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Welcome to the Homepage of the German Embassy in Nigeria

Here we provide information about Germany, its people, the history, its culture and its economy, as well as current topics which may be of interest to you. We hope you will enjoy browsing through the different sections of our website.

How to obtain a visa for Germany

New Visa appointment procedure guidelines

As from 10 September 2009, all applicants for a Schengen visa may only apply for their visa appointment by sending a formal letter to the visa section of the German Consulate-General in LAGOS

All applicants requesting an appointment for submitting their applications are obliged to send a formal letter according to the purpose of stay to the visa section of the German Consulate-General in LAGOS 6-8 weeks prior to the intended time of travel. The appointment will be given to the applicants by e-mail.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Schengen visa will be valid also for the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Switzerland and Malta.

From the same date new Schengen regulations regarding applicants from a number of countries, amongst them Nigeria, will lengthen the processing time of the visa applications to two weeks.

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Airport transit visa are not affected by the new regulations.

With effect from 01 May 2008 Nigerian citizens do not need an airport transit visa if they are in possession of a valid visa for member state of the EU or for a sovereign state of the Convent of the European Territory of 02 May 1992, Japan, Canada, Switzerland or the United States of America; or if after using the visa they return to Nigeria from any of these countries.

Any inconvenience caused by the new regulations is highly regretted.

How to Apply for a Visa (Visa Requirements)

Go Africa- Go Germany 2010

An Initiative of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Horst Köhler in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education- an exchange of scholarship holders...

Nobel Prize Winners at the Leipzig Book Fair

From budding new writers to Nobel Prize winners: some 1,500 international authors will be guests at this year’s Leipzig Book Fair over the coming days (March 18 to 21). One of the highlights at the fair, where the book trade presents its new springtime publications, will be readings by two German Nobel Laureates in literature. Herta Müller and Günter Grass will be reading at the accompanying “Leipzig liest” festival.

Leipzig Book Fair 2010

Facts about Germany

Facts about Germany is a handbook for anyone seeking reliable and up-to-date information on the Federal Republic of Germany. It provides facts and figures about the country and its people, its government system, social life, poltical groupings and trends, all the different sectors of industry and business, and the multifaceted face of culture in Germany and its 16 federal states.