During Federal Chancellor Merz’s visit to India from 12 to 13 January 2026, it was announced that Germany intends to lift the airport transit visa requirement for Indian nationals in the near future.

This decision underscores the Federal Government’s commitment to deepening German-Indian relations, facilitating the movement of people between our countries and further strengthening economic ties.

Airport transit visas will therefore no longer be required as soon as the Federal Ministry of the Interior has formally implemented the decision. This is expected to happen within the next few months.

The exact date from which airport transit visas will no longer be required will be announced in due course. We kindly ask for your understanding that a visa will remain necessary for airport transit until then, unless one of the existing exemptions applies.

Please note the following change in visa fees:

If you submit your visa application at the Consulate, please note the following information:

Please update your demand draft before the appointment.

We do not accept handwritten demand drafts.

The INR value on the website needs to be referred to while preparing the draft, kindly do not make it as per the daily exchange rate.

Visa fees might change on short notice subject to change in exchange rate. Therefore, you are requested to check the current visa fees prior to your appointment.

The visa section would not be able to accept your application with a wrong demand draft that has a wrong amount, spelling errors and not prepared as per the specified guidelines of the demand draft form.

The new visa fees from 23/10/2025:

If you submit your visa application at the VFS visa application centre: Please note that there is a delay before the application reaches the Consulate. Therefore, the new fees will already take effect at VFS
• from 22/10/2025 for Schengen visas and
• from 22/10/2025 for national visas

The new fees for long-term/national visas are as follows:
New visa fee in INR
Adults (age 18 and up) 7,700
Children (age 0 – 17) 3,900

The new fees for short-term/Schengen visas are as follows:
New visa fee in INR
Adults (age 12 and above) 9,300
Children (age 6 – 11) 4,700