Germany - Visa Procedure Without Appointment for Fair Exhibitors

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, the letter of the Ministry of Trade dated 25.12.2024 and numbered 00104259504 forwarded to our Union conveys, in the referenced letter received from the Ministry of Trade and with reference to information obtained from the Embassy of Germany in Ankara, that fair participants exhibiting goods at fairs to be held in Germany (only with a valid participant identity card) who are businesspeople of our country are exempt from the obligation to obtain a visa appointment in advance, and therefore may apply for a Schengen visa at the locally competent visa application centre of the external service provider iDATA during normal working hours without an appointment.
The letter further states that the conditions required for such an application without an appointment must be proven with documents, otherwise an appointment will be required.
It is stated that details of the said arrangement can be accessed on the website of the Embassy of Germany in Ankara via the link
https://tuerkei.diplo.de/tr-tr/service/05-visaeinreise/1514562-1514562
.

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry