Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Nairobi

 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

NOT THE CORRECT CATEGORY FOR STAYS OF LESS THAN 90 DAYS ( = SCHENGENVISA)!

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 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 recognized refugees or asylum seekers. 

National Visa for taking up permanent residence in Germany for example for:

- Family Reunion with spouses or of minor children with their parents

- Marriage

- Studies, also incl. Language Courses (longer than 90 days)

- Work or Job Training

- Voluntary Social Year

- Au Pair