Visa information
Documents and Visa Types
Follow these steps in order to apply for a Schengen visa. A Schengen visa allows a maximum stay of 90 days within a period of 180 days in the Schengen countries. Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Sweden, Slovenia or Switzerland must be your main travel destination.
Select the purpose of your trip to any of the countries mentioned above using one of the following visa categories. Click on the items to download the required documents.
Each applicant has printed out this checklist and has sorted the documents according to that list.
Please prepare the documents below carefully
Read the list of documents which need to be submitted with your visa application based on your travel purpose/category and prepare the documents carefully. Always choose the correct travel purpose/category.
Business
Tourism
Family/Friend Visit
Family members of non-German EU citizens