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German Embassy Kingston

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Visa and Passport fees: Please be advised, only exact amounts or C/C payments can be accepted at this time.

New: digital entry registration required before entering Germany! Please check the article “Information on entry restrictions and quarantine regulations in Germany” below.

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In Germany, the “Land of Ideas”, we place major emphasis on education, science, research and development. This makes Germany one of the most popular countries in which to study, as well as a site for state-of-the art research and patent development. With its high quality of life, good infrastructure and central location in Europe, Germany is one of the world's most attractive bases for business. Its beautiful urban and rural landscapes, combining age-old traditions and experimental modern culture, make a trip to Germany a unique experience. Germany has something for everyone, so why not pay us a visit?

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Ambassador Dr. Bernd von Münchow-Pohl

Important information

Information on visa applications

You can find information on visa applications and visa renewal below.

Information on entry restrictions and quarantine regulations in Germany

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions are in place for entry into Germany from a large number of countries. Those entering Germany from risk areas must complete a digital entry registration form, be tested for coronavirus and, depending on the regulations of the Land in question, self-isolate.

Travellers in front of a corona Test-center at an airport.

Virtual conference “Unboxing Hate Speech – European Impulses for Respect and Solidarity on the Web” with Foreign Minister Maas

Particularly on social media, hate speech corrodes the culture of debate and the solidarity among internet users in our open societies. These challenges and potential counter-strategies were discussed at the virtual conference held on 18 February 2021.

Fighting COVID-19 together in a spirit of solidarity: Germany is contributing a further 1.5 billion euro to global efforts to fight the pandemic

The German Government will be providing the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) with an additional 1.5 billion euro of funding in 2021. Most of this sum will go to the vaccine platform COVAX, which is procuring and financing vaccines for developing countries.

Red Hand Day – against the use of child soldiers worldwide

Some 250,000 children are being abused as soldiers around the world. Today’s International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers (Red Hand Day) is drawing attention to their plight. Germany is working with great determination to protect the rights of children and children in armed conflicts

Children in military uniform holding dummy rifles

Informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

None of us will ever forget 2020 – it has brought events which many of us would have found inconceivable a year ago.
The COVID-19 pandemic caught us too unprepared. Its effects on all of us have been too severe. And none of us are over the worst of it yet.