Application information
Visa Application Fees
In order to apply for a visa, you will have to pay a visa fee and a service fee.
- Visa fee - collected for the Embassy of Germany in Namibia;
- Service fee - collected for the processing of your visa application at TLScontact.
Attention: Payment of the visa fee and the service fees do not give any guarantee or right that a visa will be granted. The visa fee and service fee are both non-refundable and non-transferable if the visa application is denied by the Embassy staff or if the applicant decides to terminate his or her application.
| Visa type | EUR | NAD |
|---|---|---|
Visa Schengen Visa (A + C) – adult | 90 | 1,720.00 |
Visa Schengen - 6-11 years | 45 | 860.00 |
Schengen visa - minors under six years old (six years less a day) | Free | Free |
* Please note that you will be charged in NAD at the exchange rate applicable at the time from the European Central Bank (ECB) and update by the Embassy.
The visa fee is fixed in EUR but payable only in NAD. The exchange rate between these currencies is decided by the German Missions and is updated periodically, therefore the payable amount may differ from those quoted above. Please note that your visa application fee receipt will only quote the fee paid in NAD.
The service fee, mandatory for any visa application, is EUR 24.51 (480.00 NAD). This amount has been decided in agreement with the German Government and corresponds to the different services provided by the TLScontact centre (i.e. visa application reception, data processing, information collection, appointments booking, etc.).
Fee exemption for visa applications:
The following applicants may be exempt from paying the visa fee. To claim the exemption, additional proof must be submitted as indicated:
- Children under 6 years of age (only Schengen visa application): no additional proof required.
- Spouses of German citizens: original and copy of the (unabridged) marriage certificate and the German passport of the spouse.
- Spouses of EU citizens (if travelling together and the trip does not go to the home country of the EU citizen): original and copy of the (unabridged) marriage certificate and the EU passport of the spouse.
- Children of EU citizens under 21 years of age (if the trip does not go to the home country of the EU citizen): original and copy of the (unabridged) birth certificate and the EU passport of the parent.
- Pupils, students, and teachers for study purposes in Germany (short trips only): proof of purpose of trip.
- Researchers for research purposes in Germany (short trips only): proof of purpose of trip.
- Trips upon invitation by a German governmental organisation in Germany: official invitation required.
- Representatives of non-profit organisations up to the age of 25 (for participation in seminars, conferences, sports or cultural events, or lectures organised by non-profit organisations): proof of purpose and nature of trip in invitation or accompanying letters.
- Processing Schengen visas on behalf of another Schengen state (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Malta, Switzerland, and Hungary): proof of purpose and nature of trip in invitation or accompanying letters; fee waiver considered only if there is a significant German public interest.
- Exhibitors at German trade fairs: valid trade fair pass.