All of Africa — in three honest tiers.

The bottleneck is the visa, not the matching. So we say openly what to expect for every country.

As of 8 September 2026. Waiting times change; the responsible German mission abroad decides.

The responsible German mission abroad decides on the visa at its own discretion. We do not promise a visa.

Fastest processing

We work here with full support. The money-back guarantee applies to these countries.

Kenya
Processing approx. 1-2 months
Responsible mission abroad: Nairobi
Namibia
Processing up to 3 months
Responsible mission abroad: Windhuk
South Africa
Processing approx. 4 weeks
Responsible mission abroad: Pretoria / Kapstadt

Possible, longer routes

A placement is possible but takes longer. The money-back guarantee does not apply here.

Algeria
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Algier
Angola
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Luanda
Benin
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Cotonou
Botswana
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Gaborone
Burkina Faso
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Ouagadougou
Burundi
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Bujumbura
Cabo Verde
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Praia
Cameroon
Current wait around 7 months
Responsible mission abroad: Jaunde
Central African Republic
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Jaunde
Chad
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: N'Djamena
Comoros
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Antananarivo
Côte d'Ivoire
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Abidjan
Djibouti
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Dschibuti
DR Congo
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Kinshasa
Egypt
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Kairo
Equatorial Guinea
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Malabo
Eritrea
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Asmara
Eswatini
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Pretoria
Ethiopia
Current wait around 8 months
Responsible mission abroad: Addis Abeba
Gabon
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Libreville
Gambia
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Banjul
Ghana
Additional document verification possible, 6-10 months
Responsible mission abroad: Accra
Guinea
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Conakry
Guinea-Bissau
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Dakar
Lesotho
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Pretoria
Liberia
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Monrovia
Libya
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Tripolis
Madagascar
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Antananarivo
Malawi
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Lilongwe
Mali
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Bamako
Mauritania
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Nouakchott
Mauritius
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Port Louis
Mozambique
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Maputo
Niger
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Niamey
Nigeria
Additional document verification possible, 6-8 months
Responsible mission abroad: Abuja / Lagos
Republic of the Congo
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Brazzaville
Rwanda
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Kigali
São Tomé and Príncipe
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Libreville
Senegal
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Dakar
Seychelles
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Nairobi
Sierra Leone
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Freetown
Somalia
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Nairobi
South Sudan
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Juba
Sudan
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Khartum
Tanzania
Appointment wait 8-12 months
Responsible mission abroad: Daressalam
Togo
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Lomé
Tunisia
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Tunis
Zambia
On request, wait time checked individually
Responsible mission abroad: Lusaka

Waiting list only

You can register and we will keep you on the waiting list. We cannot promise a placement at the moment.

Morocco
Embassy currently gives no wait time forecast
Responsible mission abroad: Rabat
Uganda
Embassy currently states over 1 year wait
Responsible mission abroad: Kampala
Zimbabwe
Embassy currently states over 1 year wait
Responsible mission abroad: Harare

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