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Online prepayment of the TLScontact service fee from 20 July 2026

10/2/2026

From 05 October 2026, applicants booking a visa appointment will be required to pay the TLScontact service fee online to confirm their appointment.

After selecting an appointment on the TLScontact website, you will receive a booking email at the email address associated with your TLScontact account.

Important: Your appointment will only be confirmed once the service fee has been paid online. Payment must be completed immediately after booking your appointment.

Once payment has been successfully completed, you will be able to download or print your payment receipt. Your appointment confirmation will then be sent automatically by email.

If payment is not completed within the required timeframe, your appointment will be cancelled automatically.

Legalization services now available at TLScontact Dar es Salaam

9/30/2026

TLScontact is pleased to announce that the legalization process will now be available at the TLScontact visa application centre in Dar es Salaam.

Applicants who need to submit documents for legalization will be able to book an appointment through the TLScontact website.

Appointments will open from Monday, 5 October 2026.

Before booking your appointment, please make sure you have checked the applicable legalization requirements and prepared all required documents.

For more information, please refer to the Legalization application process section on our website.

New biometric age requirement for long-stay visa applications

9/1/2026

From 1 September 2026, the minimum age for fingerprint collection for long-stay visa (Category D) applications is reduced from 12 to 6 years old.

This means that children aged 6 and over must now provide their fingerprints as part of their visa application.

Children aged 6 and over must attend the appointment in person to have their fingerprints collected.

If you are applying as a family, please make sure that all children aged 6 and over attend the appointment. Plan accordingly when booking your appointment to ensure that all applicants can meet the new biometric requirements.

Increase of short-stay Schengen visa fees

6/7/2024

As per Commission Delegated Regulation 2024/1415 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 as regards the amount of visa fees, Schengen visa fees will increase from 80 EUR to 90 EUR for short-stay visas for adults and from 40 to 45 EUR for short-stay visas for children from 6 to 12 years.

The new visa fee will come into force on 11 June 2024.

OPENING OF GERMAN VISA APPLICATION CENTRE

5/27/2022

The German visa application centre in Dar Es Salaam will start accepting applications from the 1st of September 2022. You will be able to book an appointment online starting from the 15th of August 2022.

Thanks for your understanding.