Spending time abroad
Follow your dreams of travel. But whether you are planning a semester
abroad, want to visit exotic destinations or will be travelling with children in tow,
safety and health are important. Here you will find information for long, short or
unusual stays abroad.
If you perform official duties for the Federal Republic of Germany abroad, you may be issued an official passport by the Federal Foreign Office under certain conditions. Depending on your activity, you may receive a diplomatic passport or a service passport.
If you wish to enter Germany for a longer-term stay, you must apply for a national visa.
If you realize shortly before departure that your passport has expired, you can, under certain conditions, apply for replacement documents at short notice as a German citizen.
If you live abroad, you can apply for your German passport in person at a German mission abroad or, in some countries, at an honorary consular official.
Citizens who require a visa for a short stay in Germany or the Schengen area must apply for one in good time before entering the country at one of the German diplomatic missions abroad.
Information on opening and using a bank account in another EU country - rights and restrictions.
Germans who find themselves in an emergency situation during their stay abroad can contact the nearest German diplomatic mission abroad.
Germans who are abroad can register on the crisis prevention list of the Federal Foreign Office. This enables the responsible diplomatic mission abroad to contact you quickly in an emergency.
Here you will find information on health insurance regulations for short or long stays in another Member State as well as your rights and obligations with regard to the European Health Insurance Card.
If you wish to take out liability or compulsory insurance in another member state, you will find the relevant information.
Rent a car
There are
no special EU regulations for renting a car.
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but you can still rely on your basic consumer rights when you rent a car in another EU country. Thes...
If you would like to carry out research in another member state, you can find more information here about your rights and obligations during your work abroad.
Find out more about your rights when accessing and using the Internet and telecommunications and online services.
If you are moving to Germany from another member state, you will find the most important information on the obligation to register and the applicable deadlines here.
Here you will find information on your rights and obligations when traveling abroad as well as on necessary travel documents for minors and on the loss or expiry of travel documents.
Travel and safety advice for your destination can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office.
If you would like to receive medical treatment in Germany, you will find information on your rights and obligations here.
