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PLEASE NOTE

 * Visa still mandatory for UAE nationals * 

The German Embassy  urgently draws your attention to the fact that contrary to some publication in local media Emirati nationals are still and until further notice required to apply for a visa before travelling to Schengen countries including Germany.
Without a valid visa you can not - - not -- enter the Schengen countries.
An application for a Schengen visa may be filed up to three months prior to your intended journey.

Magazin Deutschland 01/2013

Human rights – Germany’s global commitment

The current issue of DE Magazin Deutschland focuses on the subject of human rights. The DE feature highlights Germany’s wide-ranging support for the protection of human rights and describes in reports, analyses and interviews why human rights questions are a central part of German foreign policy, how Germany protects human rights and where the Federal Government is especially active. Also in the current issue of DE Magazin Deutschland: interviews with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, two of most influential personalities in world trade, a double portrait of director Margarethe von Trotta and actress Barbara Sukowa, two strong women in German film, and an examination of the genius of Richard Wagner on the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

Human rights – Germany’s global commitment

Bundespräsident Gauck

Federal President Joachim Gauck to address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 25 February 2013

Federal President Joachim Gauck was in Geneva on 25 and 26 February to visit the institutions concerned with international human rights protection.

Federal President Gauck in Geneva on 25 February 2013

Deutsche Welle Medienpreis Entwicklungspolitik 2013

GERMAN DEVELOPMENT MEDIA AWARDS

The newly inaugurated German Development Media Awards honor journalists worldwide for their outstanding reporting on human rights and put the spotlight on journalists telling important stories affecting their communities, countries and regions.

GERMAN DEVELOPMENT MEDIA AWARDS 2013

Heritage Film Festival 2013

Heritage Film Festival 2013

The Goethe-Institut Gulf Region organizes in cooperation with various partners the third edition of Abu Dhabi’s only open air film festival – The Heritage Film Festival. Under the title “Strong Women” the festival will take place at Manarat Al Saadiyat from 6 to 8 April 2013.

Renewable Energies (combo)

Energy Efficiency Award 2013

dena's international Energy Efficiency Award is again open for entries. The prize will be awarded to companies which have successfully implemented energy efficiency projects in-house. Businesses may submit their application for this years' *Energy Efficiency Award until 30 June 2013.*

Energy Efficiency Award 2013

Bundespräsident Gauck

Federal President Joachim Gauck to address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 25 February 2013

Federal President Joachim Gauck was in Geneva on 25 and 26 February to visit the institutions concerned with international human rights protection.

Federal President Gauck in Geneva on 25 February 2013

Make it in germany

The “Make it in Germany” website welcomes skilled professionals to Germany!

“Make it in Germany!” Take a look at our website to see how skilled professionals like yourself can come to live and work in Germany. German firms are facing a genuine skills shortage that is expected to continue into the future. The German Government has therefore set up this website to help business and industry find the specialists they need. Welcome to Germany!

Make it in Germany

deutschland.de

Feature of the day: www.deutschland.de

Feature of the day

Germany and the UAE

Germany and the UAE enjoy excellent bilateral relations. In April 2004 both countries signed an agreement on a Strategic Partnership. Since then there has been a constant exchange of high level visits and a close cooperation in all aspects of bilateral relations.

Please follow the links for additional information.

Bilateral relations and country information

Time and weather in Germany

Berlin:
21:25:38 12 °C
Deutscher Wetterdienst

The Ambassador

The German Embassy in Abu Dhabi is headed by Ambassador Nikolai von Schoepff.

Curriculum Vitae

The German Embassy in Abu Dhabi

Our regular opening times and address you will find here:

Address, opening times, consular district and how to reach us in case of emergency

Visa Application Procedure

Formulare

All applicants (UAE nationals residing in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as well as resident foreign nationals) who wish to apply for a Schengen Visa to Germany as their main destination should submit their respective application at the Embassy's contracted partner VFS, which has _*temporarily moved *_to the following location:

Helpline: +971 4 205 5666


THE LINKS BELOW PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION

2013 Desk Calendar Now Also Available as App

Kalender App des AA

The 2013 desk calendar on the subject "Young in Germany" is now also available free of charge in English and German as an app from the iTunes Store and the Android Market.

Video Archive Germany

Flash player is not installed The future of Europe - once a year, top politicians from Germany and the EU come together at the WDR Europaforum. The 2013 event was held at the German Foreign Ministry. (© AA)

The WDR Europaforum 2013

Flash player is not installed Germany's system of dual training is one of the foundations of its economic strength. It's possible to export some elements of dual training to other countries, with positive effects for everybody involved. The German government supports this knowledge transfer. (© AA)

Conference - Pioneers on Dual Training Abroad

Flash player is not installed The process of globalization has thrown up a long list of challenges. At the top of the list: how to protect the rule of law and democracy.That’s of particular relevance now for the countries that experienced the Arab Spring. The question asked at the 32nd Forum on Global Issues at the German Foreign Ministry in May 2013: how can Germany provide effective assistance as nations attempt to establish their own democracies? (© AA)

The Forum on Global Issues

Flash player is not installed 2013 is the European Year of Citizens. They're invited to contribute their ideas for the EU, and to discover more about their rights as EU citizens. An example: labour mobility. (© AA)

The European Year of Citizens

Flash player is not installed The Hannover Messe, the big industrial trade fair, has once again attracted hundreds of thousands of people, with companies from across the globe unveiling their latest products. Green energy is a given, now the buzzword is integration for industry 4.0. (© FFO)

Hannover Messe 2013

Flash player is not installed Smartphones, tablets - or "phablets": anybody hunting down the latest innovations in the IT sector, comes to Hanover each spring. (© FFO)

CeBIT 2013

Flash player is not installed The International Tourism Fair, the ITB Berlin, is the global travel industry’s most important annual get-together. Tourism trends are born here and contracts worth billions of euros are signed. The halls of the trade fair centre are regularly booked out. (© FFO)

International Tourism Fair ITB Berlin

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Membership of the UN Human Rights Council 2013 - 2015

Flash player is not installed Studying in Germany makes more and more sense. Teaching and research have a long tradition. German Universities have a very good reputation, especially when it comes to technical subjects. And with the introduction of bachelors and masters degrees, as well as more courses and lectures being held in English, Germany can finally compete to attract the world’s brightest. (© AA)

Studying in Germany

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Berlinale 2013

Flash player is not installed Berlin – fashion city? That hasn't always been the case. But more and more shows at Fashionweek and trade events like Bread & Butter mean an ever increasing influx of fashion aficionados in Berlin. For them, Berlin is still a city where anything goes. (© FFO)

Berlin's Fashion Scene

Flash player is not installed The Élysée Treaty is a major milestone in the history of Franco-German relations. It was a new beginning after the Second World War. So 50 years after the document was signed, how is that relationship? Well here's an example of German-French cooperation and of how much work that cooperation can mean. A joint masters degree in German and French politics at Berlin's Freie Universität. (© FFO)

50th anniversary of Élysée-Treaty

Flash player is not installed Climate change is going to means changes to our environment. That, most scientists agree. But what impact will global warming, floods and food shortages have on security around the world? The implications of climate change for global security have become a major focus of German foreign policy. (© FFO)

Climate Change and Security

Flash player is not installed Germany’s energy revolution is going ahead, but the country’s decision to turn its back on nuclear power in favour of renewables means big changes . And those changes will also impact its European neighbours. (© FFO)

Germany’s Energy Revolution and its European Neighbours

Flash player is not installed Youth unemployment is low in Germany compared to the rest of Europe. Many experts say that's due to Germanys system of dual training system, which allows young people to get work experience and study at the same time. (© FFO)

Dual Training in Germany

Flash player is not installed Landminen sind heute in vielen Ländern der Welt geächtet. (© AA)

The 20th Anniversary of the Campaign to Ban Landmines

Video Archive