Germany visa for Filipino citizens

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 2 missions in the Philippines, with its embassy in Manila. Honorary consulates, which normally do not take visa applications: Cebu City.

In 2025, Germany’s embassy and consulates in the Philippines (Manila) received 25,512 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 22,618. The refusal rate was 11.2%. The refusal rate rose by 5.5 points from 5.7% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 15% compared with 2024 (22,158).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 6.9% of the applications lodged in the Philippines that year, from 3.8% at the consulates of the Netherlands to 22.3% at those of the Czech Republic. Germany’s consulates worldwide refused 13.1%. Germany was the 5th most applied-for Schengen state in the Philippines.

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 the Philippines, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from the Philippines 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). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Filipino citizens can stay in Germany

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

How Filipino citizens apply

In the Philippines, applications go to the German embassy in Manila, 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 Filipino citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Germany when it is the main destination of the trip.

Germany’s neighbours for Filipino citizens

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

German citizens travelling to the Philippines

No visa is needed by German citizens for the Philippines, for stays of up to 30 days.