Germany visa for citizens of Burkina Faso

For the tourist visa, Germany’s official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on videx.diplo.de. Processing time, as Germany states it: Usually 15 days after the mission receives the file, up to 45 days in individual cases; any waiting time for an appointment comes on top. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Germany has 1 mission in Burkina Faso, with its embassy in Ouagadougou.

In 2025, Germany’s embassy and consulates in Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou) received 1,478 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,254. The refusal rate was 13.8%. The refusal rate fell by 5.7 points from 19.6% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications rose by 4% compared with 2024 (1,426).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 19.0% of the applications lodged in Burkina Faso that year, from 6.3% at the consulates of France to 29.2% at those of Belgium. Germany’s consulates worldwide refused 13.1%. Germany was the 3rd most applied-for Schengen state in Burkina Faso.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Burkina Faso, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Burkina Faso to Germany, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Germany at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 12 May 2025) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Germany (updated 11 August 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.

How long citizens of Burkina Faso can stay in Germany

How long citizens of Burkina Faso may stay in Germany is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How citizens of Burkina Faso apply

In Burkina Faso, applications go to the German embassy in Ouagadougou, or to a visa centre acting for Germany; fees, documents and processing times are published by Germany.

Germany and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Germany lets citizens of Burkina Faso travel in all Schengen states; apply to Germany when it is the main destination of the trip.

Germany’s neighbours for citizens of Burkina Faso

Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, France and Austria require citizens of Burkina Faso to obtain a visa in advance.

German citizens travelling to Burkina Faso

German citizens need a visa for Burkina Faso, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa.