire
	Declaration D – Travel Health Insurance

Applicants applying at the Germany Visa Application Centre shall be levied a non-refundable service charge of 12.25 KWD

	Checklist Business Visa –Kuwaiti Nationals
	Checklist Business Visa – Non-Kuwaiti Nationals

• The photographs must be:
• No more than 6-months old
• 35-40mm in width
• Close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70 -80% of the photograph
• In sharp focus and clear
• Of high quality with no ink marks or creases
• Show you looking directly at the camera
• Show your skin tones naturally
• Have appropriate brightness and contrast
• Be printed on high quality paper, and at high resolution Photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• Be colour neutral
• Show your eyes open and clearly visible-no hair across your eyes
• Show you facing square on to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style) or tilted, and showing both edges of your face clearly
• Be taken with a white background
• Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on your face and no red eye
• If you wear glasses:
• Be colour neutral
• The photograph must show your eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses, and no tinted lenses (if possible, avoid heavy frames - wear lighter framed glasses if you have them)
• Make sure that the frames do not cover any part of your eyes.
• Head coverings :
• Are not permitted except for religious reasons, but your facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of your face must be clearly shown.
• Show you alone (no chair backs, toys or other people visible), looking at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed.

Please ensure that you file your visa application at least 2 weeks prior to your trip!

As a rule, missions require 15 days to decide on an application for a short stay visa.

Kuwaiti nationals: The Processing time by the Embassy takes 7 to 14 days

Other nationalities: The Processing time by the Embassy takes at least 11 to 15 working days

The Processing time can exceed the above-mentioned period in case your applications needs further scrutiny or if you need to submit additional documents.

During this time, neither the Embassy nor the Visa Application Centre can provide any information on the details of your application. Inquiries regarding the status of visa applications can only be handled after completion of the above stated processing period.

The visa clearance is a computerized process – the German Embassy has no influence of the processing time.

During the peak travel season there may be a waiting period for making an application to a German mission. Persons requiring a visa to enter Germany should therefore submit their applications in good time which is at least 2 to 3 weeks prior to the travel date. You may apply as early as 180 days before your entry date to Schengen area.

Note: The applications are delivered to the Embassy the next working day.

	Consent to receiving electronic correspondence
	Declaration B – Security Questionnaire
	Declaration D – Travel Health Insurance

Applicants applying at the Germany Visa Application Centre shall be levied a non-refundable service charge of 12.250 KWD

	Checklist Medical Visa – Kuwaiti Nationals
	Checklist Medical Visa – Non-Kuwaiti Nationals

• The photographs must be:
• No more than 6-months old
• 35-40mm in width
• Close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70 -80% of the photograph
• In sharp focus and clear
• Of high quality with no ink marks or creases
• Show you looking directly at the camera
• Show your skin tones naturally
• Have appropriate brightness and contrast
• Be printed on high quality paper, and at high resolution Photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• Be colour neutral
• Show your eyes open and clearly visible-no hair across your eyes
• Show you facing square on to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style) or tilted, and showing both edges of your face clearly
• Be taken with a white background
• Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on your face and no red eye
• If you wear glasses:
• Be colour neutral
• The photograph must show your eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses, and no tinted lenses (if possible, avoid heavy frames - wear lighter framed glasses if you have them)
• Make sure that the frames do not cover any part of your eyes.
• Head coverings :
• Are not permitted except for religious reasons, but your facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of your face must be clearly shown.
• Show you alone (no chair backs, toys or other people visible), looking at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed.

Please ensure that you file your visa application at least 2 weeks prior to your trip!

As a rule, missions require 15 days to decide on an application for a short stay visa.

Kuwaiti nationals: The Processing time by the Embassy takes 7 to 14 days

Other nationalities: The Processing time by the Embassy takes at least 11 to 15 working days

The Processing time can exceed the above-mentioned period in case your applications needs further scrutiny or if you need to submit additional documents.

During this time, neither the Embassy nor the Visa Application Centre can provide any information on the details of your application. Inquiries regarding the status of visa applications can only be handled after completion of the above stated processing period.

The visa clearance is a computerized process – the German Embassy has no influence of the processing time.

During the peak travel season there may be a waiting period for making an application to a German mission. Persons requiring a visa to enter Germany should therefore submit their applications in good time which is at least 2 to 3 weeks prior to the travel date. You may apply as early as 180 days before your entry date to Schengen area.

Note: The applications are delivered to the Embassy the next working day.

	Consent to receiving electronic correspondence
	Declaration B – Security Questionnaire
	Declaration D – Travel Health Insurance

Applicants applying at the Germany Visa Application Centre shall be levied a non-refundable service charge of 12.250 KWD

	Checklist Tourist Visa – Kuwaiti Nationals
	Checklist Tourist Visa – Non-Kuwaiti Nationals

• The photographs must be:
• No more than 6-months old
• 35-40mm in width
• Close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70 -80% of the photograph
• In sharp focus and clear
• Of high quality with no ink marks or creases
• Show you looking directly at the camera
• Show your skin tones naturally
• Have appropriate brightness and contrast
• Be printed on high quality paper, and at high resolution Photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• Be colour neutral
• Show your eyes open and clearly visible-no hair across your eyes
• Show you facing square on to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style) or tilted, and showing both edges of your face clearly
• Be taken with a white background
• Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on your face and no red eye
• If you wear glasses:
• Be colour neutral
• The photograph must show your eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses, and no tinted lenses (if possible, avoid heavy frames - wear lighter framed glasses if you have them)
• Make sure that the frames do not cover any part of your eyes.
• Head coverings :
• Are not permitted except for religious reasons, but your facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of your face must be clearly shown.
• Show you alone (no chair backs, toys or other people visible), looking at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed.

Please ensure that you file your visa application at least 2 weeks prior to your trip!

As a rule, missions require 15 days to decide on an application for a short stay visa.

Kuwaiti nationals: The Processing time by the Embassy takes 7 to 14 days

Other nationalities: The Processing time by the Embassy takes at least 11 to 15 working days

The Processing time can exceed the above-mentioned period in case your applications needs further scrutiny or if you need to submit additional documents.

During this time, neither the Embassy nor the Visa Application Centre can provide any information on the details of your application. Inquiries regarding the status of visa applications can only be handled after completion of the above stated processing period.

The visa clearance is a computerized process – the German Embassy has no influence of the processing time.

During the peak travel season there may be a waiting period for making an application to a German mission. Persons requiring a visa to enter Germany should therefore submit their applications in good time which is at least 2 to 3 weeks prior to the travel date. You may apply as early as 180 days before your entry date to Schengen area.

Note: The applications are delivered to the Embassy the next working day.

	Consent to receiving electronic correspondence
	Declaration B – Security Questionnaire
	Declaration D – Travel Health Insurance
	Declaration E – 3rd Party Authorization Letter

Visa Facilitation for family members of EU/EEA and German Nationals

Family members under this category are:

• Spouse/partner/common law spouse
• The direct descendants (children) who are under the age of 21 or are dependents, and those of the spouse or partner.
• The dependent direct relatives in the ascending line (e.g. parents) and those of the spouse or partner.

The applicant will have to provide evidence that he/she falls under this category. An application for a Schengen visa for this purpose is free of charge; however, the service fee is applicable if the application is made at a visa service centre.

Spouses and minor children of German nationals and EU / EWR citizens as well as parents of German minor children and minor children of EU / EWR citizens are exempt from the visa fee for all categories when travelling with the German national, EU / EWR citizen or rejoining him / her in the Schengen area

Applicants applying under this category at the Germany Visa Application Centre shall be levied a non-refundable service charge of 12.170 KWD

Visa fees of a rejected or withdrawn visa application are not refundable.

Checklist EU / German Nationals Spouse / Child

• The photographs must be:
• No more than 6-months old
• 35-40mm in width
• Close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70 -80% of the photograph
• In sharp focus and clear
• Of high quality with no ink marks or creases
• Show you looking directly at the camera
• Show your skin tones naturally
• Have appropriate brightness and contrast
• Be printed on high quality paper, and at high resolution Photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• Be colour neutral
• Show your eyes open and clearly visible-no hair across your eyes
• Show you facing square on to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style) or tilted, and showing both edges of your face clearly
• Be taken with a white background
• Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on your face and no red eye
• If you wear glasses:
• Be colour neutral
• The photograph must show your eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses, and no tinted lenses (if possible, avoid heavy frames - wear lighter framed glasses if you have them)
• Make sure that the frames do not cover any part of your eyes.
• Head coverings :
• Are not permitted except for religious reasons, but your facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of your face must be clearly shown.
• Show you alone (no chair backs, toys or other people visible), looking at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed.

Please ensure that you file your visa application at least 2 weeks prior to your trip!

As a rule, missions require 15 days to decide on an application for a short stay visa.

Kuwaiti nationals: The Processing time by the Embassy takes 7 days

Other nationalities: The Processing time by the Embassy takes at least 10 to 12 working days

The Processing time can exceed the above-mentioned period in case your applications needs further scrutiny or if you need to submit additional documents.

During this time, neither the Embassy nor the Visa Application Centre can provide any information on the details of your application. Inquiries regarding the status of visa applications can only be handled after completion of the above stated processing period.

The visa clearance is a computerized process – the German Embassy has no influence of the processing time.

During the peak travel season there may be a waiting period for making an application to a German mission. Persons requiring a visa to enter Germany should therefore submit their applications in good time which is at least 2 to 3 weeks prior to the travel date. You may apply as early as 180 days before your entry date to Schengen area.

Note: The applications are delivered to the Embassy the next working day.

	Consent to receiving electronic correspondence
	Declaration B – Security Questionnaire
	Declaration D – Travel Health Insurance

Applicants applying at the Germany Visa Application Centre shall be levied a non-refundable service charge of 12.250 KWD

	Checklist Family Visit Visa – Kuwaiti National
	Checklist Family Visit Visa – Non-Kuwaiti National

• The photographs must be:
• No more than 6-months old
• 35-40mm in width
• Close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70 -80% of the photograph
• In sharp focus and clear
• Of high quality with no ink marks or creases
• Show you looking directly at the camera
• Show your skin tones naturally
• Have appropriate brightness and contrast
• Be printed on high quality paper, and at high resolution Photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• Be colour neutral
• Show your eyes open and clearly visible-no hair across your eyes
• Show you facing square on to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style) or tilted, and showing both edges of your face clearly
• Be taken with a white background
• Be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on your face and no red eye
• If you wear glasses:
• Be colour neutral
• The photograph must show your eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses, and no tinted lenses (if possible, avoid heavy frames - wear lighter framed glasses if you have them)
• Make sure that the frames do not cover any part of your eyes.
• Head coverings :
• Are not permitted except for religious reasons, but your facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of your face must be clearly shown.
• Show you alone (no chair backs, toys or other people visible), looking at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed.

Please ensure that you file your visa application at least 2 weeks prior to your trip!

As a rule, missions require 15 days to decide on an application for a short stay visa.

Kuwaiti nationals: The Processing time by the Embassy takes 7 to 14 days

Other nationalities: The Processing time by the Embassy takes at least 11 to 15 working days

The Processing time can exceed the above-mentioned period in case your applications needs further scrutiny or if you need to submit additional documents.

During this time, neither the Embassy nor the Visa Application Centre can provide any information on the details of your application. Inquiries regarding the status of visa applications can only be handled after completion of the above stated processing period.

The visa clearance is a computerized process – the German Embassy has no influence of the processing time.

During the peak travel season there may be a waiting period for making an application to a German mission. Persons requiring a visa to enter Germany should therefore submit their applications in good time which is at least 2 to 3 weeks prior to the travel date. You may apply as early as 180 days before your entry date to Schengen area.

Note: The applications are delivered to the Embassy the next working day.

	Consent to receiving electronic correspondence
	Declaration B – Security Questionnaire
	Declaration D – Travel Health Insurance
	Declaration E – 3rd Party Authorization Letter