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The Schengen states issue a Schengen Tourism or Visitor Visa to Germany. It allows its holder to travel to all Schengen member countries, including Germany. It is in the form of a sticker attached to the traveller's passport.
Whether or not you require a Schengen short-stay visa depends on your nationality/citizenship and the rules and regulations established by the Schengen states. As a result, before beginning a visa application or booking a flight to Germany, double-check whether you require a visa.
Travellers from third-world countries will need to acquire a Schengen visa before visiting Germany if their countries:
To be eligible, you must have:
The form should be filled out correctly completely, printed and signed and filled in English or German. The following documents are required:
Following is the process to get this visa.
When to Apply
Apply six months before your intended trip to Germany. But you must do it two weeks before your trip to Germany. To avoid any processing delays, you should apply for a tourist visa minimum of three weeks before your travel date.
Visa Processing Time
The processing time for short-stay visas to Germany is approximately ten days. However, tourism visas may take a little longer because business visas and other visas are given higher priority.
Duration
With a Tourist Schengen Visa, you can stay in Germany for three months. The German embassy inside your homeland is the one that decides how many days and when you can visit Germany. As a result, the validity of the visa and the length of stay differ slightly.
Fees
Schengen visa will cost €80. However, some categories are exempt from visa fees or must pay a reduced fee.
It is unusual for the validity of visas to be extended and is only done under exceptional cases. It can only be done by a foreign authority in Germany that covers the place of residence of the tourist or visa owner.
Work
You cannot work with a tourist visa
Study
You cannot enrol in a course with a tourist visa
Extension
It is unusual for tourist visas to be extended without a valid reason.
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