Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Nairobi
Please choose an area
Passport applications (Passanträge)
- renewal of German passports
- German ID
- change of place of residence
Consular Affairs (Konsularangelegenheiten)
- Certifications of signatures and copies (for example for name declarations without a passport application, declarations of consent, certficates of good conduct etc.)
- Pension matters
First time passport applications (Erstpassanträge)
- application for the first German passport
- registration of birth
- name declaration
- registration of marriage
Collection
- passport
- German identity card/PIN letter
- German birth certificate/marriage certificate
- hand in additional documents (only on request)
- payment of fees for verification of documents (only on request)
- certificate of proof of life
NOT THE CORRECT CATEGORY FOR STAYS OF LESS THAN 90 DAYS ( = SCHENGEN VISA)! Applications for Schengen visa have to be submitted to the external service provider TLScontact.
NOT THE CORRECT CATEGORY FOR STAYS OF MORE THAN 90 DAYS FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES OF STAY: vocational training (Section 16a of the German Residence Act), advanced vocational training (Section 16a of the Residence Act), internships and training programmes (Sections 16a and 16e of the Residence Act and Section 15 of the Ordinance on the Employment of Foreigners), studies (Section 16b of the German Residence Act), measures regarding the recognition of foreign professional qualifications (Section 16d of the German Residence Act), skilled workers with vocational training qualification (Section 18a of the German Residence Act), skilled workers holding a university degree (Section 18b of the Residence Act), research and science (Section 18d and 19c (in accordance with Section 5 of the Ordinance on the Employment of Foreigners) of the German Residence Act), EU Blue Card (Section 18g of the Residence Act) and the Opportunity Card (Sections 20a and 20b of the Residence Act). Visa applications for the Opportunity Card must be submitted online via the consular services portal. Applications for the other national visa categories mentioned have to be submitted to the external service provider TLScontact.
Appointments booked in the wrong category or with incomplete or incorrect data will be canceled.
The German Embassy Nairobi introduced two convenient appointment waiting lists where you can register for an appointment to apply for a national visa. On the first waiting list you can register for an appointment for all national visas except in the above mentioned categories and the family reunification to persons entitled to protection. On the second waiting list you can register for an appointment to apply for the family reunification to persons entitled to protection (except for family members of persons granted subsidiary protection status).
You can book an appointment with the Honorary Consul here.
Please note that only a limited range of services is available here. All services not offered here are provided by the Embassy in Nairobi.
Passport and identity card applications can NOT be submitted to the Honorary Consul. This responsibility lies exclusively with the Embassy in Nairobi. More information can be found on the Embassy's website.
You can book an appointment for the following services:
- Legalisation of signatures
- Legalisation of copies
- Certifications in pension matters (incl. life certificate)
- Help for Germans in need