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Where can you apply for a D visa?

A national visa is filed where you live, not where the queue is shortest. Four questions show which mission is yours and what it takes.

Updated: September 17, 2026

1. Where do you currently live

Not where you are a citizen, but where you actually live and can prove it.

GeorgiaSerbiaRussiaIsraelArmeniaKazakhstanTurkeyAn EU countryGermanyAnother country

2. Your status there

Citizen or permanent residentResidence permit or long-stay visaEU long-term resident statusNo permit: tourist, visa-free or temporary stay

3. How long have you lived there

6 months or moreLess than 6 months

4. Citizenship

RussiaOther

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The result is for information only and is not legal advice. Decisions are made by the embassy, the Ausländerbehörde and the Federal Employment Agency.

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