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Dear applicants,
All visa applications are processed exclusively in the Visa Department of the German Embassy in Moscow.
When submitting documents at VisaMetric offices in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Novosibirsk, the documents need to be sent to Moscow, which may increase the overall processing time.
From the 01.01.2026 on, Russian citizens will on principle require a biometric Russian external passport to enter Germany. Non-biometric (5-years) external passport cannot be used anymore unless they contain a German visa which remains valid. Detailed information can be found by following the link.
Attention! Starting from 15.12.2025, non-biometric (5-year) Russian foreign passports can no longer be accepted for applying for a visa.
To apply for a visa, you will need to issue a new Russian biometric (10-year) passport with the Russian authorities.
Schengen Visa Appointment:
Appointments are only available after the online payment of the established service fee.
Please note:
- If the incorrect visa type is selected, VisaMetric staff will not be able to accept your documents.
- Once an appointment is made, it cannot be rescheduled. In case of cancellation or failure to appear on the appointed day, the service fee is non-refundable.
- Please carefully verify all your details when creating the appointment.
National Visa Appointment:
To submit documents, you need to register in the waiting list via the Embassy's booking system. Appointments are made in chronological order.
Important Information:
- Provide accurate and complete personal details when making the appointment.
- VisaMetric is not responsible for applications submitted through travel agencies or third-party service providers.
- Be cautious of fraudsters offering paid services to create appointments at the visa center.
You can apply for a visa at VisaMetric office by booking an appointment on the website.
Important: The appointment cannot be rescheduled. In case of cancellation or failure to appear on the day of document submission, the paid service fee is non-refundable.
Before booking an appointment please note:
- You can submit your application for a Schengen visa no earlier than 6 months before the beginning of your trip.
- Prepare the required documents in advance and submit them on the appointed day.
- If you already have an existing appointment, a second one cannot be booked with same details.
- Students who are enrolled in institutions abroad and would like to submit an application for a visa to Germany can do so in the country where they are currently studying and living.
It is possible to make the following changes to the appointment:
- Print out the confirmation
- Cancel an appointment
Before booking an appointment for National Visa please note:
- To apply for a national visa, documents can be submitted no earlier than 3 months before the start of the planned trip.
- Prepare the required documents in advance and submit them on the appointed day.
- Check out the actual Submission / Collection rules for a National Visa.
- Please note that in order to apply for a national visa, the personal presence of each applicant older than 12 years is required, since on the day of submission of documents, the fingerprinting procedure takes place.
