Germany visa status checker

How to check your Germany application

German visa applications: use the responsible mission and the channel used to submit the case.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Identify the German mission and visa category shown on your submission receipt or application confirmation.
2. Open the Federal Foreign Office visa service and use the responsible mission’s instructions. If you applied through the Consular Services Portal, revisit the account used for that case.
3. For a centre-submitted application, use the tracking link on that centre’s receipt. Follow the mission’s rules for case enquiries and any stated waiting period.

Choose the correct application type

A general visa information desk cannot replace the mission handling your case. National visa and Schengen application channels may differ.

Information to keep ready

Keep your application acknowledgement, submission date, visa category and the name of the submitting office available. The official service determines which identifiers are required. Enter personal information only in that service; VisaWand does not need your passport number, login password or application reference.

If the record cannot be found

Compare the service and reference with your receipt and check the fields requested on the official screen. A technical error or missing result does not establish a decision. Follow the handling office’s help instructions if the record still cannot be retrieved.

After an update or decision

Read the actual notice and any document request, collection instruction or deadline. Passport movement, the validity of an issued permission and progress of a pending application are separate checks. Use the decision notice to confirm the outcome and next action.

Official resources

• Federal Foreign Office visa service ↗www.auswaertiges-amt.de
• Federal Foreign Office help desk ↗www.auswaertiges-amt.de
• FCDO Germany travel advice ↗www.gov.uk

Travel-advice references provide entry and consular context. They do not supply a private application result, and nationality-specific entry advice must not be applied to every passport.

Tracking guidance reviewed 21 October 2026. Follow the official service if its procedure changes.