Visa
A visa requirement applies for many countries’ nationals who wish to enter Germany.
An up-to-date list of all countries subject to visa regulations, as well as those which are not, can be obtained from the German Federal Foreign Office.
Table of countries
Visa-regulations
Information, contact persons, letters of invitation
To apply for a letter of invitation you must first be registered as an exhibitor or as a trade visitor. You can find a link to the registration form directly beneath your "My Book Fair profile.
Exhibitors and trade visitors from countries subject to a visa requirement must contact the relevant German mission abroad (embassy or consulate-general) in good time to make an appointment and inform themselves about specific local conditions that may apply.
German Federal Foreign Office
The missions abroad generally take from two to ten working days to decide on applications for short-stay visas. During peak travelling periods you may need to wait longer for your application to be processed, so please be sure to submit it early.
As a rule, you will have to provide the following documentation:
- a completed visa application form
- a passport (valid for at least three months beyond the duration of your planned stay)
- a visa-related letter of invitation from the Frankfurt Book Fair
- confirmed travel arrangements, including flight and hotel reservations
- proof of current health insurance, valid for overseas travel
- documents proving your business relationship and commercial activities, such as a certificate of registration or a tax card
- trade visitors must provide evidence of their employment, income and marital status, as well as their social security coverage.
Please make sure that you view the website of the relevant German mission abroad to find out any other requirements.
German Federal Foreign Office
The Frankfurt Book Fair will be happy to help by sending you a letter of invitation from 16 May up to 30 September 2011. However, this does not guarantee the success of your visa application.
As an exhibitor, if you are registered and listed in the Who’s Who, you can request your visa-related letter of invitation here. If you have not yet completed your registration, please follow this link:
To the exhibitors’ registration
As a trade visitor or other visitor, you can request a letter of invitation for visa purposes after you have successfully registered and purchased an entrance ticket.
To the registration for trade visitors and visitors
Our online services will help you with any questions related to registration:
Do you have any questions about registering?
Invitation letter
If you are originally from a country with a visa requirement but you are living in a country where there is no visa requirement, you can request your letter of invitation here.
E-Mail: visa@book-fair.com
Contact
Visa Service - Frankfurt Book Fair
Reineckstrasse 3
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Fax: +49 (0) 69 2102 227
E-mail: visa@book-fair.com
Exhibitors and trade visitors from China and India may also contact our international offices in Beijing and New Delhi:
BIZ Beijing
German Book Information Centre (BIZ Peking)
Mingli Zhang
1870 Beijing Sunflower Tower
No. 37 Maizidian Street
100125 Beijing
China
Phone: +86 10 852 767 98
Fax: +86 10 852 768 06
E-mail: zhang@biz-beijing.org
GBO New Delhi
German Book Office New Delhi
Mary Therese Kurkalang
GF, Back Unit Flat
4/9 Shanti Niketan
New Delhi 110021
India
Phone: +91 (11) 40201102
Fax: +91 (11) 40201107
E-mail: kurkalang@newdelhi.gbo.org