Germany Visa Application Center in Moscow - everything you need to know in 2021

All Russian citizens who intend to visit Germany will need a visa. The most convenient way to do this is to contact a German visa center on Russian territory. A direct visit to a diplomatic mission takes longer. In addition, all issues will have to be resolved independently without the help of employees, which cannot be said about the CC - they will provide assistance on many issues that arise during the service process.

In 2021, VisaMetric became the only official representative authorized to accept applications for a German visa.

Service is at the highest level with customer care. To make cooperation as comfortable and effective as possible, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with detailed information about the German CC in Moscow.

Address of the German Exhibition Center in Moscow, how to get there?

Germany Visa Center in Moscow
VisaMetric Visa Center in Moscow is located on the 3rd floor of the Kievsky shopping and hotel complex:

Moscow, 121059 st. Kyiv, 2, 3rd floor.

You can walk from Kievsky Station to the Exhibition Center. From the metro stations Smolenskaya, Kutuzovskaya, Park Pobedy, Vorobyovy Gory - take a bus.

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:

Schedule

At the VisaMetric visa center, the time allotted for accepting documents is from 8:30 to 16:00 without a lunch break. For issuing passports – from 9:00 to 18:00. Weekends – Saturday, Sunday.

Please note that on official holidays the VC works selectively - there are holidays when documents are accepted and issued. For example, the center is open on Easter and Trinity Sunday, but not on Christmas (December 25-26).

Important! On December 27, documents are accepted only by prior appointment of clients.

To avoid a useless visit to VisaMetric on non-working days, it is better to first familiarize yourself with the work schedule on holidays.

Operating mode

The organization operates in a standard mode five days a week, with visiting hours from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon. The visa department works on a slightly different schedule: from Monday to Thursday, the documentation reception windows are open from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon, twice, from ten to half past ten and from one to half past two in the afternoon, with half-hour breaks. On Friday, you can submit documents from eight in the morning to two in the afternoon, breaks from 10:00 to 10:30 and from 13:00 to 13:30. Documents are accepted strictly by prior arrangement.

Acceptance of documents:

• Mon.-Thu.: from 08:00 to 16:00
• Fri: from 08:00 to 14:00
• Break (Mon-Fri): from 10:00 to 10:30 and from 13:00 to 13:30

How to make an appointment?

For the convenience of clients, preliminary online registration for an appointment at the institution has been implemented. Service is also available on a first-come, first-served basis. However, for a group of applicants of 10 or more people, pre-registration is a mandatory requirement.

You can arrange insurance in advance to obtain a German visa using the Cherehapa service. Compare prices and choose the right insurance.

Before making an appointment, the applicant should prepare and collect all the necessary documents. A detailed description of the process of obtaining a German visa is given in the article.

To register for an appointment with VisaMetric, you need to follow the link and follow these steps:

1. Select the city in which the visa application will be submitted;
2. Agree to the processing of personal data;
3. Familiarize yourself with the rules of conduct in the CC (for example, the use of smartphones, tablets, and recording devices is prohibited);
4. Mark the date of your intended trip (it must be no earlier than 90 days from the date of filing your visa application);
5. Enter your personal data (last name, first name, phone number, email address);
6. Indicate the date and time of your visit to the CC that suits you;
7. If desired, select the additional services offered (print documents, take a biometric photograph, get help filling out a form, order courier delivery, buy health insurance);
8. Confirm the accuracy of all the information provided and wait for the automatic completion of the completed recording.

If you have an active appointment, you can make adjustments to the date and time; it is impossible to cancel the application completely.

Registration at the German visa center in Moscow

Visa applications can be submitted without an appointment. The applicant can register at his own request, choosing a suitable date and time of admission. Documents are submitted to the visa service center that is located in the administrative district of your actual place of residence.

The Moscow Germany Visa Center accepts applications for permits on weekdays from 09:00 to 13:00. Passports are issued at the same office from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:00. On some public holidays the Germany Visa Application Center is closed. You can check whether the organization is working on the company’s official website.

If 10 or more people are submitting documents at the same time, then making an appointment at the visa service center is a prerequisite. In this case, the time for accepting applications is limited to 15:00.

Registration is carried out through the main website of the company. In registration for filing documents, you can change the date and time, cancel the appointment or print it.

How much do the services of the German CC cost?

When submitting an application to VisaMetric, the applicant makes the following payments:

• State duty in the amount of 35 euros, for urgency – 70 euros;
• VisaMetric service fee – 20.4 euros;
• Additional services (if ordered) according to the price list:
• 70 euros – provision of VIP service – acceptance of an application in enhanced comfortable conditions;
• 1 euro – taking a photograph, filling out a form – the cost is the same;
• 3 euros – printing of documents at the CC office;
• 1 euro – order an SMS notification that a decision on a visa application is ready.

Information to the applicant's email address about the completion of processing of his application is provided free of charge.

Some individuals are exempt from paying the service fee. These are children under 6 years old, disabled people and an accompanying person (only 1 accompanying person may not pay the fee).

A 50% discount on the service fee is provided to participants of international exchange programs that are held between universities for the purpose of youth exchange or research activities.

How to submit documents to the consulate or CC, how much does it cost?

Germany visa center in St. Petersburg

All duly executed and reliable documents, including the application form, must be submitted to the German CC in Moscow or other accredited consular branch institutions through the following persons:

• Personally, the candidate for entry into the country by appearing at the CC by appointment or on a first-come, first-served basis with further payment of the consular fee and transfer of papers through a special window.
• Husband, wife, mother, father, if there is evidence confirming a close relationship. It should be noted that only these persons are close relatives, and the rest will need a power of attorney authorizing such actions.
• Third parties involved in the process of obtaining a visa for the applicant - private agents or subordinate couriers at work. Each of the listed or other persons is required to have a power of attorney certified by a notary. Transfer of documents to third parties is possible only during the repeated and subsequent process of obtaining a visa to Schengen countries.

Important! After submitting documents to the CC, the applicant must be prepared to be called in person after reviewing them to carry out the fingerprinting procedure using a scanner. This procedure takes place once every 5 years, so not every candidate undergoes it.

German visa

Applicants must understand that when traveling to Germany, in addition to all expenses for the trip itself, they will have to pay all consular costs imposed by the government of the country, as well as the services of the CC itself. More details about this:

• The basic embassy fee is 35 euros* per applicant, but it is worth noting that children under 6 years of age receive German visas for free. The review period is a maximum of 15 working days, but in fact, high-quality German lawyers do this literally in 1 week.
• Expedited review of documents will cost another 35 euros, a total of 70 euros* per person if he needs review as soon as possible.
• Services of the customer service of the CC itself for analysis of documents and cooperation with the diplomatic corps - 25 euros * from each applicant, and also, if necessary, additional services are added to this figure - registration of medical insurance in the building of the CC - 4000-5500 rubles * per person, filling out a questionnaire - visa applications – 500 rubles*, courier services – individually.

The CC always warns that, in the worst case scenario, applicants should reserve 2-3 days from the deadlines announced by the embassy for the CC’s work on transmitting and receiving documents.

Important! Not a single embassy in the world gives a 100% guarantee that the applicant will receive a visa if the consular fees are paid, since cases of refusal also occur. According to international jurisdiction, all money paid for a visa is non-refundable, since the application has been reviewed and the work of the consulate has been completed.

The main problems for applicants when obtaining a visa at the German CC in Moscow

All visa candidates may have a number of problems if they do not have everything in order with legal purity, or if they did not approach the collection of necessary documents for a German visa with an insufficient level of responsibility. In any of the presented cases, a visa to Germany may be refused.

Refusal stamps in the applicant’s passport have 4 main categories presented in the list:

• For candidates who were inattentive when drawing up applications and filling out the visa questionnaire, and also provided an insufficient number of documents, they will receive a refusal marked “A”.
• Those applicants who have questions that require resolution during a personal interview with the consul will receive a category “B” refusal stamp.
• If a citizen of the Russian Federation does not have an official place of employment, or he does not have his own housing, which keeps him in his homeland, and also if his income is too small (less than 800 euros* per month) or there are insufficient funds or turnover in his account (at the rate of 80 euros per day per person), then he can receive a type “C” refusal with a visa quarantine in Germany for up to 3 months.
• The most persistent violators of the right to stay in the Schengen zone, members of gangs and terrorist organizations, persons with multiple convictions, as well as those who behaved inappropriately within the walls of the consulate or forged accompanying documentation will receive a “D” refusal. This code means a lifetime ban on a German visa, and indeed on any Schengen visa.

In order to correct situations prescribed by refusal categories “A”, “B” and “C”, applicants must re-submit documents with greater responsibility and wait to receive their visa.

In fact, if you don’t take the German consulate as a standard, then any citizen of the Russian Federation can always get a Schengen visa from more loyal Greeks, Latvians or Spaniards, and then, having flown to a country that has granted the right of entry, freely travel by train or rented car to Germany.

Refusal of a German visa

*All prices are as of July 2021.

What types of documents can you obtain?

Germany is a member of the Schengen Agreement and travel of Russian citizens to this country requires obtaining one of the following types of visas:

• national - required for those who intend to stay in the state for more than 90 days for the purpose of study, work or reunion with relatives;
• tourist - suitable for tourism or treatment;
• guest card - useful if your family or friends live in Germany and can send an invitation;
• transit - you will need it if you are flying to another country and need to make a transfer.

What documents are collected for a visa?

You should take all the responsibility when completing the package of papers, because the slightest discrepancy in information can lead to not only a postponement of the trip, but also a deterioration in your visa history. So, to obtain an entry permit you will need to prepare:

• completed applicant application form;
• a passport with at least two blank pages and a copy of its first page;
• two photos measuring 3.5 by 4.5 centimeters;
• passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation and its copies;
• valid insurance;
• a certificate from the employer indicating the position and official salary (it should not be less than 30 thousand rubles);
• statement from the bank;
• photocopies of tickets;
• hotel reservation;
• a receipt confirming payment of the consular fee.

Where to apply for a visa

You can submit your application yourself at the consular section of the German Embassy - this can only be done in a few large cities in Russia. To do this, you need to book a date in advance and show up on the appointed day with a full package of documents. Obtaining an entry permit on your own is very difficult, since consular officers take into account every detail, and any inaccuracy can cost a ruined trip.

If you do not want to take risks, contact the services of a trusted visa service center, whose employees will take care of all the paperwork difficulties.