Embassy (consulate) of Germany in Novosibirsk - official website on how to arrange a short-term stay

German Consulate

The German consulate in Novosibirsk was opened to issue visas to applicants, provide support to diplomatic staff, and provide various consular services.
Residents of settlements located from Vladivostok to Omsk can contact the German Consulate General in Novosibirsk. This is the territory of the Siberian and Far Eastern federal districts. You can confirm the fact of residence in a particular city using a passport or a certificate of registration at the place of residence.

These include:

1. Republic of Altai, Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Republic of Tyva, Republic of Khakassia;
2. Altai Territory, Transbaikal Territory, Kamchatka Territory, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Primorsky Territory, Khabarovsk Territory;
3. Amur region, Irkutsk region, Kemerovo region, Magadan region, Novosibirsk region, Omsk region, Sakhalin region, Tomsk region;
4. Jewish Autonomous Region, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

You can confirm the fact of residence in a particular city using a passport or a certificate of registration at the place of residence.

How to register at the German consulate in Novosibirsk

To apply for a visa at the consulate, you must first make an appointment at its visa department. You need to sign up through the website – service2.diplo.de, selecting the appropriate institution. Applicants should take into account that sometimes they have to wait a very long time for their turn, so it is better to collect documentation that has a short shelf life (for example, a bank statement is valid for only 3 days) after the date and time of registration have been determined.

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Each applicant must appear in person for an interview on the designated date. If several people from a family or company submit documents at the same time, a separate reception time is fixed for each of them.

Applicants have the opportunity to submit documents without an appointment at the visa service center.

Please note that all German consular missions accept clients depending on their regional location. In this case, the place of application will be determined not by the place of official registration, but by the actual place of residence. The consular district a citizen should contact can be found on the website of the official German mission. Let us remind you that residents of the Far Eastern and Siberian Federal Districts can contact the German Consulate in Novosibirsk.

During the registration period, you must fill out a visa application form indicating only current data. Along with the main package of documents, be sure to take with you a confirmation letter, which will be sent to the email address specified in the application after it is received at the consulate. Without a confirmation letter, the applicant may not even be allowed into the building itself.

Embassy (consulate) of Germany in Novosibirsk - official website, address, contacts and reception hours

The consulate has only one official website - germania.diplo.de/ru-ru/vertretungen/gk-nowo.

• Phone:+;
• Address: st. Krasnoyarskaya, 35 630132 Novosibirsk;
• Consular district: the service district of the Consulate General in Novosibirsk covers the territory from Omsk to Vladivostok, in which the Siberian and Far Eastern federal districts are located;
• Languages: German, Russian;
• Website: germania.diplo.de;
• Email address

The Consulate General is open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:00. Visa applications are accepted only after prior appointment. You can sign up for visa applications here rk-termin-nowo.

Consultation by telephone at the consular and visa department: Monday to Thursday from 14:00 to 16:00.

Holidays

In 2021, the Consulate General will be closed on the following holidays:

1. January 1 - New Year;
2. January 7—Orthodox Christmas;
3. March 8—International Women's Day;
4. April 19—Good Friday;
5. April 22 - Easter Monday;
6. May 1—Labor Day;
7. May 9—Victory Day over Fascism;
8. June 10—Trinity;
9. June 12—Russian Independence Day;
10. October 3 - Day of German Unity;
11. December 25—Christmas;
12. December 26—Christmas.

How to arrange a short-term stay

General information allows you to stay on the territory of the Schengen countries for no more than 90 days in a six-month period. German foreign missions in the Russian Federation are authorized to accept your visa applications if Germany is the main purpose of your trip.

The German Embassy in Kyiv is authorized to issue visas for applicants living in Crimea. The German Embassy in Tbilisi is authorized to issue visas for applicants living in Abkhazia (Georgia) and South Ossetia (Georgia).

Please rely exclusively on information from German foreign offices and their official service partners. Contacting third party visa agencies is not a requirement for a successful application.

Germany

1. Foreign passport valid for at least 90 days from the end of the trip + old foreign passport (if any). 2. 1 color photograph on a light background (3.5x4.5), 70-80% face; (MATT). Visa photos can be taken in our office. Photo Requirements: The photo must be taken from the front and contain an image of the entire face. The facial image size from the hairline to the bottom of the chin is 32 mm (1 ¼ inches) to 36 mm (1 3/8 inches). The photograph must be printed on white matte paper. The photo is not older than 6 months (check if there is the same photo on previous visas). 3. Certificate from the place of employment indicating the position and salary (for individual entrepreneurs, additionally, a copy of the certificate of registration and registration with the tax office, for pensioners, a copy of the pension certificate, for schoolchildren, students - a certificate from the educational institution). For pensioners and students, a sponsorship letter from the sponsor. The certificate is VALID for 30 days. The certificate from work must indicate: “the next leave was granted from dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy with job retention.” Sample certificate from work 4. Guest invitation: - original, certified by German competent authorities + copy of the inviting person’s passport (financial guarantees for such an invitation are most often not required); OR - a computer-printed or handwritten invitation from a German citizen with a signature in a scanned copy + a copy of the inviter’s passport (financial guarantees from you for such an invitation are required). Sample invitation. If you are invited by a relative (even if he did not personally draw up the invitation) along a vertical line (parents, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, grandparents), then you can provide full confirmation of the relationship (birth certificate, marriage certificate, change of surname, etc. .) and receive an exemption from the consular fee of 35 euros. Exemption from fees is possible only if the inviting person has retained Russian citizenship (a copy of a Russian foreign passport must be provided as confirmation). 5. Financial guarantees (extract from personal account with turnover for the last 3 months) – VALID for 7 days. Account amount: 45 euros per person per day of stay. Only parents for their minor children can sponsor a trip; all other applicants must have their own financial guarantees. 6. General passport or a copy of all completed pages. 7. Medical insurance for those traveling abroad (issued in our office or at any insurance company). You can take out insurance in our office. If you present your insurance, check that it correctly states: the first and last name of the insured as in the international passport, date of birth, validity period of the insurance policy, policy validity dates, insurance territory (Schengen / whole world), amount of insurance coverage from 30,000 EUR . Insurances with errors or without this information will not be accepted. 8. If available, air tickets. 9. Guarantees of return: documents confirming your real estate, bank accounts, marriage certificate (if the spouse remains in Russia).

Service partner VisaMetric

German foreign representative offices in the Russian Federation work with an official partner - VisaMetric.

VisaMetric provides support when submitting documents, transfers fully prepared documents to the Visa Department of the Embassy and issues ready-made passports. Direct processing of visa applications is carried out exclusively by German foreign missions.

In the Russian Federation, VisaMetric manages 20 visa service centers, the activities of which are controlled by German foreign representative offices. Applications can be submitted to the appropriate visa service center without an appointment.

Collection of documents

You can apply for a visa no earlier than three months before the start of your planned trip. It is best to start preparing documents immediately after you have planned your trip.

Please note that the minimum processing time (express visa) is 3 business days. Submitting an application for an express visa is possible only at visa service centers in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg.

At other visa service centers, applications can only be submitted with a standard processing time, which is usually 10 calendar days, not including courier delivery.

The procedure involves mandatory payment of a consular fee and a service partner fee. Application forms and instructions are provided free of charge. No intermediary is required.

Filling out a visa application and collecting documents

To successfully submit your visa application, you must have a complete package of documents. Please prepare a visa application, passport photographs, your foreign passport, the necessary documents and funds to pay the consular fee. An incomplete package of documents cannot be processed.

The following documents are required to verify the necessary conditions for issuing a Schengen visa:

• Confirmation of the purpose of your stay (Why do you want to go to Germany?);
• Proof of funding, including health insurance (Are anticipated travel and stay costs covered?);
• Confirmation of readiness to return to your country of residence (Do you have a family and work here? Are you planning a long-term stay in Germany?).

The provided documents must be authentic and correct in content. Fake or false documents will result in visa denial. Misleading the consulate about the actual purpose of the trip (for example, applying for a tourist visa instead of a planned business trip) will also lead to a refusal to issue a visa.

Submitting documents in itself does not entitle you to a visa. In some cases, additional documents may be required.

Important: Please do not send documents to the visa department of the Embassy on your own initiative - especially before submitting your application. These documents cannot be stored and/or processed at the consulate. We ask inviters to send documents directly to the invited person for their subsequent submission for processing.

When submitting additional documents, please indicate the case number (the so-called “barcode” that was assigned when submitting documents), as well as the applicant’s first and last name.

Sign up to submit an application

Applications for a Schengen visa can be submitted during the opening hours of visa service centers without an appointment. You can also sign up to submit documents at a visa service center that operates in the region of your residence. Full information about making an appointment to submit documents through the service partner VisaMetric

Along with this, it is possible, by appointment, to submit documents directly at the Visa Department of the relevant German foreign mission, without resorting to the services of VisaMetric. Due to the heavy workload of the Embassy, ​​waiting for documents to be submitted may take a long time.

In this case, personal presence at the interview is mandatory. Each applicant must make a separate appointment (for example, a family of three requires three appointments).

In both cases, making an appointment takes place online through RK-Termin. According to geographical principles, German foreign missions in the Russian Federation are divided into consular districts. Jurisdiction is determined solely on the basis of the actual place of residence of the applicant.

An overview of consular districts and authorized consulates or visa service centers can be found in the General information section.

Important: it is not allowed to bring mobile phones, computers, tablets, cameras, cameras, sound recording devices, luggage, liquids, weapons, scissors, as well as sharp and cutting objects into the building of the Embassy and Consulates General.

How the procedure works

Germany Visa Application Center in Yekaterinburg - official website

You can come to the Center and submit documents without prior registration. At the same time, if you want to decide on the time in advance, you can make an appointment online here or by calling the hotline number: 7-383-280-42-11, 7-383-207-99-27

Note! Before coming to the center, you should prepare a complete package of documents corresponding to the type of visa. To simplify this procedure, the website has a detailed list of documents, with explanations and clarifications. You can find it by selecting your own option in the “Purpose of trip” tab.

The following choice is provided:

• business/work;
• tourist;
• private visit, visiting family and friends;
• visiting an event (scientific, cultural, sports, etc.);
• treatment;
• transit.

One of the most popular categories at the Novosibirsk Germany Visa Application Center is tourist. To complete it, you should prepare the following set:

• a form of the established form (filled out and signed independently. Children's forms are signed by parents or guardians);
• foreign passport (according to the rules, its validity should not expire earlier than three months after leaving the country);
• photograph (1 piece, if desired, can be taken directly at the exhibition center);
• health insurance policy (from any accredited company, with an insured amount of at least 30 thousand euros);
• internal passport (in addition to the original, copies of all completed pages are required);
• a printout of the hotel reservation or payment receipt (or other proof of availability of a place to stay);
• tickets (or their reservation form) in both directions;
• financial certificates (certificate from the workplace about the assigned position and salary, bank statement, etc.);
• receipts for payment of fees (consular and service).

Application form sample

For property owners in Germany, the list will be supplemented with the following items:

• internal document confirming the right to property (copy of the purchase agreement, extract from the real estate register);
• document confirming relationship (for relatives).

Children under the age of majority will also need the following documents:

• birth certificate (original);
• consent of parents or official guardians (when traveling alone or with one of the specified family members. In the event of the death of one of the parents, a certificate must be attached).

Important! The information on the website contains a comprehensive list of current requirements. However, the German consulate may request any additional information if it considers it necessary to make a decision.

Consideration of the submitted application - within 15 calendar days, after receipt of the package of documents at the Embassy. It is possible to speed up the result by applying for an express visa. This procedure is provided for by the agreement between the Russian Federation and the EU and requires confirmation of an urgent departure (tickets, ticket reservations). Please note that such applications are accepted only at the central office in Moscow.

Sample parental consent for a child to leave

Additional Information! Checking the review status is available on the Center's website.

The cost of SVC services is 20.35 euros with the scanning procedure and 18.85 euros for those who are exempt from this procedure. The established consular fees for a short-term visa (type C) are 35 euros (60 euros for non-residents of the Russian Federation). The price for an urgent procedure is 60 euros.*

Submitting an application

If you decide to submit documents through a service partner, your personal presence is required. Applying through a proxy is only possible if you have already received a Schengen visa within the last 59 months and your fingerprints have already been taken.

If you decide to submit documents at the relevant German foreign mission, attendance by appointment and personal presence is strictly necessary.

In both cases, employees of the German foreign representative office or VisaMetric service partner accept the documents you collected and, if necessary, find out the details of your trip. You pay the consular fee (the service partner also has a service fee), your biometric data (photo, fingerprints) are entered into the processing system.

Cost of services

When submitting documents, you must pay the consular and service fees. The consular fee is 35 euros for citizens of the Russian Federation. The service fee is 20.40 euros. An urgent visa cannot be opened through the German visa center in Novosibirsk!

Persons who have already undergone this procedure within the last five years, children under 12, as well as persons who, due to physical disabilities, cannot submit fingerprints, are exempt from the fingerprinting procedure.

It is worth remembering that consular and visa fees are not refundable if a visa is refused. All applicants, except children under 6 years of age, must pay fees. Payment must be made in rubles, cash or Visa and MasterCard cards.

Processing at the German foreign representation

Regardless of the method of submitting documents - through the VisaMetric visa service center or through a German foreign mission - the verification of documents and the decision on your application are within the competence of the relevant German foreign mission.

Based on the submitted documents, the compliance of each case with legal grounds is verified. Please understand that answers to questions about the status of the case during the consideration of the application, as a rule, cannot be provided.

If all documents are collected in full, the Visa Department usually needs several working days to process the application. Processing time increases if extended document verification is required or additional information is requested about the applicant or his actual purpose of travel.

When submitting documents through a VisaMetric service partner, you should expect several additional processing days to take into account the transportation time of your documents from the visa service center to the Visa Section of the Embassy.

You can always check on the service partner’s website where your documents/passport are located. In addition, you can ask the service partner for the date of sending the documents to the German mission abroad, as well as specify the expected date of receipt.

For reasons of personal data protection, provision of detailed information is possible only to the applicant himself, his legal representative or an authorized person who has a written power of attorney. Unfortunately, third party requests cannot be processed.

Procedure for submitting documents

You can apply for a visa at the German visa center in Novosibirsk without an appointment; the waiting time on a first-come, first-served basis is no more than 20 minutes. However, if you value your own time, you can pre-agree the exact time of your visit.

1. Before visiting the visa center, you must prepare documents in accordance with the type of visa you are requesting.
2. During your visit, hand over the documents to the manager, pay the necessary fees and undergo fingerprinting (if required).
3. After visiting the visa center, wait for the result and pick up your passport.

The passport is collected personally by the applicant during business hours of the visa center. You can order delivery by courier to a place convenient for the person - at home, at work (this service must be arranged when submitting documents). Passports are stored at the visa center for 45 days, then transferred to the German Consulate General in Novosibirsk.

Receiving a passport

Upon completion of the processing procedure, you receive your foreign passport either in person or by mail. You can order postal delivery of passports after processing your visa application when submitting documents at the visa service center.

When submitting an application at a German foreign mission, you can only pick up your passport in person or through an authorized person with a power of attorney (a simple written form is sufficient). Please remember to bring your passport collection pass.