German Embassy and German Consulates in Russia

Visiting Germany for Russian citizens is carried out with entry documents. They can be issued independently or with the help of intermediaries by contacting the consular section of the country’s Embassy or the Visa Center, respectively. A visa to Germany in Moscow can be obtained in different types - from tourist to “fiancée visa”; documents are submitted in one package and at least 30 days before the planned trip.

The cost of registration through the Embassy will be 35 euros, through the visa center - 55-65 euros. The registration period is 5-10 days, for a national one it can increase to six months.

Where can I get a visa to Germany in Moscow?

The German Embassy in Moscow works only with citizens of its country who permanently reside or are temporarily located on the territory of the Russian Federation. To obtain a visa, Russian citizens need to contact the Consular Section of the Embassy.

Documents for obtaining a visa are submitted only by appointment.

You can also seek help from the Deutsche Group - Germany Visa Application Center in Moscow. To visit it, you will need to make an appointment in advance by telephone, clearly explaining the purpose of your visit - submitting documents for a visa, how many people will be indicated in the application (for group trips), the expected duration of stay in the country, the purpose of the visit.

Operating mode

The Embassy's opening hours are determined according to the following algorithm:

• from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 15:00.

*Registration by prior arrangement only

To visit the consular and legal department, an appointment by phone or through the official portal is also required. Reception of citizens is carried out:

• from Mon to Fri - 8:00 to 10:00, 10:30 to 13:00
• from Mon to Thurs – 13:30 to 16:00
• on Friday - 13:30 to 14:00

Except holidays and weekends. Russian and German holidays are taken into account.

Contact phone number

Visa department phone number. You can use it to find out at what stage the consideration of the application or submission of documents is after the appeal. Fax by which you can send missing documentation. Email address for sending letters

How to independently apply for a visa to Germany in Moscow through the Consulate

Before you go to the Consulate of the German Embassy in Moscow to apply for a visa yourself, you need to decide on the following points:

• what is the purpose of the upcoming trip;
• how long will your stay in the country last?
• Do you have intentions to visit other countries and, if so, are they included in the Schengen area?

Depending on the above, you will need to apply for one of three types of visas:

After determining which specific visa will be issued, you need to follow several sequential steps.

Application form for a visa to Germany in Moscow

To obtain a visa to Germany, the consular department in Moscow accepts for consideration only those applications that are filled out online and have a personal barcode. You can find a similar document, fill it out and get the code using the link.

Most often, the refusal to issue an entry document is associated with incorrect filling out of the application form, so you need to know some of the features of this “event.”

Experts recommend paying attention to the following points:

• Information is entered into the fields of the form only in German or Russian (and if a national visa is issued, then only in German). In any case, the applicant's surname, name and patronymic are entered in Latin letters, in strict accordance with the spelling in the passport. If any mistake is made, there is no need to make corrections, but rather re-print and fill out the form.

• If you are planning a long trip across German soil, in the cell where you need to indicate the city of location, enter the one where the tourist will spend the longest period of time (you can include a plan of a visit or excursion in the package of documents).

• It is better to determine the length of stay a little longer in comparison with real intentions, but then medical insurance, all invitation letters, and hotel reservations must correspond to these dates. Do not forget about the papers confirming the financial capabilities of the applicant - the amount of daily stay must cover the entire specified period of time.

• It is important to exclude the presence of unfilled cells. If the answer is negative, the word “no” is entered (this applies to fields intended for certain categories of persons).
• The right column remains free.
• It is important that all the data presented in the documents and those included in the questionnaire strictly coincide. This requirement is especially important in relation to the country of birth and citizenship. If the applicant was born, for example, in one of the republics of the former Union, then the old name of the country that matches the birth certificate is indicated. The applicant's previous surnames are also indicated (if necessary).
• In the box where you are asked to indicate your residential address, it is important to provide your actual place of residence, not your registration. Contact phone numbers and email addresses are also indicated (the address can be double-checked).
• If in the column intended to answer the question of who bears all the expenses for the trip, the applicant indicates a sponsor, then information about this person is provided. In addition, items that are included in the traveler's expense items are indicated (for example, whether accommodation and meals are paid, or transportation costs, or all together).
• If the traveler has already had a Schengen visa opened in the last three years, he must indicate the validity period of it.
• If there are relatives in the territory of the European Union, the degree of relationship is indicated and passport information about these persons is provided.
• The applicant's signature must not extend beyond the space provided. Minors do not sign the form; their parents or their legal representatives do this for them. The applicant must sign three times.

• When entering the date of birth, the applicant must begin with the year of birth, then continue with the month and end with the day.
• Any information about marital status is provided only upon official registration. This column is filled out even for minors (enter “single”/“not married” accordingly).
• If you own several types of passports at once, the one with which you plan to enter Germany is entered into the application form. Passport data must be entered without spaces.
• An important point in filling out the visa application is the social status of the applicant (student, student, unemployed, etc.). When entering data about the name and address of the educational institution or organization in which the applicant works, if the form was filled out in German, transliteration is used; if filled out in Russian, there is usually no difficulty.
• When filling out the form, tourists must provide information about the hotel where they plan to stay; when applying for a guest or related visa, they indicate the place of intended residence with relatives or friends.

The questionnaire has separate cells that are filled out only by certain categories of citizens. For example, cell No. 18 should not be filled in by citizens of the Russian Federation at all, No. 28 should be filled in only by transit travelers, and No. 34 and No. 35 should be filled in by those who have relatives permanently residing in the EU.

A photograph is attached to the completed form; you do not need to paste it in yourself. It is important to double-check the submitted data several times, because Consulate employees check all the information.

Watch this video on how to fill out a visa application form for Germany:

Collection of documents

A package of documents is attached to the application form.

You will need:

• 2 photographs 3.5x4.5 cm on a light background, without corners. One photo must be glued to the application form, the other must be attached with a paper clip to the passport;
• a copy of all pages of the internal passport, as well as a copy of the page with information about previously issued foreign passports, even if it is blank;
• a certificate from the place of employment indicating the position and income (it must indicate the profile of the enterprise);

Sample certificate of employment

• a statement of the authenticity of the information provided with the client’s personal signature;
• a copy of the property document (property);
• bank statement and photocopy of credit card or travel checks;
• a photocopy of the first page of the international passport with the applicant’s personal data;
• hotel reservation and confirmation of hotel payment for the entire stay (original or fax; confirmations received via the Internet are not accepted);
• In case of a private visit, you must provide the original and a copy of the invitation from a resident of Germany. The invitation is issued on official letterhead at the Office for Foreigners at the place of residence of the inviting person and contains a guarantee that all expenses for the applicant’s stay will be covered in accordance with § 66-68 of the Law on the Stay of Foreigners in the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as a certified signature of the inviter. The receiving party can be a German citizen or another person legally residing in Germany;
• medical policy (original and copy), valid for the entire duration of the trip and in all Schengen countries;
• photocopies of round-trip air or railway tickets;
• in the case of a tourist trip - a detailed (by day) description of the route.

There is no guidance on how much you should have in your bank account to fund your trip. But it is believed that it should correspond to 45-60 euros for each day of stay in Germany. The amount of the medical policy must be at least 30 thousand euros.

Applying for a visa to Germany in Moscow

Registration for a visa at the Consular Section of the German Embassy in Moscow is made in advance. It is worth doing this 1 month before the intended trip. The entire package of documents is submitted at once; the lack of one on the list may cause refusal even to accept the application form.

This visit must be done in person, because the institution’s employees will carry out the fingerprinting procedure (it is mandatory for all visa applicants) and take a biometric photograph with a special camera.

How to track the readiness of a visa to Germany in Moscow

You can track the readiness of a visa to Germany in Moscow by calling the Consulate. There the employee will be able to see at what stage the entry document is. When submitting documents, you can order the service of notifying such data via SMS, which will allow you to receive an invitation immediately after completing the visa procedure.

How to obtain an entry document through the service center

The Germany Visa Application Center accepts documents for a wide variety of visas for travel to German soil. You can first get advice from specialists regarding the provision of specific certificates and photocopies so that the application can be submitted smoothly.

What documents are needed to obtain an entry document in each specific case:

The German visa center helps not only to collect a complete package of documents, but also to fill out the application form correctly. Employees independently submit documents to the Consular Section for review, having previously fingerprinted the applicant and taken a biometric photograph.

Those wishing to obtain an entry document can only pay the consular fee, fees for intermediary services and wait for a call to receive a ready-made passport. You can track the readiness of your visa on the official website of the Visa Center by entering the code from the certificate that is issued when accepting documents.

Watch this video about what documents are required for a work visa to Germany:

How does it work

You can get an appointment at the German embassy only by prior arrangement (appointment). In general, the work schedule of this institution is as follows: on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Tuesday from 8.00 to 17.30, and on Friday from 8.00 to 15.00. There is lunch: from 13.00 to 13.45. Saturday and Sunday are days off. The schedule of holidays can be found on the official website; they are also days off.

The consular and legal department (visa) can also be visited strictly by prior arrangement.

Visa application hours:

• Mon-Fri: from 8:00 to 10:00 and from 10:30 to 13:00
• Mon-Thu: from 13:30 to 16:00
• Fri: from 13:30 to 14:00

You can pick up your visa strictly on the specified day.

Deadline for issuing an entry document

It is officially stated that obtaining an entry document takes 7-10 days. In reality, if the documents are submitted correctly and the data is completely truthful, you can get a visa within 5-7 days. There are rare cases when the deadlines are delayed to 14-20 days - for example, if the identity of the person wishing to travel to Germany raises suspicion among the consular department employees, or doubts arise regarding the authenticity of the photocopies.

If there is a confirmed need for urgent travel to Germany, a visa can be issued within 3 working days.

Visa to Germany

Features of obtaining a national visa to Germany in Moscow

A national visa to Germany in Moscow allows you to stay in the country for a long time. But there are some features in its design:

• The visa is valid for 90 days, and their start/end dates are strictly indicated;
• national visas can be multiple entries;
• documents for obtaining a fiancé visa are submitted personally by the applicant and directly to the Consular Section of the German Embassy;
• the application form is submitted in a special format and must be completed only in German;
• The time frame for obtaining a national visa is not certain and can range from one and a half months or more.

The list of documents for obtaining this type of entry document depends on the purpose of the trip - study, work, reunification with children or parents who are German citizens.

You can ask for help in putting together your package at the Visa Application Center, but you will need to submit your application in person.

German Embassy in Russia

German Embassy in Russia. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Moscow, Russian Federation German Embassy in Moscow, Russian Federation

Consular district:

Republics: Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Kalmykia - Khalmg Tangch, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Mari El, Mordovia, North Ossetia - Alania, Tatarstan, Udmurt Republic, Chechen Republic, Chuvash Republic

Federal city: Moscow

Regions: Krasnodar, Stavropol

Regions: Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kirov, Kostroma, Kursk, Lipetsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula, Ulyanovsk, Yaroslavl

Address: 119285, Moscow, st. Mosfilmovskaya, 56 Mosfilmowskaja 56 Moscow. Metro Park Pobedy, Kutuzovskaya

All departments of the embassy, ​​except for the consular and legal department, are located in the chancellery building. The Consular and Legal Department, of which the Visa Section is part, is located at a different address

Public transport from the station. metro station "University" by bus No. 119 or trolleybus No. 34 to the stop "University Prospekt" or by bus No. 67 to the stop "Olofa Palme Street"; from Art. metro station "Kyiv" by bus No. 119 or trolleybuses No. 17, 34 to the stop "Mosfilmovskaya, 13"

Office

(all departments except the visa department and the department for Russian Germans and Jewish immigrants)

Opening hours (visits by appointment only): Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 15:00

Telephone (after turning on the answering machine in tone mode, dial a three-digit extension number and press #); fax, +7-499-783 08 75

Email

Website: https://www.germania.diplo.de/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GERMANIAONLINE.RU

VKontakte: https://vk.com/germania_online

Twitter: https://twitter.com/germania_online

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/german_embassy_msk/

Consular and Legal Department (including Visa Section)

Address: Leninsky Prospekt, 95 "A", Moscow

Passages from the street. Academician Pilyugin. Public transport from the station. metro station "Oktyabrskaya" by trolleybuses No. 84, 62 or 33 to the stop "Ulitsa Kravchenko"; from Art. metro station "Prospect Vernadskogo" by bus No. 153 to the stop "Leninsky Prospekt" or No. 616 to the stop "Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry"; from metro station “New Cheryomushki” by bus No. 616 to the stop “Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry”

Telephone

Visa department:

Telephone

The Visa Office does not provide information over the phone regarding the status of visa applications and appeals or the receipt of faxed documents.

Fax, +49-3018-17-671 28, +49-30-5000-671 28, +49-228-17-671 28

Email: from the site

Opening hours: Visit to the Consular and Legal Section (by prior arrangement only) Monday to Thursday - 9:00 to 12:00

The window for accepting visa documents (by prior arrangement only) is from Monday to Friday - 8:00 to 10:00, 10:30 to 13:00; from Monday to Thursday - 13:00 to 16:00; on Friday - 13:00 to 14:00

All German citizens living long-term or temporarily in the consular district of the Embassy can contact the Embassy for consular and passport issues

Evaluate the work of the Visa Section of the German Embassy in Russia

Fiancé visa to Germany in Moscow

Obtaining a “fiancée visa” to Germany in Moscow occurs in several stages: receiving an invitation from the groom, collecting documents of the potential bride, obtaining a visa. Issued for a period of 90 days, if violated, entry into the country may be closed for 10 years.

Groom's invitation

A man, a potential groom, must send an invitation to the bride. To obtain such a document, he will need to contact the German registry office, then collect certain certificates and data, and submit it to the Land Court. Only after his approval is consent given to marry a citizen of the Russian Federation.

This stage takes 2-4 months.

Documents from the bride

As soon as the German groom sends the bride an invitation, she can receive a visa to Germany.

List of documents submitted to the Visa Center or Consular Section of the Embassy:

• An invitation to the groom on a special form containing the address and travel dates. The groom's signature is certified by the special German office for foreigners.
• The groom's obligation to pay for your stay in the country and possible medical expenses.
• International passport and two copies of pages containing information.
• Application form filled out in German for obtaining a visa to Germany (2 copies).
• Photo (good quality, freshness - no more than three months, 3 pcs.).
• Confirmation of the bride's civil status (divorce certificate or certificate from the registry office about previous marriages and last name changes).
• Bride's birth certificate.
• The bride's civil passport with two copies of pages containing information.
• Marriage license issued to the groom at the German registry office.
• The groom's certificate of registration in Germany, which indicates the address of residence.
• A copy of the German passport or the groom's international passport.
• A certificate stating that the groom is provided with housing and is financially independent.
• Document confirming payment of the consular fee (60 euros).
• Certificate issued by the Institute. Goethe, confirming that you have passed the German language exam "Start Deutsch 1".

Start Deutsch A1 certificate for a fiancee visa to Germany
All documents issued in Russian must be certified with an apostille. Absolutely all papers are translated into German.

The decision to issue such an entry document is made within 3 months. The potential bride is required to be called for an interview at the Embassy to confirm her knowledge of the German language.

The fiancé visa is issued for a period of 90 days - the German government considers this time to be sufficient for marriage. If a citizen of the Russian Federation does not meet the specified deadline, then she is recognized as a visa violator and may be denied entry into the country for a maximum of 10 years.

Watch this video on how to get a visa to Germany for a future bride: