Visa Required:
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Yes
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Visa Processing Time:
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For applications made at the Consulate in London: 24 to 48 hours.
Processing time for a postal application can take up to 8 working days.
For applications made at the Consulate in Edinburgh: 7 days.
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Visa Appointment Required:
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Yes but only for the consulate in London.
Appointment is not required for the consulate in Edinburgh. Only the applicants residing in the following regions can apply at this consulate: Scotland, Cleveland and Redcar, Cumbria, Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Northumberland, Stockton on Tees, Tyne and Wear (Tyneside) and North Yorkshire without Selby.
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Visa Appointment Procedure:
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Appointment can be booked by calling 09065540740 (Calls cost £1 per minute from BT landlines).
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Visa Application Fee:
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EUR 60 payable in GBP only.
Free for spouses of EU or German nationals.
All fees to be paid in cash only.
An additional postage charge of GBP 6 is applicable for applications made at the consulate in Edinburgh if the applicant desires them to be posted back but does not submit a prepaid self addressed special delivery envelope.
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Documents Required:
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Application Form
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Completed and signed application form with 1 recent passport size photo.
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Passport
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Need to be valid for more than 3 months beyond the validity of the requested visa, with 2 blank visa pages to affix the visa sticker. British Residence Permit must also exceed by more than 3 months the validity of the requested visa.
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Accommodation
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Confirmed hotel booking covering all your stay in the Schengen countries.
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Transportation
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Confirmation of airline, rail or bus ticket. If driving then ferry confirmation, registration document, proof of legal ownership of vehicle and insurance papers are required.
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Financial Means
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Proof of funds to support the travel. Recent bank statements or travellers cheques are accepted as proof. Cash is not acceptable proof.
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Status Proof
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Letter from employer/school/university/college where applicable.
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Travel Insurance
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Travel insurance for the whole period of travel with a minimum amount of EUR 30,000 covering any medical, hospitalisation and repatriation costs valid for all member Schengen states.
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Letter of Invitation
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Required only if the applicant has been invited by a private person or visiting friends and family. An invitation letter and a copy of the passport data page from the host in Germany or the page with residence permit if the host is not German.
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Self addressed mail
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A self-addressed pre-paid special delivery envelope for the return of the passport if the applicant desires it to be sent back by post.
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Postal Application:
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Postal applications accepted only from applicants who have had a Schengen visa from the German Embassy London issued within the past 12 months.
A self-addressed Special Delivery envelope and the visa fee in postal orders needs to be enclosed with the application.
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Visa Application Procedure:
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Consulate in London: Applicant needs to turn up at the embassy at the time of appointment. Copies of all supporting documents are to be provided else a charge of 40p per copy will be charged by the embassy.
Consulate in Edinburgh: Applicants can turn up and apply for the visa at the consulate between 9:00-12hrs Monday to Friday. Copies of all supporting documents are to be provided. There is no facility to make copies at this embassy.
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Visa Collection Procedure:
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Consulate in London: Passport can be collected in person or can be requested to be posted back. If the applicant desires the passport to be posted back then a self-addressed Special Delivery envelope needs to be provided during the application submission.
Consulate in Edinburgh: Passports are normally posted back by registered mail. They can be collected in person at 13:30hrs on Tuesday and Thursday only.
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General Visa Information:
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Visa can be applied from a maximum of 12 weeks before the start of the trip.
List of days the embassy is closed on can be found by clicking here.
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Germany Embassy Information:
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German Embassy, Visa Section,
23 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PZ
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Visa Information Service: 02078241465 or 02078241466 (Monday & Wednesday: 13.30 -15.30, Tuesday & Thursday: 9.00 - 11.00).
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Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany,
16 Eglinton Crescent
Edinburgh, EH12 5DG
Tel. 01313372323
Fax : 01313461578
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