Application procedure

Please create your personal user account, and activate your account by clicking the provided link in the email sent to you.

Log in to your account, fill in the requested personal data. If you are a member of a group of people applying for a visa together, please fill in the data of those accompanying you too. Submit the group when you finish.

Choose a date and time of your convenience to submit your application at our Visa Application Centre. Do not forget to print out your notification as it will be required at our welcome area.

Note:

• The service fee payment will be "online" or by "Fawry stores" during the appointment booking process.
• The visa fee has to be paid in EGP in cash at TLScontact centre.
• You can amend your appointment only once maximum 48 hours prior to the appointment date.

Please note that the VIDEX form (Short stay type: C) / VIDEX form (Long stay type: D) should be completed online via the Videx website and printed. The form should be completed in capital letters using black ink and must be signed by the applicant in person.

If your fingerprints are over 59 months old, you must visit again. Otherwise, no personal appearance is required.

• VIDEX guidelines in German;
• VIDEX form example.

Please note that all applicants aged 12 or over must personally come to their appointment at TLScontact for biometric data capture and for the submission of the application.

If you are exempted from biometric data capture, you can submit your visa application by an authorized representative to submit the application on your behalf. He/she has to provide a signed letter of authorization as well as the original and copy of his/her ID card. The representative cannot be a minor. However you must be in Egypt at the time of the application and during its processing.

Please note that if you do not attend the appointment at the agreed time, you will need to book another appointment online. Maximum lateness is 29 minutes.

• An extensive range of Added Value Services is available to facilitate your application submission process;
• Your application and supporting documents will be checked for completeness according to the requirements of the German Diplomatic mission and your biometric data will be captured. The visa are paid in the visa application centre. Following completion of these steps, your application is transferred to the German Diplomatic mission for decision making.

You can track your application at any time by logging in your personal account.

Please note that visa processing time during this period will be on average 5 weeks.

All applicants must apply at least 14 days before their intended travel date.

Note: Children under 12 years old are not allowed to enter the center.

For national visa applications only "Long stay more than 90 days - Type D":  Please note, that all applicants need to come in person to the appointment no matter their age. All children below 18 years who apply together with their parents for a family reunification visa, need to come with their parents to the appointment. If you come to the appointment without your children, your application can’t be accepted and you need to register again for a new appointment.

The case of the family reunification visa can be submitted at TLScontact:

• You must be an accompanying person who will apply for a work or study long stay visa, and you will submit the visa applications together.
• If the person you will be reunited with is already in Germany, has already applied or will apply at a later time, you cannot apply for a visa through TLScontact, so please do not register, book appointment or pay as there will be no refund for the fees.

You must book an appointment directly at the German Embassy if you are applying for a long-stay visa application (Type D) for one of the following purposes:

1- Family reunification (spouse and children only), and you will be reunited with someone who is already in Germany, has already applied, or will apply later.

2- Language course (without further education).

3- A student who is still in school and will visit another school in Germany or has an exchange program with or without a scholarship.

4- Applicant who holds a diplomatic passport and is going on a long-stay mission. 

5- 'Praktikum' internship for more than 90 days.

Please Note: In accordance with the Federal Foreign Office’s instructions, applicants arriving more than 15 minutes late for their appointment will be required to book a new appointment.

After the German Diplomatic mission has made a decision on your visa application, your passport will be returned to you by our courier service. You will be notified by SMS and email as soon as the passport arrives.