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Thank you very much for your interest in travelling to Germany and / or the Schengen Area.
Since April 16, 2007, it is no longer possible for us to accept your visa application without
prior appointment due to an increasing number of daily visa applications.
Therefore, we kindly recommend you to contact our Visa Application Centre in order to
schedule an appointment for submission of your visa application.
All applicants residing within the jurisdication of this Embassy (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal as well as in the
Union Territories of Chandigarh, Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands)
who wish to apply for a Schengen-Visa (short term visa with a validity up to a maximum of
90 days) or Transit Visa should submit their applications at the
First time applicants who have to come in person to the Embassy for an interview, will
be given an appointment by the Visa Application Centre for submitting their applications
with the German Embassy.
However, applications of bonafide travellers (persons who have been granted a Schengen
Visa from any Schengen Member State, Canada or USA during the last five years and have
travelled on the same) will be forwarded directly to the German Embassy for processing.
The submission of your visa application with VFS can be done either by the applicant
himself or any authorized person who bears a photo-ID.
Please be informed, that processing of a visa application takes a minimum of three working
days (counted from the day of submission with the Embassy).
For detailed information with regard to the required documentation please log on to:
www.vfs-germany.co.in, see the Embassy’s homepage: www.new-delhi.diplo.de or call the
helpline: 011 4253 0000
Applicants for German National Residence Permits (long term visa) have to submit their
applications directly with the German Embassy from Monday – Friday between 8.00 and
12.00 hours.
If you prefer, however, to submit your visa application directly to the German Embassy,
please contact the Visa Section of the German Embassy between 9.00 and 11.00 a.m.
(Tel.: 44 199 222) in order to schedule an appointment. There is no option to submit a visa
application without prior appointment.
You have to appear in person for submission of your application and collection of your
passport. Please note that it is neither possible to send a representative for submission or
collection of your passport nor to collect the visa on the day of application itself.
Sincerely Yours,
Visa Section
German Embassy New Delhi