Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Shenyang

🌐 1. Online visa application via the Consular Services Portal / 通过 在线申请通道 提交签证申请

Certain national visas (stay over 90 days) can be applied for directly online via the portal.

通过该在线申请通道，您可直接申请某些国家签证（停留超过90天）。

The portal is not intended for Schengen visas (short stays up to 90 days).

申根签证（停留不超过90天）不适用于该系统。

Available visa categories / 当前可申请的签证类型包括：

• 💼 Employment – e.g. EU Blue Card, skilled workers with academic or vocational training / 就业签证，例如欧盟蓝卡、拥有学术或职业资质的专业人才
• 🎓 Study – incl. preparatory language course, application for admission, with or without admission letter / 留学签证，包括预科语言课程、申请大学以及有无录取通知的情况
• 📘 Vocational training & continuing education / 职业培训及进修
• 🔍Opportunity Card – online application only / 机会卡 – 仅可在线申请

➤ Go to the Consular Services Portal / 进入在线申请通道

📝 2. Traditional appointment booking at the Consulate General / 在总领事馆预约传统签证时间

National visa (stay over 90 days) / 仅适用于国家签证（停留超过90天）：

If you do not want or are unable to submit your application online via the portal, please book an appointment here on this page. Then click “Continue” below to proceed with your appointment booking.

如果您无法或不希望通过在线申请通道提交申请，请在本页面预约时间。请点击下方的 “Continue” 继续预约。

Schengen visa (stay up to 90 days) / 申根签证（停留不超过90天）：

Please book your appointment through our external service provider: VfS Global

请通过我们的外部服务机构预约：VfS Global

📌 Before booking an appointment / 在预约之前

Please read the information on the visa procedure on the website of the German missions in China.

请在预约前仔细阅读德国驻中国使领馆网站上的签证信息：签证与入境 - 外交部官网

You can find detailed information about passports and national IDs as well as other services such as change of address or PIN management for online ID cards on our official website. Please read the information carefully and prepare all required documents before booking your appointment.

您可查看有关申请德国护照/身份证，以及如地址变更或网上身份证PIN码修改等其他服务的详细说明。请在预约前仔细阅读相关信息，并提前准备所有所需材料。

Please note / 请注意：

Passport and national ID applications are accepted by appointment only. For first-time applications for newborns, please scroll down to the "Family Affairs" section.

所有护照/身份证申请须提前预约。若为新生儿首次申请，请向下滚动至“家庭事务”栏目查看相关说明。

📩 Contact Process

All information regarding family-related matters and the required documents can be found here.

Please proceed as follows:

1. Open the contact form on our website.
2. Select the appropriate category in the form.
3. After submission, you will receive an automatic reply via email.
4. Reply to this email and attach all required documents as PDF files for preliminary review.

👶 Birth Registration & First Passport

• Information on birth registration, the application form, instructions for issuing German birth certificates, and, if applicable, name declaration can be found here.
• Chinese documents submitted as part of the birth registration must be provided with an apostille. More information on the apostille can be found here.

💍 Marriage Registration

• Information on marriage registration, the application form, instructions for issuing German marriage certificates, and, if applicable, name declaration can be found here.

⚠️ Important

• All documents must be presented in original at the appointment.
• An appointment may only be booked after the preliminary review of the documents via email has been completed.

📍 Local Responsibility / 领区管辖范围

The German Consulate General in Shenyang is only responsible for applicants whose habitual residence is in the provinces of Liaoning, Jilin or Heilongjiang. If you live outside this consular district, please contact the relevant German mission in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu.

德国驻沈阳总领事馆仅负责常住地在辽宁省、吉林省或黑龙江省的申请人。如您居住在本馆领区以外，请联系德国驻北京、上海、广州或成都的使领馆。

📄 Preliminary Information / 预先信息

Before contacting us or booking an appointment, please read the information on our website regarding the following topics:

在联系我们或预约时间之前，请先仔细阅读我们网站上关于以下主题的信息：

• Signature Legalisation / 签名证明
• Declaration of Commitment / 承诺声明