The German Missions in the UK operate from both London and Edinburgh with two distinct jurisdictions and your place of residence determines which German Mission or Visa Application Centre you will need to contact to apply for a visa.

The German Embassy in London and the visa application centres in London and Manchester, operated by our service provider, TLScontact, serve visa applicants residing in England (with exceptions, see below), Northern Ireland and Wales.

The German Consulate General in Edinburgh and the visa application centre in Edinburgh, operated by our service provider, TLScontact, serve visa applicants residing in Scotland as well as in the (English) counties of Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire or Tyne and Wear. Residents of York and Selby need to apply with the mission in London or TLScontact in London or Manchester.

TLScontact currently operates three Visa Application Centres in the UK: in London, Manchester and Edinburgh respectively.

Please refer to our consular district map for details.

The following visa categories must be applied for with our external service provider, TLScontact:

• All Schengen A (airport transit) visa applications,
• All C (short-term) visa applications,

as well as the following D visa categories:

• All Blue Card visa applications,
• All employment visas applications whereas the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) has issued a letter confirming pre-approval (Vorabzustimmung) for employment of a named individual with a named company,
• All internship visa applications.

Visa appointments can be booked through TLScontact's website.

All other visa categories need to be applied for with the German missions directly.

Visa appointments with the Embassy in London can be booked through the Embassy’s booking system. For visa appointments with the Consulate General in Edinburgh please contact the Consulate directly.