If you want to enter Germany for a longer stay, you have to apply for a national visa.

If you are financially needy and require a passport, the costs may be partially or fully waived.

If you do not have a passport from your country of origin and it is not reasonably possible for you to obtain one, you may be issued with a travel document for foreigners in exceptional cases.

Nationals who require a visa for a short stay in Germany or in the Schengen area must apply for one at one of the missions of the Federal Republic of Germany in good time before entering the country.

If you would like to extend your general flight permit or carry out individual flights and stationing, you can apply for this at the Federal Aviation Office.

If you wish to fill management positions in your German aviation company for the first time or to fill new positions, you must apply for the appointment of management personnel.

For minors travelling abroad unaccompanied by their parents, a declaration of consent from the parents is recommended.

If you, as a German airline, wish to use aircraft under wet lease agreements, you must apply for or notify us of this.

If a family member with German nationality dies on a foreign sea-going vessel, you can have the death subsequently certified at the competent German registry office.

As a passenger, you enjoy certain rights in the EU.

Were you affected by a flight cancellation, delay, involuntary denied boarding or transportation in a lower or higher booking class than the one booked? Then you can file a complaint under certain conditions.

If you are denied a flight booking or transportation on a booked flight due to a disability or reduced mobility, or if insufficient assistance is provided by the airport or airline in relation to your flight, you can file a complaint.

Learn more about your rights to access and use the Internet and telecommunications and online services.

If you were not informed about the operating airline, or were not informed in good time, or if you were not offered alternative transportation or reimbursement of ticket costs in the event of a flight cancellation with a company classified as unsafe, you can file a complaint.

Did you know that if you have a disability that means you have reduced mobility you may be entitled to an EU parking card?

What can you take with you when travelling to another EU country, visiting from outside the EU, or leaving the EU?

Here you will find information on your rights and obligations when travelling abroad as well as on necessary travel documents for minors and on the loss or expiry of travel documents.