Germany Visa Application Fees

Most of the visitors in need of a visa to arrive in Germany will have to compensate a fee for the processing of their visa appeal. The charge depends on the visa category you are appealing for, determination of entrance, citizenship, age and some other factors.

The following classes are exempted from paying the visa processing fee when applying for a short-stay Germany visa:

• Children below the age of six
• Spouse, same-sex companion in a civil union and minor single children of German nationals, the parents of minor German nationals and household members of EU or EEA citizens
• School apprentices, students, postgrads and associated teaching staff
• Spokesperson of a non-profit organizations aged 25 years old or less, partaking in seminars, conferences or other sports, cultural or educational events planned by non-profit organizations
• Researchers from third nations travelling within the European Community for the determination of carrying out scientific research
• Those are travelling for the “replacement” of an old, valid visa in a “full” travel document (one that has no blank pages) with a new visa legal for the similar period in the candidate’s original travel document.

The following classes are exempted from paying the visa processing fee when appealing for a long-stay Germany visa:

• Overseas citizens are getting a scholarship from public funds throughout their remain in Germany, as well as their spouse or legal partner and minor children as long as the funding covers them.
• Spouse, same-sex companion in a civil union and minor single children of German nationals, the parents of minor German nationals and household members of EU or EEA citizens
• Affiliates of the diplomatic missions, consular posts and global organizations in Germany, as well as their spouse and children up to and counting the age of 25 years old
• Citizens of other specific nations or groups where Germany has undertaken to do so in bilateral or multilateral treaties

Furthermore, the German Embassy will consider waiving or reducing the charges if the claimant is seeking to arrive in the nations to promote:

• Cultural welfares
• Welfares in the field of foreign policy
• Progress policy
• For humanitarian motives