Documents and certificates are to be provided in German or English. Should your documents be issued in any other language, please provide the original with an official translation into German or English.

Certificates, diplomas, etc. must be presented in the original with apostille/legalisation.

Your passport and Civil ID will be returned to you after having been checked by the Visa Section. All other original documents will be returned to you once your application has been processed.

Missing documentation delays the procedure and can result in your application being rejected.

Forged or falsified documents, will result in an immediate refusal of your visa application and a possible entry ban.

List of required documents:

1. National Visa Application form
   One duly filled (in English or German) and signed application form. Please use the VIDEX application form for National visas in order to speed up the application process and to reduce your waiting time.
2. Visa fees
   The visa fee for applicants from the age of 18 or older is 75,- Euros, for applicants up to the age of 17 is 37,50- Euros. The fee is to be paid in cash in KWD (according to the current Embassy exchange rate) at the Visa Section when applying.
3. Passport
   Valid, non-damaged, signed by the passport holder if he/she is above the age of 10, issued within the past 10 years, minimum of two empty pages.
   Please provide your original passport as well as any previous passports (if available) together with one copy of the data page.
4. Biometric photo
   One recent (not older than 6 months) biometrical passport photograph with a white background (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm). The photo has to show the facial features from the chin to the hairline as well as the left and right half of the face. Please see the sample chart for passport photos on the website.
5. Proof of residence in Kuwait
   Colored copy (front and back) of your valid Kuwaiti Civil ID.
6. Letter of Motivation
   Letter of Motivation from the applicant him/her-self, stating the reasons for choosing Germany as a place to attend an intensive language course.
7. Curriculum Vitae
   Applicant’s Curriculum Vitae, showing academic and if applicable, occupational background.
8. Language Course documents
   Letter of registration (Anmeldebescheinigung) for the intensive language course in Germany.
   
   Following information must be stated:

   - Language level (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1)
   - weekly course hours
   - course duration
   - Course fees
   
   Should you start at an advanced level, please provide proof of previous language courses and language certificates at the respective levels.

9. Proof of finance

   In order to take part in a language course in Germany, you will need to have a minimum of 1.027,- Euros / month at your disposal. Upon applying for the visa, you will need to present proof of financial means for at the least the first year (12.324,- Euros).

   You can proof sufficient financial means by:

   a) Blocked account at a German Bank with a blocked amount of 12.324,- Euros per year
   or
   b) Formal obligation according to §§66-68 AufenthG (Act on the Residence, Economic Activity and Integration of Foreigners in the Federal Territory) for the entire duration of stay, by a person with permanent residence in Germany
   or
   c) Scholarship

10. Accomodation
    Please provide information on where you are planning on staying during your studies in Germany. If you did not find an apartment or student accommodation, please provide proof for the first weeks until a permanent residence is found.
11. Health Insurance
    If as a student you want to take out statutory health insurance, you must bear in mind that this insurance can only begin when you take up residence in Germany and after enrolment. If you enter Germany beforehand, private health insurance must be taken out for the period prior to enrolment and registering for statutory health insurance. In its terms and conditions, travel health insurance can exclude protection if a long-term or permanent stay is planned. So-called incoming travel insurance can also contain such exclusions.

The German Embassy Kuwait reserves the right to ask for additional documents and /or call applicant for an interview at any time.