Afghan nationals and other non-EU nationals need a visa in order to enter Germany.
The type of visa you require depends on how long you plan to stay.

Important Information:

The visa section of the German Embassy in Kabul remains closed until further notice.  As a result it is not possible to submit a visa application in Kabul.

Applications for national visa (long stay) can be submitted in Islamabad or New Delhi. Applications for Schengen Visa (short stay) can be submitted at the German Embassies in Islamabad, New-Delhi, Dubai and Istanbul. Please check the information below for further Details.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR VISA APPLICANTS IN ISLAMABAD:

National Visas

• The Visa Section for Afghanistan of the German Embassy Islamabad will re-open on 7 September 2020 for handling of national visas only (D-visas for stays of more than 90 days).

Schengen Visas

In line with EU decisions, Germany introduced travel restrictions for entries from outside the Schengen area on 17 March 2020. All corresponding entries from non-EU-citizens and citizens of non-Schengen states by plane or ship are affected. Entry is possible for German citizens and other nationals with a German residence permit. While restrictions for some countries have been eased on 1 July 2020, they remain in place for travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan for the time being.

Consistent with the persisting entry restrictions for non-EU-citizens and citizens of non-Schengen states, the Visa Section for Afghanistan of the German Embassy Islamabad remains closed for Schengen visas (C-visas for stays up to 90 days) until further notice.

Exceptions may be made if the applicant can demonstrate the existence of compelling reasons that justify entry under the current rules. In these cases please contact:  visainfoafg@isla.auswaertiges-amt.de

Any changes will be communicated on this Website

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR VISA APPLICANTS IN NEW DELHI:

In line with EU decisions, Germany introduced travel restrictions for entries from outside the Schengen area on 17 March 2020.  All corresponding entries from non-EU-citizens and citizens of non-Schengen states by plane or ship will be affected. Entry will be possible for German citizens and other nationals with a German residence permit. While restrictions for some countries have been eased on July 1st, they remain in place for now for travelers from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

As of 30 November 2020, the Embassy New Delhi will accept new applications, starting, in chronological order, with the rescheduling of appointments cancelled due to lockdown and visa section closure.

 We kindly ask you to notice the following instructions:

National Visa

• If you have received an appointment confirmation in New Delhi under the rules hitherto it, was required to send an email to afgvisa@newd.auswaertiges-amt.de
• If your case is ongoing and you want to submit new documents, we kindly ask you to send these documents only via E-Mail. Please mention your file number.
  

  For New Delhi: afgvisa@newd.auswaertiges-amt.de

• In case you have an appointment for visa issuance, we will reschedule this appointment immediately after we have re-open our Visa Section.

Schengen Visa

• All appointments in New Delhi for Schengen Visa until Septmber 30^st 2020 will be cancelled by the Visa Section/VFS. Applicants have to register for a new appointment by theirself on our website or via VFS. At the moment we do not accept any new registrations.
• If your case is ongoing Visa Section is going to contact you via E-Mail.

Please also note that due to the high number of emails and requests received each day, you are requested to send your emails with complete details in English or German language only once. All emails are replied but may take some time so please refrain from sending multiple emails with the same issue.

We kindly ask you to check our website https://afghanistan.diplo.de/af-en  regularly for updates regarding this Situation.