German Embassy for Saudi Arabia - Address / Phone Number

German Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Address: Diplomatic Quarter, P.O. Box 94001, Riyadh 11693
City: Riyadh (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +3 hour)
Tel.: 00966112776900
Fax: 00966114880660
Consular tel.: +966 (0) 11 2776 969
Consular fax: +966 (0) 11 488 0279
Emergency tel.: 00966505239913
Working hours: Sunday to Thursday (except Tuesday), 8.30 - 11.30 and 14.00 - 15.00

German Consulate General in Jeddah
Address: Building No.60, Marwan bin Abdulrahman Street off Ali Al-Shaibi Street, Jeddah
City: Jeddah (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +3 hour)
Tel.: +966 26 99 64 36
Fax: +966 26 99 63 89, +49 30 1817 671 90

The section for legal and consular affairs is responsible for visas and legal questions of German nationals in Saudi-Arabia. The consular section also coordinates judicial aspects of Saudi-German relations.

Consular services provided by the Embassy:

• Assistance in cases of emergency;
• Issuance of passports and identity cards;
• Dealing with nationality matters;
• Issuance of civil status documents;
• Certification and authentication of documents;
• Issuance of visas.

Saudi nationals need a visa to visit Germany. If they want to travel to Germany for short term only (less than 90 days), they will have to apply for a Schengen visa. Those who want to spend more than 90 days, want to work or live in Germany on a permanent basis need to get a national visa.

Applications should be made as early as possible (within 3 months ahead of departure). Due to the higher number of applications during the annual high seasons (March to July, just before Ramadan or Eid al Adha) longer processing times are possible.

Every visa applicant is required to appear in person for collection of biometric data. The only exemptions are children under 12 years and handicapped persons where collection of fingerprints is not possible.

Nationals of Yemen or Iraq can apply for a visa at the German Embassy in Riyadh.

Visa requirements:

• One applications duly completed and signed
• Original passport and one photocopy of all relevant passport pages (data page, pages with previous Schengen visa, etc.)
• 1 declaration signed by applicant (under section 54 (6) AufenthG/German Residence Act)
• 1 declaration signed by applicant (under section 55 (2) AufenthG/German Residence Act)
• One recent passport photographs (not older than 6 months)
• Letter from local employer, stating qualification, salary and start date of employment certified by chamber of commerce or translated trade license if self-employed
• Proof of accommodation, e.g. by original invitation from the host in Germany (so-called "Verpflichtungserklarung") and one photocopy thereof or a confirmed hotel booking (full address of the hotel must be written in the application: full name, street name, no. of the building, city and city code/postal area code)
• Up-to-date Original personal bank account statement for the last 3 months
• 1 photocopy of the insurance policy for a valid Travel and Health insurance covering the territory of the Member states of the Schengen agreement and with a minimum coverage of EUR 30,000 (Thirty thousand) for medical expenses.

Additional documents required for non-Saudi nationals residing in Saudi Arabia

• Proof of sufficient finance for the stay, e.g. up-to-date personal bank account statement for the last three months
• Flight ticket or flight reservation including return flight and 1 photocopy thereof
• Iqama (Saudi Arabian residence permit) and exit/re-entry visa for Saudi Arabia, covering the entire requested visa validity and Family Iqama copy

The Embassy is closed on public holidays.