Passengers must have a passport or another travel document accepted for entry.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Travel Document Validity","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Travel Document Validity","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Travel documents must be valid for at least 3 months longer than the duration of stay.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Travel Document Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Travel Document Information","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers must have a signature or a fingerprint on their passport.
- This does not apply to passengers with a passport that has a remark stating that a signature is not required or that the holder cannot sign the passport.
- Further exemptions exist for minors, based on national laws of the issuing country of the passport.
Travel documents issued more than 10 years before arrival are not accepted, unless the passenger resides in a Schengen Member State.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Visa Requirements","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Visa Requirements","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Germany.
"}]},{"subsectionName":"Exemptions for 3rd Country Visa","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers can enter with a “C” or “D” visa issued by a Schengen Member State for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
"}]},{"subsectionName":"Exemptions for Residents","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers with a Temporary Residence Permit (Fiktionsbescheinigung) issued by Germany do not need a visa. They must have the third box on the document ticked, and also have an expired resident permit issued by Germany.
"},{"paragraphText":"Passengers with a residence permit issued by Germany do not need a visa.
"}]},{"subsectionName":"Exemptions for 3rd Country Residents","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers with a residence permit issued by Monaco or another Schengen Member State do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Visa Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Visa Information","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Schengen \"D\" Visas issued by Portugal with the remark \"CPLP\" are not accepted.
Schengen \"C\" visas must be valid for the visited Schengen Member State. This is specified in the \"valid for\" field of the visa.
\"C\" visas issued by Bulgaria or Romania before 31 March 2024 are not accepted.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Residency Document Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Residency Document Validity","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers with a residence permit issued by Germany must return to Germany within 6 months, otherwise the residence permit will automatically expire. This does not apply to passengers with:
- a permanent residence permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis); or
- a special authorization issued by the German Alien's Authority.
Visitors without a return/onward ticket could be refused entry.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Minors Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Minors Registered in Parent's Passport","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Minors younger than 16 years registered in a parent's passport are allowed to enter.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Transit Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Transit Information","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"If the passenger is traveling to another Schengen country, please verify both travel document and visa requirements of the final destination (i.e. the other Schengen country).
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