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Visa and Entry

Zambian passport holders do require a visa to enter Germany.

The German Embassy in Lusaka accepts visa applications from applicants residing in Zambia and Malawi (long-term visa only) only.

Depending on the purpose and duration of your stay in Germany, you can apply for either a Schengen visa for short-term stays or a National visa for long-term stays (over 90 days). Information on the different types of visas can be found below.

Applicants who are not Zambian or Malawian citizens must submit additional documents related to their residence in Zambia or Malawi, including residence permits and proof of the reason for their stay. Please note that applications will not be accepted if these documents are not provided on the date of your visa interview

To submit an application, please carefully review the information provided on this website. The Embassy is open by appointment only.

The Federal Foreign Office has decided to abolish the remonstration procedure for visa rejections worldwide from 1 July 2025.

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This eliminates a legal remedy in the visa application procedure that is not statutorily prescribed and which up to now has been granted voluntarily.

This decision is based on a pilot project conducted in several German visa sections, where suspension of remonstrations for both Schengen visas and national visas was tested from 1 June 2023.

Evaluation of the pilot project has shown that Dispensing with the remonstration procedure has released considerable staff capacity in visa sections in some cases, freeing up staff to process more visa applications. As a result, it has been possible to process both more national and more Schengen visa applications and to reduce waiting times compared to the same period in the previous year.

The processing of a greater number of visa applications and a reduction in waiting times benefits all applicants. Adequate legal protection will also be guaranteed in the future, for judicial review under law will not be limited by the abolition of the remonstration procedure. Furthermore, it goes without saying that all applicants have the option of submitting a new visa application at any time in the case of a rejection.

With the general option to apply for national visas for skilled workers, apprentices, students or for family reunification purposes online via the Consular Services Portal available worldwide since 1 January 2025, applicants also receive clear and intuitive step-by-step guidance through the application process to ensure that they submit complete (digital) applications. Experience from the online application pilot project has shown that this significantly improves the quality of the procedure and avoids delays caused by incomplete applications.