Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Windhuk

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Visa

National visa - longer stay (more than 90 days)

or

Schengenvisa - short stay (up to 90 days)

 

Please note that there are currently still considerable waiting times when booking visa appointments!

These are the main reasons for the shortage of appointments:

 

1. The trip is planned at too short notice

Visas can be applied for up to six months before the planned trip.

For trips that can be planned in advance, arrange for an appointment as soon as possible.

 

2. Appointments lapse because booked appointments are not cancelled or people do not show up on time.

Arrive at the Embassy well in advance of your booked appointment (preferably as early as 30 minutes before your appointment).

If you cannot keep a booked appointment, please cancel it immediately by using the cancellation link (will be sent to you automatically with your appointment confirmation).

 

3. Mainly incomplete documents are submitted, so that the application cannot be accepted or processed further.

Ensure that you are able to present all the documents mentioned on the checklists, completely and in the order mentioned.

 

4. The Embassy does not only issue Schengen visas for the main travel destination Germany, but also for the main travel destination in the following Schengen states:

    - Belgium

    - France

    - Luxembourg

    - Malta

    - the Netherlands

    - Austria

    - Switzerland

    - Hungary

If your main destination is in one of these countries above, you can also contact their Embassy in South Africa in order to apply for a visa there.

 

5. Appointments are booked in the wrong category, causing additional delay in those categories. Please be advised that assistance cannot be given to travellers booking an appointment with the incorrect appointment slot / category.

 

The Embassy has no influence on this. You will make a significant contribution to improving the appointment situation if you book your visa appointment early, arrive on time and bring complete documentation.

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Renewal German Passport / ID-Card

Please be advised that this category is not for visa matters. Assistance cannot be given to travellers booking an appointment with the incorrect appointment slot / category and a new appointment has to be booked.

Passport or German ID-Card application - renewal

 

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First-time passport application and Consular services

 Please be advised that this category is not for visa matters. Assistance cannot be given to travellers booking an appointment with the incorrect appointment slot / category and a new appointment has to be booked.

 

For the following consular services please book an appointment with this category:

First-time passport application

Civil status:

  • Birth declaration (along with the application for the first German passport) - with first-time passport application
  • Application for subsequent registration of a marriage or death of a German abroad at a German registry office
  • Application for a certificate of marital status (not an affidavit!)
  • Request for recognition of a foreign divorce

Name declarations:

  • name of a child - with first-time passport application
  • married name of spouses
  • addition of a name to the married name
  • name change after divorce


German citizenship:

  • Advice on German citizenship
  • Application for confirmation of German citizenship
  • Application for naturalization
  • Application for retaining German citizenship

General Consular Services

For the following consular services please book an appointment here:

  • Certification of photocopies
  • Legalization of documents
  • Formal letter of financial support
  • German Pensions (Please note that the the german embassy cannot offer advisory services in pension matters!)

 

Authentication of signature, e.g.:

  • power of attorney
  • authorizations
  • declaration of renouncement of succession
  • application for a Police Clearance Certificate
  • application for a Certificate of Non-Impediment to marriage
  • other declarations that require the authentication of a signature


Consular Certificates, e.g.:

  • VAT-return in Germany
  • Corps/Urn Tranport Permit
  • Certificate of border crossing
  • "life certificates"
  • other Consular Certificates

You can collect the documents in the category "General consular matters" on the same day during the collection hours Monday-Thursday 14:00-14:30 and Friday 12:30-13:00.

Immediate processing and take-away is not possible.

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