Visas for Germany, without the guesswork
Short stays in Germany run on the shared Schengen rules — one C visa covers all 29 countries. Everything else is national.
How Germany takes applications
Official portal: Federal Foreign Office Consular Services Portal →
Application centres: 대부분의 국가에서 VFS Global(70개 이상의 독일 비자 신청 센터 네트워크).
Good to know about Germany
- 독일은 국가 비자 신청을 디지털 Auslandsportal로 이전했습니다 — 먼저 온라인으로 신청한 후 생체 정보 예약을 합니다. 서류 우선 안내서는 구식입니다.
- 점수제 Chancenkarte(기회 카드)는 자격을 갖춘 근로자가 구직을 위해 취업 제안 없이 입국할 수 있도록 합니다 — 솅겐 국가 중 독보적입니다.
- 독일 공관의 예약 대기 시간은 국가별로 크게 다릅니다(미국은 며칠, 남아시아 일부 지역은 수개월).
Staying longer than 90 days
국가 비자(노동, 학업, 가족)는 대부분의 범주에 대해 2025년부터 Consular Services Portal에서 디지털로 신청할 수 있습니다. 숙련 이민법(Skilled Immigration Act) 경로(Opportunity Card / Chancenkarte 포함)는 여전히 대면 예약으로 마무리됩니다.
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단기 체류 비자 (C) — 관광 및 방문
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단기 체류 비자 (C) — 비즈니스
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국가 장기 체류 비자 (D)
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디지털 노마드 비자 (국가)
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