Citizens of the European Union or the European Economic Area do not need a visa or a work permit, an identity document is sufficient to enter the territory.
After arrival and installation in Germany, they must simply register with the Home Office statement upon which their home.
For French miners see sections "Minors Info" in the following table.
Nationals of States outside the European Union residing in France and holding a national passport valid and a valid French residence permit can travel without visas in the Schengen area for tourism purposes for a period up to three months per semester. Note that a receipt for residence card application does not allow visa free travel in the Schengen states.
For any stay of three months and / or intended to hold a job, a visa must be obtained from the German Embassy in Paris before entering the country.
Since 2008, foreigners domiciled in Switzerland may enter Germany and other signatories of the Schengen Agreement and stay for short stays of up to three months with their passport and residence permit issued by Switzerland and this, without any additional visa.
Country |
mandatory visa for Germany yes / no |
Country |
MANDATORY VISA FOR GERMANY YES/NO |
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Afghanistan |
yes |
Liechtenstein** |
no |
Afrique du Sud |
yes |
Lituanie* |
no |
Albanie |
yes |
Luxembourg* |
no |
Algérie |
yes |
Macao |
no |
Andorre*** |
no |
Macédoine |
yes |
Angola |
yes |
Madagascar |
yes |
Antigua-et-Barbuda |
no |
Malaisie |
no |
Arabie saoudite |
yes |
Malawi |
yes |
Argentine |
no |
Maldives |
yes |
Arménie |
yes |
Mali |
yes |
Australie (avec les Îles des Cocos, l’Île Norfolk et l’Île Christmas) ** |
no |
Malouines (les Îles Falkland) |
yes |
Autriche* |
no |
Malte* |
no |
Azerbaïdjan |
yes |
Mariannes du Nord (Îles) (États fédérés de Micronésie, Mariannes, Carolines, y compris Palaos) |
yes |
Bahamas |
no |
Maroc |
yes |
Bahreïn |
yes |
Marshall (Îles) |
yes |
Bangladesh |
yes |
Maurice |
no |
Barbade |
no |
Mauritanie |
yes |
Belarus (voir Biélorussie) |
yes |
Mexique |
no |
Belgique* |
no |
Micronésie |
yes |
Belize |
yes |
Midway (Îles) |
yes |
Bénin |
yes |
Moldova |
yes |
Bermudes |
no |
Monaco*** |
no |
Bhoutan |
yes |
Mongolie |
yes |
Biélorussie (voir Belarus) |
yes |
Monténégro |
yes |
Bolivie |
yes |
Montserrat |
yes |
Bosnie-Herzégovine |
yes |
Mozambique |
yes |
Botswana |
yes |
Myanmar (Birmanie) |
yes |
Brésil*** |
no |
Namibie |
yes |
Brunei Darussalam |
no |
Nauru |
yes |
Bulgarie* |
no |
Népal |
yes |
Burkina Faso |
yes |
Nicaragua |
no |
Burundi |
yes |
Niger |
yes |
Caïmans (Îles) |
yes |
Nigeria |
yes |
Cambodge |
yes |
Norvège* |
no |
Cameroun |
yes |
Nouvelle-Zélande (y compris les Îles Cook, Nioué et les Îles Tokelau)** |
no |
Canada** |
no |
Oman |
yes |
Cap-Vert |
yes |
Ouganda |
yes |
Centrafricaine (République) |
yes |
Ouzbékistan |
yes |
Chili |
no |
Pacifique (Îles du) |
yes |
Chine (République populaire)**** |
yes |
Pakistan |
yes |
Chypre* |
no |
Panama |
no |
Colombie |
yes |
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
yes |
Comores |
yes |
Paraguay |
no |
Congo (République du) |
yes |
Pays-Bas* |
no |
Corée (République populaire) |
yes |
Pérou |
yes |
Corée du Sud** |
no |
Philippines |
yes |
Costa Rica |
no |
Pitcairn |
yes |
Côte d’Ivoire |
yes |
Pologne* |
no |
Croatie |
no |
Portugal* |
no |
Cuba |
yes |
Qatar |
yes |
Danemark* |
no |
Roumanie* |
no |
Djibouti |
yes |
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord (avec les Îles anglo-normandes, l’Île de Man et les Bermudes)*; ***** |
no |
Dominicaine (République) |
yes |
Russie |
yes |
Dominique |
yes |
Rwanda |
yes |
Égypte |
yes |
Saint Christophe et Nevis |
no |
El Salvador*** |
yes |
Sainte-Hélène et dépendances |
yes |
Émirats arabes unis |
yes |
Sainte-Lucie |
yes |
Équateur |
yes |
Saint-Marin*** |
no |
Érythrée |
yes |
Saint Vincent et les Grenadines |
yes |
Espagne* (y compris les places de souveraineté espagnole en Afrique du Nord, avec Ceuta et Melilla) |
no |
Salomon (Îles) |
yes |
Estonie* |
no |
Samoa |
yes |
États-Unis d’Amérique (y compris les Îles Vierges américaines, les Samoa américaines, Guam et Porto Rico)** |
no |
Samoa-occidentales |
yes |
Éthiopie |
yes |
Sao Tomé et Principe |
yes |
Fidji |
yes |
Sénégal |
yes |
Finlande* |
no |
Serbie |
yes |
France* (y compris la Guyane française, la Polynésie française, la Guadeloupe, la Martinique, la Nouvelle-Calédonie, la Réunion et Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) |
no |
Seychelles |
no |
Gabon |
yes |
Sierra Leone |
yes |
Gambie |
yes |
Singapour |
no |
Slovaque (République)* |
no |
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Ghana |
yes |
Slovénie* |
no |
Grèce* |
no |
Somalie |
yes |
Grenade |
yes |
Soudan |
yes |
Guatemala |
no |
Sri Lanka |
yes |
Guinée |
yes |
Suède* |
no |
Guinée équatoriale |
yes |
Suisse** |
no |
Guinée-Bissau |
yes |
Suriname |
yes |
Guyana |
yes |
Swaziland |
yes |
Haïti |
yes |
Syrie |
yes |
Honduras*** |
no |
Tadjikistan |
yes |
Hong Kong**** |
yes |
Taiwan |
yes |
Hongrie* |
no |
Tanzanie |
yes |
Inde |
yes |
Tchad |
yes |
Indonésie |
yes |
Tchèque (République)* |
no |
Iran |
yes |
Thaïlande |
yes |
Iraq |
yes |
Timor Leste |
yes |
Irlande* |
no |
Togo |
yes |
Islande** |
no |
Tonga |
yes |
Israël** |
no |
Trinité-et-Tobago |
yes |
Italie* |
no |
Tunisie |
yes |
Jamaïque |
yes |
Turkménistan |
yes |
Japon** |
no |
Turques et Caïques (Îles) |
yes |
Jordanie |
yes |
Turquie |
yes |
Kazakhstan |
yes |
Tuvalu |
yes |
Kenya |
yes |
Ukraine |
yes |
Kirghizistan |
yes |
Uruguay |
no |
Kiribati |
yes |
Vanuatu |
yes |
Kosovo |
yes |
Vatican, Cité du |
no |
Koweït |
yes |
Venezuela |
no |
Laos |
yes |
Vierges britanniques (Îles) |
yes |
Lesotho |
yes |
Viet Nam |
yes |
Lettonie* |
no |
Yémen |
yes |
Liban |
yes |
Zambie |
yes |
Libéria |
yes |
Zimbabwe |
yes |
Libye |
yes |
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***** Exempts de l'obligation de visa sont aussi les ressortissants britanniques (régions d'outre-mer), les nommés British Nationals (Overseas) avec un passeport BNO.
** Citizens of the European Economic Area and some other countries may obtain a residence permit and / or work may be required after entering the country.
*** Citizens of some countries may obtain a residence permit after entering the country only if they do not intend to pursue an occupation .
**** The holders of HKSAR (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passport ) are exempt from the visa requirement
***** Free of visa requirements are also British nationals ( overseas regions ) , named British Nationals (Overseas ) with a BNO passport.
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ALL NATIONALS |
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Documents required by the type of visa |
As appropriate, additional documents may be requested. |
TOURISM |
Original passport valid for 6 months after the return dates |
business |
Original passport valid for 6 months after the return date |
work |
Applicants must appear in person at the Consular Section of the German Embassy , carry the following documents :
Incomplete or mailed applications will not be processed by the Consulate
Production time : 6 to 8 weeks |
STUDIES VISA |
I. Applicants who began their studies in France and Germany wish to continue as they are obliged , as part of their curriculum , to achieve part of their studies in another Member State of the European Union must provide following documents:
II. Applicants who began their studies in France and wish to continue or complete them in Germany as part of an exchange program must submit the following documents:
or proof of registration in a preparatory language course in the first year of study, along with two photocopies
or a scholarship certificate (amounting to € 638 per month minimum) or a bank statement proving the existence of a blocked account in Germany stocked up to € 638 a month for a year (for long-term studies)
III. Applicants who began their studies in France and wish them continue or complete them in Germany and enrolled to study in France for a period of at least two years must submit the following documents:
IV. Applicants wishing to stay in Germany to study and do not match the cases mentioned above must submit the following documents:
All applicants must appear in person at the Consular Section and legal of the German Embassy and make all documents required. Scholarship students visas are free. Production time : approximately 6 to 8 weeks |
Visa internship under agreement |
Applicants must appear in person at the Consular Section of the Embassy Germany and make the following documents:
As appropriate, additional documents may be requested. If the internship is unpaid , it is imperative to justify its financial situation during the stay in Germany ( 638 € per month ) by a bank statement , a scholarship certificate or supported. The French documents must be translated into German.
Production time without ZAV : about 8 weeks Production time with ZAV : about 2 weeks |
VISA TO STAY LANGUAGE |
Applicants must appear in person at the Consular Section of the German Embassy and make the following documents:
Production time : approximately 6 to 8 weeks |
VISA for a stay in pair |
The applicant must be between 18 and 24 years, have basic knowledge of the German language level A1 attested by a corresponding certificate of Goethe Institute or one of its representatives / partner organizations.
Documents to provide :
Production time : 6 to 8 weeks
You can find information about employment agencies at par on the website www.guetegemeinschaft-aupair.de |
VISA « VANDER ELST » |
A 'Vander Elst visa ' is a visa issued to foreign nationals in the European Union employed by a French company and sent for a fixed-term mission to Germany while remaining under French employment contract.
Applicants must appear in person at the Consular Section of the German Embassy and make the following documents:
Please contact the Visa by phone at 01 53 83 46 85 to arrange an appointment for the delivery of the file or have any questions concerning the required documents. |
VISA DE REGROUPEMENT FAMILIAL |
I. Documents required by the visa applicant :
II . Documents required by the wife / spouse resident in Germany :
1. If the wife / husband is of German nationality :
2. If the wife / spouse is of another nationality :
Applicants must always apply in person to the section consular of the German Embassy in Paris. Incomplete application files (photocopies or original documents missing ) or sent by mail will not be processed |
official VISA |
No action is to do in France . If it is necessary to register on site. |
French Miners Info |
According to French regulations each French minor must have a passport or a national identity card and an individual authorization to leave the country . As part of group travel , including school , it can however be established a collective passport and a collective authorization to leave the country . |
EU nationals Miners Info |
For nationals of the European Union only the passport or national identity card are required. |
Info foreign miners living in France |
The trips minor foreigners residing in France are subject to the possession of an individual passport with either a French identity (TIR) a travel document for foreign minors (DCEM) also determined by the Prefecture . However, it was setting up a collective list authorizing, in connection with school trips, travel without a visa or even without an individual travel document if a photograph of the minor is placed on this list. This document is a collective passport and visa requirements for nationals of third countries to the European Union. The procedure is the responsibility of principals who, after collecting the required documents, the request addressed to prefectural services that validate the collective passport according to the instructions in force. Only foreign children regularly enrolled in a primary school, a school of general or technical education of first or second degree can benefit from this regulation of collective travel document. However, major students must have in all cases a residence permit or an individual travel document |
consular fees |
Student Visa : 60 € (free for scholarship students ) work visa : 60 € Visa in pair : 60 € Visa for internship under agreement : 60 € Vander Elst visa : 60 € Visa Family reunification : 60 € Visa language course : 60 € |
Further information |
Germany ambassy 28 rue Marbeau 75116 Paris Tél. : 01.53.83.46.73 Fax : 01.53.83.46.50
Adress : Ambassade de la République fédérale d’Allemagne
Consulate opening hours : from 9am to 12pm (last entry at 11:45 )
The deadlines provided are the deadlines applied by the Consulate
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