Holidays Calendar 2026
Please note that closing dates of Visametric office and the Diplomatic Representation might differ.
- On days when the Visa Application Center is closed, applications are not accepted and passports are not issued.
- On days when the German Embassy is closed, it is not possible to transfer applications to the Embassy.
Please take these dates into account when planning the registration and submission of documents.
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Holidays Calendar 2026 |
Visa Application Centre | German Embassy | |
| 1 January | New Year | Closed | Closed |
| 2 January | New Year Holidays | Closed | Open |
| 5 - 6 January | New Year Holidays | Closed | Open |
| 7 January | New Year Holidays | Closed | Closed |
| 8 - 9 January | New Year Holidays | Closed | Open |
| 23 February | Defender of the Fatherland Day | Closed | Open |
| 9 March (Rescheduled public holiday) | International Women’s Day | Closed | Open |
| 3 April | Good Friday | Open | Closed |
| 6 April | Easter Monday | Open | Closed |
| 1 May | Labour Day | Closed | Closed |
| 11 May (Rescheduled public holiday) | Victory Day | Closed | Open |
| 14 May | Ascension Day | Open | Closed |
| 25 May | Ascension Day | Open | Closed |
| 12 June | Russia Day | Closed | Closed |
| 3 October | Day of German Unity | Closed | Closed |
| 4 November | Day of Russian Unity | Closed | Open |
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | Open | Closed |
| 25 December | Christmas | Open | Closed |
| 31 December | New Year's Eve | Closed | Closed |
