Author: فريق ألماني بيديا
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German Embassy in Riyadh: the two-and-a-half-hour consular window
Consular matters are received until eleven only, though the embassy works until half past three — and visa applications require an appointment booked through the official site.
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German Embassy in Rabat: TLScontact in three cities and the two-hour consular windows
Schengen goes to TLScontact in three cities, so no trip to the capital is needed. The embassy’s consular windows are two morning hours, by appointment — with two exception days.
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German Embassy in Baghdad: collection without an appointment and central Iraq only
Passport and visa collection needs no appointment, in an afternoon window. But the consular district covers central Iraq only — the north belongs to the Consulate General in Erbil.
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German Embassy in Damascus: where Syrians file a visa application now
Applications from residents of Syria now go to Amman, Beirut or Erbil. What happens to an old appointment, why nothing is transferred between missions, and the conflict between two official pages.
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German Embassy in Beirut: two addresses, the visa section in Rabieh and Syrian applicants
Two separate addresses fifteen kilometres apart — and the Rabieh visa centre remains responsible for Syrian applicants, one of three official options alongside Amman and Erbil.
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German Embassy in Amman: address, hours and booking a visa appointment
Booking is free and handled by the embassy itself, and every consular service needs an appointment. Address, hours, the one-hour phone window, and the visa categories including 16d.
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German Embassy in Cairo: address, hours and booking a visa appointment
Appointments run through TLScontact, not the embassy. Address, hours, passport handover slots, and the jurisdiction that reaches beyond Egypt to Syria, Libya, Yemen and Sudan.
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German Embassy in Algeria: address, hours and booking a visa appointment
Schengen goes to VFS Global alone; the national visa is booked free through the embassy system. Address, hours, published waiting times, and the six-point rule for the Opportunity Card.
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German Embassy in Tunisia: address, hours and booking a visa appointment
Schengen is filed with TLScontact; the national visa is booked free through the embassy platform. Address, hours, published waiting times, and the jurisdiction that covers Libya.
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Certificate of no impediment to marriage (Ehefähigkeitszeugnis) and the exemption route
Who needs it, the six-month validity that can be shorter — and the exemption route for nationals of states that issue no certificate, granted by the higher regional court president.
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Legalising documents for use in Germany: apostille, consular legalisation and document verification
Three routes, and the country that issued the document decides which applies — not the country where you use it. Apostille, consular legalisation, and the verification route for some states.
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Medical licence in Germany (Approbation): Section 3 BÄO and the route for non-EU graduates
The equivalence assessment comes first — the Kenntnisprüfung is not automatic. And the statute names no CEFR level at all: B2 and C1 come from state medical chambers, and they differ.