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Fees
Many of our services are subject to a fee. Find information on the amount and the payment options.
Payment Options
The fees we charge are stipulated in German law, for example in the Passport Act or the Regulations on Fees for Services Abroad. Fees are set in Euro and will be converted into South African Rand (ZAR) according to the Embassy's exchange rate. The amount is rounded up or down to the nearest 10.- ZAR amount.
Fees are payable in cash in Rand (ZAR) or by credit card (Visa or MasterCard)
Please note the following:
- It is not allowed to take your cellphone into the building. If you need an OTP for credit card transactions it will not be possible.
- Due to technical reasons, failures in credit card payments may sometimes occur.
- Credit cards without printed name and/or number cannot be accepted.
- Credit cards of persons who are not present cannot be accepted.
- Credit cards will be charged in Euro from Germany and additional bank charges may apply. Please ensure that the security measures of your bank do not prohibit credit card charges from abroad.
- At the Consulate General in Cape Town, credit card payments can only be offered for minimum amounts of 30,- Euros.
If you visit an Honorary Consul, special provisions and additional charges apply, read here
Passport Fees
You are not resident in the German Missions' consular district or retain a German place of residence? Then the increased fees including surcharge for applications out of jurisdiction apply to you.
| normal |
with out of jurisdiction surcharge |
|
Biometric passport with 32 pages |
€ 101,- |
€ 171,- |
| Biometric passport with 32 pages (applicants under 24 years) |
€ 68,50 |
€ 106,- |
| Temporary passport |
€ 70,- |
€ 96,- |
ID card |
€ 78,- |
€ 91,- |
| ID card (applicants under 24 years) |
€ 63,80 |
€ 76,80 |
Additional Options
| Biometric passport with 48 pages (useful for frequent travellers) |
fee plus € 22,- |
Express processing |
fee plus € 32,- |
Fees for Other Services
The fee schedule for consular services has been adapted with effect from 01.10.2021. Fees are now charged on the basis of the “Besondere Gebührenverordnung des Auswärtigen Amts (AABGebV).
Background information: The AABGebV implements the specifications of the Federal Fees Act which came into force in 2013. The reform of the federal fees structure brought with it a strengthening of the principle of cost recovery. This is to ensure that all costs incurred with a public service that can be attributed individually to a single person must be charged to that person and not to the public (i.e. the taxpayer). Thus the previously applied principle of equivalence in the administrative fee calculation, according to which there should be a balance between the fee charged and the significance or economical value of the service received has been abandoned. Please see in detail here.
Thus the following fees are now being charged:
Verification of signatures |
56,43 Euro |
| Name declaration |
Fee for the verification of signatures: 79,57 Euro plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
| Birth registration / application for registering a birth abroad in the German birth register |
Fee for the verification of signatures: 56,43 Euro without name declaration 79,57 Euro with name declaration plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
| Marriage registration / Application for registering a marriage abroad in the German marriage register |
Fee for the verification of signatures: 56,43 Euro without name declaration 79,57 Euro with name declaration plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
Certified copies The fee is charged for each document separately. |
24,83 Euro |
| Draft of a text for full notarization of a declaration (e.g. acknowledgement of paternity, declaration for joint custody, declaration in lieu of an oath) Full notarization of a declaration (as mentioned above) |
130,26 Euro 92,20 Euro |
Draft of a text for an application for a certificate of inheritance, a European succession certificate or a certificate of executorship Full notarization of an application |
264,72 Euro 139,01 Euro |
| ”Lebensbescheinigung“ |
free |
| Police clearance certificate / Certificate of good Conduct |
34,07 Euro plus subsequent fee of the Federal Office for Justice |
Export certificate for tax refund |
34,07 Euro |
| Translation of German driver´s license |
34,07 Euro |
| Urn transport certificate /Corpse transport permit |
64,07 Euro |
| Certificate of citizenship / determination of citizenship |
No fee by the German mission Fee charged by the Federal Office of Administration |
| Letter of citizenship retention |
No fee by the German mission Fee charged by the Federal Office of Administration |
Verification of signatures |
56,43 Euro |
| Name declaration |
Fee for the verification of signatures: 79,57 Euro plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
| Birth registration / application for registering a birth abroad in the German birth register |
Fee for the verification of signatures: 56,43 Euro without name declaration 79,57 Euro with name declaration plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
| Marriage registration / Application for registering a marriage abroad in the German marriage register |
Fee for the verification of signatures: 56,43 Euro without name declaration 79,57 Euro with name declaration plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
Certified copies The fee is charged for each document separately. |
24,26 Euro |
| Draft of a text for full notarization of a declaration (e.g. acknowledgement of paternity, declaration for joint custody, declaration in lieu of an oath) Full notarization of a declaration (as mentioned above) |
131,64 Euro 93,24 Euro |
Draft of a text for an application for a certificate of inheritance, a European succession certificate or a certificate of executorship Full notarization of an application |
267,99 Euro 140,49 Euro |
| ”Lebensbescheinigung“ |
free |
| Police clearance certificate / Certificate of good Conduct |
34,07 Euro plus subsequent fee of the Federal Office for Justice |
Export certificate for tax refund |
34,07 Euro |
| Translation of German driver´s license |
34,07 Euro |
| Urn transport certificate /Corpse transport permit |
64,07 Euro |
| Certificate of citizenship / determination of citizenship |
No fee by the German mission Fee charged by the Federal Office of Administration |
| Letter of citizenship retention |
No fee by the German mission Fee charged by the Federal Office of Administration |
Visa Fees
The visa fee differs depending on the sort of visa and the age of the applicant:
Schengen visa - short trips of up to 90 days |
€ 90,- |
Schengen visa - short trips of up to 90 days (applicants aged between 6 and 11 years) |
€ 45,- |
National visa - long-term stay of over 90 days |
€ 75,- |
National visa - long-term stay of over 90 days |
€37,50 |
| Schengen visa - short trips of up to 90 days for citizens of countries with whom the European Union has entered into visa facilitation agreements (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Verde, North Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine) |
€ 35,- |
The fee will not be refunded if the application is rejected. The fee is not charged for the issuing of a visa, but for the processing of the application.
Fee Exemption for Visa:
| Who? |
additional proof in order to claim exemption from fee |
| Children under 6 years of age (only Schengen visa application) |
- |
| Spouses of German citizens |
Copy of the (unabridged) marriage certificate and the German passport of the spouse |
Spouses of EU-citizens, if travelling together |
Copy of the (unabridged) marriage certificate and EU passport of the spouse |
| underage children of EU-citizens |
Copy of (unabridged) birth certificate and EU passport of parent |
Pupils, students and teachers for study purposes (short trips only) |
Proof of purpose of trip |
| Researchers for research purposes (short trips only) |
Proof of purpose of trip |
Trips upon invitation by German governmental organisation |
Invitation |
Representatives of non-profit organisations up to the age of 25 in order to participate in seminars, conferences, sports or cultural events or lectures that are organised by non-profit organisations |
Proof of purpose and nature of trip in invitation or accompanying letters |
IMPORTANT: Please note, that the external service provider TLScontact charges a service fee for handling the submission of visa applications. The fees have been directly agreed upon between the Federal Foreign Office and the service provider.
Please consult TLScontact´s website for details.