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.
The visa section of the German Consulate-General will be closed:
Please note that the visa section of the Consulate-General in Lagos will be closed for all applicants on Friday, January 29th 2010.
Job offer at the German Consulate-General in Lagos
The German Consulate-General in Lagos is offering a position in the visa section as to 1st May 2010.
Applications have to be submitted until 25th February 2010.
Please check the leaflet below for more detailed information.
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.
ART EXHIBIT
Art exhibit "Kano Contemporary Arts Masterpieces" opened on January 19
The exhibition of the Goethe-Institut, Kano Liaison Ofice "Kano Contemporary Arts Masterpieces" is open to the public. In the "Gidan Bi Minista"-building, six prominent representatives of Kano's art scene - Kaltume Gana, Sani Zango, Aminu Adamu, Salisu Kofarmata, Ali Bature and Sulaiman Baba Kusa - exhibit their latest paintings, drawings and ceramics.
The exhibition - a project in collaboration with the Kano Heritage Society - will be shown until 7th February, 2010.
Location:
Goethe-Institut Nigeria, Kano Liaison Office
Gidan Bi Minista
21 Sokoto Road
The United Nations has designated 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. Reason enough for the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) as official UN partner to devote this year – the 111th anniversary of its founding – to the dramatic decline in biodiversity. Globally, 16,000 species are regarded as threatened with extinction, that’s around a quarter of all mammals, a third of all amphibians and twelve per cent of birds.
NABU
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.
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