Most of the Schengen countries have limited themselves to only one embassy in Kazakhstan. Germany is one of the rare countries that has also opened a consulate general. What is the German Consulate in Almaty for?
The point here is not only the high tourism potential of Germany and the warm Kazakh-German political relations. History explains everything.
Ethnic Germans of Kazakhstan
A large number of ethnic Germans remained in Kazakhstan, forcibly deported from the Volga region in 1941-1942. Despite the fact that many of the descendants of the settlers of that time today already live in their historical homeland, their friends and relatives still remain on the territory of Kazakhstan. This explains the continuous flow of citizens of Kazakhstan wishing to visit their relatives and friends in Germany.
Which is why it would be difficult for a single embassy to handle such a large volume of visa processing work.
German Consulate in Almaty
Mostly citizens of Kazakhstan apply for a visa on the basis of a guest invitation,drawn up in Germany. Less commonly, the German Consulate in Almaty receives visa applications for tourism or medical treatment.
Reception is open from Monday to Thursday from 8:00 to 17:00 (break 12:00 to 12:30), and on Friday from 7:45 to 13:45 (break from 12:00 to 12:30).
The Consulate General of Germany in Almaty considers documents for obtaining a Schengen visa from both Almaty residents and residents of nearby regions. Any citizen of Kazakhstan has the right to apply not only to the described body of foreign relations, but also to the embassy located in Astana.
The residence of the consulate is located at the address: Almaty, microdistrict. Mountain giant, st. Ivanilova, 2.
Since August 2016, the Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Almaty has been Mr. Jorn Rosenberg.
From April 4, 2018, the acceptance of all documents for obtaining a Schengen visa, along with the German Consulate in Almaty, is carried out by the Visa Application Center, which, by the way, charges for its services. Its function is to receive, check and then transfer a package of documents to the consulate for further consideration. Citizens who submitted documents to the visa center will receive their passports there.
