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. Curriculum Vitae
   Applicant’s Curriculum Vitae, showing academic and professional background.
7. Vocational training

   Original Certificates of completion of foreign vocational culinary training (duration at least two years) and proof of at least two years of practical work as a chef in qualified places of work following vocational training.
   If no training is possible in a vocational college in the country of origin – at least six years of work as a chef in qualified places of work in the country of origin including the full name and current telephone number of the employer as well as commercial register/business license.

8. Employer documents from Germany
   - declaration regarding a contract of employment (Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis)
   - Work contract, signed by the employer and the employee
   - Description and Menu of the speciality restaurant in Germany
9. Accomodation
   Please provide information on where you are planning on staying. If you did not find an apartment or student accommodation, please provide proof for the first weeks until a permanent residence is found.
10. Health insurance
    If as an employee you are subject to mandatory statutory health insurance, you must bear in mind that this insurance can only begin when you take up residence in Germany and enter into employment. If you enter Germany beforehand, private health insurance must be taken out for the period prior to employment and prior to being eligible 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.