Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Germany simplifies visa procedures

After the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the provisional toll reported more than 33,000 dead on the morning of Monday, February 13. Faced with this disaster, Germany decided to set up “very simplified procedures for obtaining three-month visas”explains journalist Laurent Desbonnets, correspondent for France Télévisions in Berlin (Germany). Visas that will allow you to come to Germany for “accommodation and treatment”.

“Visa centers” already installed

“The German Foreign Ministry has already reinforced its teams on site, particularly in Turkey, as close as possible to the affected areas”continues the journalist, indicating that “visa centers” were thus installed “to reduce administrative burdens”. To obtain this German visa, you must have a valid passport, and above all have family or a base in Germany. Over three million people of Turkish origin already reside in Germany, and 900,000 people of Syrian origin.