Visa requirements
Important Notice
The external service provider Al Qabas Assurex is operating a Visa Application Centre in support of the German Embassy in Kuwait.
Short-term visa applications for travels to Germany (e.g. for tourism, visits, business) are to be submitted to the service provider Al Qabas who will for your convenience ensure that all the relevant documents are included in your application. There is no need to present yourself in person. You can send your documents either by messenger or via any mail service. If you choose this course, please double check that all the required documents are included.
Address of the Visa Application Centre:
Al Qabas Assurex
Sanabel Tower (Al-Babtain)
Mezzanine (M3)
opposite Public Authority for Minors Affairs
Kuwait
Tel.: 22924444
Fax: 22924442
Further details on the application procedure and how to reach the Visa Application Centre are available on the following website:
www.qavisa.com
Please bear in mind that for Kuwaiti nationals a minimum of 3 days from the moment your application arrives at the Embassy is required until you get back your stamped passport. For certain nationals, the procedure might take up to 12 days.
During this time, neither the Embassy nor the Visa Application Centre can provide any information on the status of your application . Please make sure you apply in time to avoid being disappointed!
Use of the services provided by Al Qabas is on a voluntary basis. However,an applicant who wishes to file his/her application at the Embassy has to present him/herself at the Embassy.
In order to avoid waiting times for an available appointment, long queues outside and/ or inside the Embassy and to make sure that your visa application is complete and can be processed without any delay, we advise you to benefit from the Visa Application Centre.
Long-term visa applications (e.g. for studying, work permits, family reunification) cannot be processed through our service provider Al Qabas but have to be handed in directly at the Embassy.Please call the visa section of the Embassy on 22 52 08 27 to book an appointment to hand in your visa application.Please note that the number of available appointments at the Embassy is limited. Therefore there might be a waiting period of up to 2 weeks for an appointment at the Embassy.
Period of stay in Schengen area
The Schengen visa allows the holder to a total stay of up to 90 days within a period of 6 months. If you get a multiple entry Schengen visa, you may leave and return any number of times within the 180-day period, but the combined stay within the region must not total more than 90 days. Important is the date of the actual entry, not the beginning of the visa validity.
Example:
Date of first entry: 01.03.2010
Stays: 01.03. to 10.03.2010 and 15.05. until 02.08.2010 (90 days)
The period of 6 months ends on 31.08.2010
After that date, immediately a new entry is possible. The date of re-entry would then be automatically the date of the new 6-month-period, in which the holder of the Schengen visa must again hold a maximum of 90 days. Between the end of the first six months and the beginning of the next six months must always be a departure and return into the Schengen area (at least 1 day).
