Schengen visas allow people to stay in the Schengen area for up to 90 days every six-month period (90 days in 180 days).

What is the Schengen Area?

The Schengen Area is composed of 29 countries: 25 EU Member States (except Ireland) and 4 non-EU countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein).

If your main destination is not in one of these countries, you might benefit from the transit privilege if your stopover is in Germany. More information can be found on I'm planning a trip by air and have to transit at a German airport. Do I need a visa? - Federal Foreign Office

Where do I have to apply?

Kindly note that you must lodge your application for a Schengen visa at the Embassy/Consulate of the country of your main destination.

• Visiting more than one Schengen country: you will have to apply at the Embassy/Consulate of the country where you will spend the longest time and have your main destination.
• Visiting several Schengen countries (for stays of equal length and equal main destination): you will have to apply at the Embassy/Consulate of the first country you will visit.

As a general rule, you must apply for a Schengen visa at the Embassy/Consulate with territorial responsibility for the country where you are legally resident.

Which Schengen countries are represented by the German Embassy Windhoek?

You can apply for a Schengen visa at the German Embassy Windhoek if your main destination is in one of the following countries:

• Germany
• Belgium
• Hungary
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• the Netherlands
• Switzerland

When can I apply for the visa?

You may submit your application six months before the start of your planned trip.

For instance: You intend to travel in December to Germany. Hence you can submit your application in June.

How can I apply for the visa?

1. Booking an appointment

You need to book through TLScontact.

A non-refundable service fee of 24,51 Euro (approx. 500 NAD) is applied by TLScontact additionally to the normal visa fee, that remains unchanged. You can choose a time slot convenient for you and will receive more information about the documents you need to submit during your visit at the TLScontact German Visa Application Centre. There you pay also the service fee (card only, no cash) and you finally collect your passport.

2. Preparing your application

• Please fill in your application electronically via VIDEX beforehand. Print out the completed application form (the pdf-version of the application) AND the barcode that is automatically generated and bring it with you when you come to your apppointment.
• Please note that the photos have to comply with the specifications of the: Biometric passport photo sample PDF / 2 MB

• Please compile the documents you need to submit with your application. If documents or supporting documentation are missing, your application may be rejected. We have prepared a checklist for each type of visa:
  

  Tourism Visa

  Visiting family and friends

  Visiting EU family

  Business Visa

  Business Trade fair visa

What happens during processing?

The Embassy will review your application and make a decision on whether or not to grant you a visa. To this end, it will assess whether your application meets the legal requirements. The processing time for a visa application may take up to 15 consecutive days according to the European Visa Code.

Information for visa holders

If all the information on your visa label is correct, you are free to travel. Please check the information on the label as soon as your passport is returned to you. You should let us know immediately if there are any mistakes so that we can issue you a new visa.

• Your visa will state your full name and passport number and include your photo. It will also state the period of validity. This is the time period in which you can travel. In addition, it will state the maximum number of days you can stay in the Schengen area during the period of validity of your visa. In order to allow you to change your travel dates at short notice, visas are usually valid for additional fifteen (15) days. However, the number of days stated in the visa must not be exceeded.

Information for holders of an annual or multi-annual visa, which is valid for one or more years

The short-stay visa calculator (provided by the European Commission), can help you calculate the remaining period you are allowed to stay in a Schengen country.