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

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), studies (Section 16b of the German Residence Act), measures regarding the recognition of foreign professional qualifications (Section 16d of the German 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). Applications for the mentioned national visa categories 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 categories of vocational training (Section 16a of the German Residence Act), studies (Section 16b of the German Residence Act), measures regarding the recognition of foreign professional qualifications (Section 16d of the German 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) 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 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

- Work

- Voluntary Social Year

- Au Pair