Individuals attending the Summit are responsible for ensuring they have all the information needed pertaining to their circumstances for travel and applicable to their nationality or country of residence, and that the information submitted for the visa application and any transit visas needed is, to the best of their knowledge, accurate and reliable at the time of submission.
Please read this guide carefully when completing your application and contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
Do I need a Schengen Visa?
Nationals of 91 countries can travel to Germany for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, if you are not a national of one of these countries you will need to apply for a Schengen visitor visa.
An overview of which nationalities require a visa and those that do not can be found here.
If you are a national of a country that does not require a visa you must still have a valid passport to travel to Germany. To be considered valid, your passport must:
Have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive. Have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area. Have at least two blank pages.
You should also travel with your One Young World issued letters of invitation to prove the purpose of your visit to Germany.
In case you don’t need a visa to enter Germany, you might still need a transit visa based on your flight route. A transit visa is a temporary short period visa that will allow you to travel through the international transit area of an airport in a country which is not your final destination. If you do not have a direct flight to Germany, please make sure to check with the relevant embassies if you are required to apply for a transit visa in the countries in which you are changing to a different flight.
If you are a passport holder of a country that requires a visa to travel to Germany, you need to apply for a Short-Stay Schengen Visa.
In most cases delegates can apply 6 months before their date of travel. For most people this will be 2 May 2025. One Young World strongly recommends applying for your visa as soon as possible.
ETIAS is an electronic travel authorisation and an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to Germany and 29 other European countries. ETIAS will not start operations until the last quarter of 2026 so is not required.
How do I apply for a Schengen Visa?
Individual German embassies are responsible for processing and approving visa applications. As such the exact process you need to follow can vary depending on the country you are applying from. The steps below are only a general guide, after reading this - visit the Country Specific Guidance section of this guide for information on the exact local process.
1. Complete a short stay Schengen visa application form
In some cases, embassies will ask that you complete this form using the online VIDEX system, other embassies will ask that you download and complete a .pdf version of the form from their website. Guidance on which method to use and links to the application form will be provided on your local embassy’s website. See the Application Form Guidance section of this guide for important instructions regarding the application form.
2. Book a visa application appointment
Your application will need to be submitted in person during an application appointment. In most cases the appointments will be conducted at your local German embassy or a third party company such as VFS Global. In some cases, the appointments will be conducted by the embassy of another Schengen country in your country of residence. In some rare cases you may need to travel to another country to attend your visa appointment.
Guidance on the exact appointment process and process for booking appointments can be found on your local embassy’s website. Visit the Country Specific Guidance section of this guide to look up this website.
3. Prepare your supporting documents
Make sure you have the originals and copies of all the documents required to support your application. These documents include your application form and passport but there are numerous others. Please see the List of Supporting Documents section of this guide and the guidance on your local embassy’s website for further information on the documents you will require to support your visa application.
4. Attend your visa application appointment
Take your application form along with all supporting documents and copies of these documents to your application appointment. During your visa appointment you will hand in your application form and supporting documents, the embassy/visa application centre will also gather biometric information from you including your fingerprints and a photograph.
5. Pay the visa application fee
The application fee for a short stay Schengen visa is €90. The fee is usually paid during your application appointment. Some embassies and visa application centres will require the fee to be paid in cash, others will require the fee to be paid by debit card. Visa application centres such as VFS Global may charge additional fees for processing and other optional services. Guidance on the exact appointment process and process for booking appointments can be found on your local embassy’s website. Visit the Country Specific Guidance section of this guide to look up this website.
6. Processing and return of your documents
After attending your appointment your application should be processed within 14 working days. Wait times will vary from country to country however. Once your application is approved you will be able to revisit the embassy/application centre to collect your documents and passport. The embassy/centre may provide you with a specific date and time to collect your documents, others will invite you to visit at any time during their opening hours.
Individual German embassies are responsible for processing and approving visa applications. As such, the exact process you need to follow can vary depending on the country you are applying from. Please find your country of residence in the table below and follow the link to your local embassy’s website for information on the application process in your country of residence.
Please note that, One Young World has only included countries that it is likely attendees will be applying for visas from. If you know you need to apply for a visa but your country of residence is not listed below, please contact [email protected] and our team will update the information available.
| Country of Residence | Country Specific Application information |
| Afghanistan | Residents of Afghanistan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://pakistan.diplo.de/pk-en/service/visa-shortterm-1673126?openAccordionId=item-1673112-0-panel |
| Algeria | Residents of Algeria who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Algiers. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kuala-lumpur.diplo.de/my-en/service/05-visaeinreise |
| Angola | Residents of Angola who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Luanda. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://luanda.diplo.de/ao-de/service/visaeinreise/1011064-1011064 |
| Armenia | Residents of Armenia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Yerevan. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://eriwan.diplo.de/am-de/service/05-visa-einreise/schengenvisum?openAccordionId=item-1606374-2-panel |
| Azerbaijan | Residents of Azerbaijan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Baku. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://baku.diplo.de/az-de/konsularservice/05-visaeinreise/2009392-2009392 |
| Bahrain | Residents of Bahrain who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Manama. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://manama.diplo.de/bh-en/service/05-visaeinreise/visabestimmungen-2632310?openAccordionId=item-2632306-1-panel |
| Bangladesh | Residents of Bangladesh who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Dhaka. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://dhaka.diplo.de/bd-en/service/2682922-2682922 |
| Belarus | Residents of Belarus who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Minsk. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://minsk.diplo.de/by-de/service/05-visaeinreise |
| Belize | Residents of Belize who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Guatemala . Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://guatemala.diplo.de/gt-es/service/visa-einreise/1787912-1787912 |
| Benin | Residents of Benin who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Cotonou. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://cotonou.diplo.de/bj-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1801496-1801496 |
| Bhutan | The German Embassy in New Delhi serves applicants from and residing in Bhutan. For a list of required supporting documents, kindly refer to visa requirements for Indian applicants (https://india.diplo.de/in-en/service/2341254-2341254) Application appointments should be attended through the visa application centre in Thimpu (https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/deu/attend-centre/bhutan) |
| Bolivia | Residents of Bolivia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in La Paz. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://la-paz.diplo.de/bo-de/service/visa-einreise/visa-schengen-1804108 |
| Botswana | Residents of Botswana who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Gaborone. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://gaborone.diplo.de/bw-de/service/05-visaeinreise/schengen-visa-1438234 |
| Burkina Faso | Residents of Burkina Faso who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Ouagadougou. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://ouagadougou.diplo.de/bf-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1620632-1620632#content_1 |
| Burundi | Residents of Burundi who require a visa should apply via the Belgian Embassy Bujumbura. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://burundi.diplomatie.belgium.be/en/node/2755 |
| Cambodia | Residents of Cambodia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Phnom Penh. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://phnom-penh.diplo.de/kh-en/service/visa/schengenvisa |
| Cameroon | Residents of Cameroon who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Yaoundé. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://jaunde.diplo.de/cm-de/service/schengen-visa-1601602 |
| Cape Verde | Residents of Cabo Verde who require a visa should apply via Centro Comum de Vistos in Praia. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://eurovisaccv.eu/faq-questoes-frequentes/ |
| Central African Republic | Residents of Central African Republic who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in Bangui. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://cf.ambafrance.org/Demander-un-visa-pour-la-France-en-Republique-centrafricaine |
| Chad | Residents of Chad who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in N'Djamena. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://td.ambafrance.org/Demander-un-visa-pour-la-France-depuis-la-Republique-du-Tchad |
| China | Resident of China who require a visa should apply via a VFS Global which operates visa application centres in 15 major Chinese cities. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://china.diplo.de/cn-de/service/visa-einreise/schengenvisum-1209054 |
| Comoros | Residents of Chad who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in Moroni. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://km.ambafrance.org/Demander-un-visa-pour-la-France |
| Congo, Republic of | Residents of Republic of Congo who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in Brazzaville. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://cg.ambafrance.org/-Visas- |
| Cuba | Residents of Cuba should apply via the German Embassy in Havana. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://havanna.diplo.de/cu-de/service/05-visaeinreise/2081146-2081146 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo who live in the DR Congo should apply via the Belgian Embassy which is represented by the European Visa Centre. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://www.cev-kin.eu/fr |
| Djibouti | Residents of Djibouti who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in Djibouti. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://dj.ambafrance.org/Demander-un-visa-pour-la-France-2370 |
| Dominican Republic | Residents of Dominican Republic who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Santo Domingo. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://santo-domingo.diplo.de/do-de/service/05-visaeinreise |
| Ecuador | Residents of Ecuador who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Quito. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://quito.diplo.de/ec-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1692896-1692896 |
| Egypt | Residents of Egypt who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Cairo. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kairo.diplo.de/eg-de/service/05-visaeinreise/schengenvisa |
| Equatorial Guinea | Residents of Equatorial Guinea who require a visa should apply via the Spanish Embassy in Malabo. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/malabo/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visados-Schengen.aspx |
| Eswatini | Residents of Eswatini who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://southafrica.diplo.de/sa-en/sa-consular/sa-visa1/sa-visashort |
| Ethiopia | Residents of Ethiopia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Addis Ababa. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://addis-abeba.diplo.de/et-de/service/05-visaeinreise/schengen-visa-2515376 |
| Fiji | Residents of Fiji who require a visa should apply via the VFS Global Visa Application Center in Suva. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://wellington.diplo.de/nz-de/service/2209956-2209956 |
| Gabon | Residents of Republic of Congo who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in Libreville. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://ga.ambafrance.org/-Visas-Formalites-d-entree-en- |
| Gambia | Residents of Gambia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Dakar, Senegal. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://dakar.diplo.de/sn-fr/service/visa/schengen |
| Ghana | Residents of Ghana who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Accra. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://accra.diplo.de/gh-de/service/-visainformation/2577090-2577090 |
| Guinea | Residents of Guinea who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Conakry. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://conakry.diplo.de/gn-de/service/05-visaeinreise/2702224-2702224 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Residents of Guinea-Bissau who require a visa should apply via the Portuguese Embassy in Bissau. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://bissau.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt/en/consular-section/visas#member-states-represented |
| Guyana | Residents of Guyana who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://port-of-spain.diplo.de/tt-en/service/2204418-2204418 |
| Haiti | Residents of Guyana who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in Port au Prince. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://ht.ambafrance.org/Demander-un-visa-pour-la-France |
| India | Residents of India who require a visa should apply via VFS Global which operates visa application centres in 18 cities across India. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://india.diplo.de/in-en/service/1908750-1908750 |
| Indonesia | Residents of Indonesia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Jakarta. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://jakarta.diplo.de/id-de/service/visa-und-einreise/schengenvisum-1686954 |
| Iran | Residents of Iran who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Tehran. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://teheran.diplo.de/ir-de/02-service/2404274-2404274 |
| Iraq | Residents of Iraq who require a visa can apply in either Baghdad or Erbil. Please visit this page if you intend to apply in Baghdad: https://irak.diplo.de/iq-de/service/visainbagdad/schengenvisa Please visit this page if you intend to apply in Erbil: https://irak.diplo.de/iq-de/service/visa-erbil |
| Ivory Coast | Residents of Ivory Coast who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Abidjan. Please visit the link below for further information on how to submit your application. https://abidjan.diplo.de/ci-de/service/05-visaeinreise/schengen-visa-1798786 |
| Jamaica | Residents of Jamaica who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Kingston. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kingston.diplo.de/jm-de/service/05-visaeinreise |
| Jordan | Residents of Jordan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Amman. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://amman.diplo.de/jo-de/konsulat/visastelle/schengenvisa-1350644 |
| Kazakhstan | Residents of Kazakhstan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Astana or Almaty. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kasachstan.diplo.de/kz-de/service/2312644-2312644? |
| Kenya | Residents of Kenya who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Nairobi. Please visit the link below for further information on how to submit your application. https://nairobi.diplo.de/ke-en/service/visa-entry/schengen-visa-1671552 |
| Kuwait | Residents of Kuwait who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Kuwait. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kuwait.diplo.de/kw-en/service/visa-einreise/2641852-2641852 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Residents of Kyrgyzstan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Bishkek. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://bischkek.diplo.de/kg-ru/service/2661464-2661464 |
| Laos | Residents of Laos who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Vientiane. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://vientiane.diplo.de/la-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1359292-1359292 |
| Lebanon | Residents of Lebanon who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Beirut. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://beirut.diplo.de/lb-de/service/05-visaeinreise/2009934-2009934 |
| Lesotho | Residents of Lesotho who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://southafrica.diplo.de/sa-en/sa-consular/sa-visa1/sa-visashort |
| Liberia | Residents of Liberia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Accra, Ghana. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://accra.diplo.de/gh-en/service/-visainformation/2589774-2589774 |
| Libya | Residents of Libya who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in either Tunis, Tunisia or Cairo Egypt. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://tripolis.diplo.de/ly-ar/service/visa-einreise |
| Madagascar | Residents of Madagascar who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in Antananarivo. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://mg.ambafrance.org/Visas-4681 |
| Malawi | Residents of Malawi who require a visa should apply via the Norwegian visa application centres in South Africa operated by VFS. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://www.norway.no/en/south-africa/services-info/visitors-visa-res-permit/#Representationagreements |
| Maldives | Residents of Maldive who require a visa should apply via the German visa application centre in Malé operated by VFS. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://colombo.diplo.de/lk-en/service/schengen-visa-1437956 |
| Mali | Residents of Mali who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Bamako. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://bamako.diplo.de/ml-fr/service/05-visaeinreise/1352520-1352520 |
| Mauritania | Residents of Mauritania who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Nouakchott. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://nouakchott.diplo.de/mr-fr/service/05-visaeinreise/2611070-2611070 |
| Mongolia |
Residents of Mongolia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Ulaanbaatar. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. |
| Morocco | Residents of Morocco who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Rabat. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://rabat.diplo.de/ma-fr/service/visa-einreise/1788364-1788364 |
| Mozambique | Residents of Mozambique who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Maputo. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://maputo.diplo.de/mz-de/service/2675370-2675370 |
| Myanmar | Residents of Myanmar who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Yangon. Please visit the link below for further information on how to submit your application. https://rangun.diplo.de/mm-en/service/1672554-1672554?openAccordionId=item-1562038-2-panel |
| Namibia | Residents of Namibia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Windhoek. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://windhuk.diplo.de/na-en/service-en/05-visaeinreise/1892484-1892484 |
| Nauru | Residents of Nauru who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Sydney, Australia. Please visit the link below for further information on how to submit your application. https://australien.diplo.de/au-en/service/visa/short-term-visa-2073662 |
| Nepal | Residents of Nepal who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Kathmandu. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kathmandu.diplo.de/np-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1617936-1617936 |
| Niger | Residents of Niger who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://ouagadougou.diplo.de/bf-fr/service/05-visaeinreise/1671524-1671524 |
| Nigeria | Residents of Nigeria who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Lagos. Information on the application process in Nigeria can be found here: https://nigeria.diplo.de/ng-en/2691060-2691060 Information on booking an application appointment in Lagos can be found here: https://nigeria.diplo.de/ng-en/2691078-2691078#content_1 |
| Oman | Residents of Oman who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Muscat. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://maskat.diplo.de/om-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1509362-1509362 |
| Pakistan | Residents of Pakistan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Islamabad or the German Consulate General in Karachi. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://pakistan.diplo.de/pk-en/service/visa-shortterm-1673126 |
| Palestine |
The representative office in Ramallah processes visa applications from persons who are habitually resident in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, regardless of the applicant's passport type. Applicants with Palestinian documents who are habitually resident in Israel must submit their application to the German Embassy in Tel Aviv.Applicants from Gaza must submit their application to the German Embassy in Cairo. Please visit the relevant links below for further information on how to submit your application. |
| Papua New Guinea |
Residents of Papua New Guinea who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Manila. Visa application appointments can be attended at the VFS Visa Application Centre in Port Moresby. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. |
| Philippines | Residents of Philippines who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Manila. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://manila.diplo.de/ph-en/service/visa/2543948-2543948?openAccordionId=item-2439838-1-panel |
| Qatar | Residents of Qatar who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Doha. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://doha.diplo.de/qa-en/service/visa/schengenvisa |
| Russia | Residents of Russia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Moscow. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://germania.diplo.de/ru-de/service/05-visaeinreise/kurzfristigeaufenthalt/1600140-1600140 |
| Rwanda | Residents of Rwanda who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Kigali. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kigali.diplo.de/rw-en/service/05-visaeinreise/1790366-1790366 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | Residents of Sao Tome & Principe who require a visa should apply via the Portuguese Embassy in São Tomé. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://saotome.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt/pt/a-embaixada/noticias/centro-comum-de-vistos-ccv-de-sao-tome-e-principe-processamento-de-vistos-schengen-9-de-agosto |
| Saudi Arabia | Residents of Saudi Arabia who require a visa can apply via German visa application centres in Riyadh, Al-Khobar and Jeddah. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://saudiarabien.diplo.de/ksa-en/visa-service/schengen-visas-2195288#content_1 |
| Senegal | Residents of Rwanda who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Dakar. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://dakar.diplo.de/sn-en/service/visa/schengen/visit |
| Sierra Leone | Residents of Sierra Leone who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Accra, Ghana. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the link below. https://accra.diplo.de/gh-en/service/-visainformation/2589774-2589774 |
| Somalia | Residents of Somalia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://nairobi.diplo.de/ke-en/service/visa-entry/schengen-visa-1671552 |
| South Africa |
Residents of South Africa who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Pretoria which operates application centres in Bloemfontain, Centurion, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. |
| South Sudan | Residents of South Sudan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Kampala, Uganda. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kampala.diplo.de/ug-en/service/05-visaeinreise/1617664-1617664 |
| Sri Lanka | Residents of Sri Lanka who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Colombo. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://colombo.diplo.de/lk-en/service/schengen-visa-1437956 |
| Sudan | Residents of Sudan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassies in either Cairo, Egypt, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or Nairobi, Kenya. Please find further information on the process for submitting you application via the links below. Cairo, Egypt: https://kairo.diplo.de/eg-de/service/05-VisaEinreise Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: https://addis-abeba.diplo.de/et-de/service/05-visaeinreise/visa-einreise-allgemeine-hinweise-2515680 Nairobi, Kenya: https://nairobi.diplo.de/ke-en/service/visa-entry |
| Suriname | Residents of Suriname who require a visa should apply either via Embassy of The Netherlands in Paramaribo. Please visit the link below for further information on how to submit your application. https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/visa-the-netherlands/schengen-visa/apply-suriname |
| Syria | Residents of Syria who require a visa should apply via the German Embassies in either Amman, Beirut, Riyadh, Cairo, Kuwait, or the Consulates General in Erbil and Istanbul. Amman, Jordan: https://amman.diplo.de/jo-de/konsulat/visastelle/schengenvisa-1350644 Beirut, Lebanon: https://beirut.diplo.de/lb-de/service/05-visaeinreise/2009934-2009934 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: https://saudiarabien.diplo.de/ksa-en/visa-service/schengen-visas-2195288#content_1 Cairo, Egypt: https://kairo.diplo.de/eg-de/service/05-VisaEinreise Kuwait: https://kuwait.diplo.de/kw-en/service/visa-einreise/2641852-2641852 Erbil: Erbil: https://irak.diplo.de/iq-de/service/visa-erbil Istanbul, Turkey: https://tuerkei.diplo.de/tr-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1513854-1513854 |
| Tajikistan | Residents of Tajikistan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Dushanbe. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://duschanbe.diplo.de/tj-ru/service/05-visaeinreise/schengen-hinweisru |
| Tanzania | Residents of Tanzania who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Dar es Salaam. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://daressalam.diplo.de/tz-en/service/2642590-2642590 |
| Thailand | Residents of Thailand who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Bangkok. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://bangkok.diplo.de/th-de/service/05-visa-und-einreise/schengen-visa-1352790 |
| Togo | Residents of Togo who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Lome. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://lome.diplo.de/tg-fr/service/visa-einreise/2304744-2304744 |
| Tunisia | Residents of Tunisia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Tunis. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://tunis.diplo.de/tn-fr/service/05-visaeinreise/1672722-1672722 |
| Turkey | Residents of Turkey who require a visa can visit the link below for information on submitting their application. https://tuerkei.diplo.de/tr-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1513854-1513854 |
| Turkmenistan | Residents of Turkmenistan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Ashgabat. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://aschgabat.diplo.de/tm-de/service/05-visaeinreise/1437148-1437148 |
| Uganda | Residents of Uganda who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Kampala. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://kampala.diplo.de/ug-en/service/05-visaeinreise/1617664-1617664 |
| Uzbekistan | Residents of Uzbekistan who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Tashkent. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://taschkent.diplo.de/uz-uz/service/05-visaeinreise/1590802-1590802 |
| Vanuatu | Residents of Vanuatu who require a visa should apply via the French Embassy in Port-Vila. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://vu.ambafrance.org/Visa-section-reopens-the-28-February |
| Vietnam | Residents of Vietnam who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Vietnam which operates application centres in Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://vietnam.diplo.de/vn-vi/dichvulanhsu/05-visaeinreise/2069622-2069622 |
| Yemen | Residents of Yemen who require a visa should apply via the German Embassies in Riyadh, Dubai, Cairo, or Amman. Please visit the links below for further information submitting your application. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: https://saudiarabien.diplo.de/ksa-en/visa-service/schengen-visas-2195288#content_1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates: https://uae.diplo.de/ae-en/service/05-visaeinreise/1358934-1358934 Cairo, Egypt: https://kairo.diplo.de/eg-de/service/05-VisaEinreise Amman, Jordan: https://amman.diplo.de/jo-de/konsulat/visastelle/schengenvisa-1350644 |
| Zambia | Residents of Zambia who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Lusaka. Visit the link below for details on the process for submitting your application. https://lusaka.diplo.de/zm-en/service/visa/2479338-2479338 |
| Zimbabwe | Residents of Zimbabwe who require a visa should apply via the German Embassy in Harare. Visit the link below for detail on the process for submitting your application. https://harare.diplo.de/zw-en/service/visa/schengenvisa/2595974-2595974 |
Please make sure all information provided as part of your visa application is true and correct to the best of your knowledge. Most questions simply require you to provide personal information. Please find important guidance on other questions that relate to the purpose of your trip/the One Young World Summit below.
Travel Data
Purpose(s) of the journey
Please fill in 'Other' and specify 'Attending The One Young World Summit 2025'.
Member State of first entry
Select 'Germany’ if this is indeed your first point of entry into the Schengen area. If you are landing in a different country as your first point of entry into the Schengen area, please fill in the name of that country.
Main travel destination(s)
Select ‘Germany’.
Number of entries requested
Select 'single entry'.
Intended date of arrival for the first intended stay in the Schengen area
Enter the date that you will arrive in the Schengen area. For most delegates this will be either 02/11/2025 or 03/11/2025. If One Young World is booking your travel and you are not sure what to enter here please contact [email protected].
Intended date of departure from the Schengen area after the first intended stay
Enter the date that you will leave the Schengen area. For most delegates this will be 07/11/2025. If One Young World is booking your travel and you are not sure what to enter here please contact [email protected].
Entry permit for the final country of destination, where applicable
Complete this question if you do not have the nationality in your country of residence or if you are travelling directly to another country outside of the Schengen area after the Summit.
Reference
Type of reference
Select ‘Inviting Organisation/company’
Name of the organisation, company, or hotel
City of Munich
Organization’s place of business, town / city
Munich
Organization’s place of business, country
Germany
Organisation's objectives/area of activity
Public administration/government
Name of the register of the organisation
Other German or foreign registers
Location of register
Leave Blank
Register number
Leave Blank
Family name of contact person
Katja
First name (s) of contact person
Schlaug
Date of birth
Leave blank
Sex
Female
Nationality
Germany
Street
Herzog-Wilhelm-Strasse
House number
15
Postal Code
80331
Town/ City
Munich
Country
Germany
Telephone
Leave blank
Email
[email protected]
Assumption of Costs
If you are attending the Summit as an Independent delegate (meaning you paid your own delegate fee) tick ‘the applicant him/herself’.
If you are attending the Summit via a One Young World scholarship or as part of a partner delegation Tick ‘a third party (host, company, organisation), please specify’ then tick ‘others, see section on Sponsor(s) (if different from reference)’
Means of Support
Tick ‘Accommodation provided’, ‘Assumption of all expenses during the stay’, ‘Transport paid in advance’.
Sponsor(s) (if different from the reference)
If you are attending the Summit as part of a partner delegation, enter the details of your company/organisation.
If you are attending the Summit as a recipient of a scholarship, One Young World award or programme Enter the details below:
Type of sponsor
Organisation/Company
Name of the institution or embassy or consulate general
One Young World
Organization’s place of business, town / city
London
Organization’s place of business, country
United Kingdom
Family name of contact person
Belshaw
First name (s) of contact person
Matthew
Date of birth
02/11/1990
Sex
Male
Nationality
British
Street
Irving Street
House number
14
Postal Code
WC2H 7AF
Town/City
London
Country
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 (0)7976647916
Email
[email protected]
It is very important that you submit all supporting documents with your visa application, missing documents or a lack of evidence about your personal circumstances in your country of residence may result in your application being refused.
In addition to reviewing the list below, please also refer to the supporting document check-list provided on your local German embassy’s website. Visit the Country Specific Guidance section of this guide to look up this website.
Typically supporting documents must be submitted in German or English but this may vary depending on the embassy you are applying through. Guidance on which languages are accepted can be found on your local embassy’s website. Visit the Country Specific Guidance section of this guide to look up this website.
Take originals and copies of the following documents to your application appointment.
- A completed Schengen visa application form.
- Passport:
- Original passport + copy of date page.
- Passport must have been issued within the last 10 years.
- Passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the end of your stay in Germany.
- Passport must have at least two free pages.
- Two recent compliant passport photographs.
- Not older than three months.
- 3.5cm x 4.5cm
- Your City of Munich letter of invitation which can be downloaded from your One Young World registration profile.
- Your One Young World letter of invitation which can be downloaded from your One Young World registration profile.
- Your hotel confirmation. If you are staying in a One Young World provided hotel, this letter can be downloaded from your One Young World registration profile.
- Your letter of sponsorship.
- If you are attending the Summit through a scholarship, your One Young World letter of invitation serves as your letter of sponsorship.
- If you are attending the Summit with a partner organisation the letter of sponsorship should be provided to you by your delegation coordinator, manager or HR department. A template letter that your sponsor organisation can use can be found here.
- Your flight ticket, e-ticket or flight itinerary. If you are attending the Summit on a scholarship this will be provided by One Young World.
- Essential: Proof of medical insurance valid for the entire Schengen area and for at least 30.000 euros. For more information on this, please see here.
- Copies of previous visas.
Proof of financial resources & social and economic ties to your country of residence
In addition to all of the above, it is essential that you provide supporting documents which demonstrate your financial circumstances and ties to your country of residence. One Young World recommends providing as much of the following supporting evidence as possible:
- Proof of legal residence (if you reside in a country that you are not a national of).
- Personal bank statements for the last three months.
- Pay slips for the last three months.
- Recent tax returns.
- Title/deeds of property you may own.
- Rental agreements.
- Vehicle registration documents.
- Marriage certificate (if you are married).
- Birth certificates (if you have children).
- Evidence of other immediate family members living in your country of residence (e.g national ID cards and signed letters from family members stating their relationship to you.
- If you are employed:
- Contract of employment.
- A dated and signed letter from your employer containing the following information:
- The date the letter was issued.
- Your name, role.
- The contractual terms of your employment (temporary/permanent).
- Starting date of your employment.
- Monthly net salary.
- Granted days of leave.
- Contact details of the employer.
- If you are self-employed:
- Original copies of company/organisation documents such as:
- The relevant trade/business licence.
- Tax registration.
- Business/charity registration.
- Bank statement for organisation account (for the last three months minimum).
- Original copies of company/organisation documents such as:
- If you are in education:
- A declaration of enrolment at a college or university for the current academic year.
- A recent letter from a teacher/tutor which declares you are actively engaged in your studies.