TLScontact Egypt Guide for France, Germany and Belgium Visas

Embassies do not receive visa applications directly. Each one contracts a service centre. In Egypt, France, Germany and Belgium use TLScontact, while most other Schengen countries (Sweden, Greece, Denmark, Norway and others) use VFS Global. The centre receives your documents, takes your biometrics, and forwards the file to the consulate, which makes the decision.

If your destination uses VFS instead, read the VFS Global Egypt guide rather than this one.

TLScontact operates its centres in Greater Cairo (the Belgium centre is in El-Sheikh Zayed City), and each destination (France, Germany or Belgium) has its own centre and procedures. The exact address, floor, and entry instructions arrive in your appointment confirmation email, so rely on that email rather than outdated addresses from the internet.

1. Create an account on the TLScontact website for your destination country (France, Germany or Belgium).
2. For France, complete the official online application first, then link it to your TLScontact account.
3. For Belgium, register your application on Visa On Web, the official Belgian online form, before you book.
4. Pick a slot from the calendar. Slots are released in batches and go quickly in peak season.
5. Print your appointment confirmation. You need it to enter on appointment day.

Struggling to find slots? Our appointment availability board shows the earliest appointment we can see for every Schengen mission in Egypt.

• Original passport + copy of every page.
• Old passport if it has any previous Schengen visas.
• Completed, signed visa application form (Veeza prepares this for France).
• 2 recent biometric photos 35x45mm.
• Flight and hotel bookings.
• Bank statements (stamped) for the last 6 months.
• Employment letter or business registration.
• Schengen travel insurance certificate.
• Money for fees. The centre service fee is set by TLScontact, and the consulate visa fee (around EUR 90 for adults) is paid at the centre.
• Printed appointment confirmation email.

1. Check-in with appointment confirmation + passport.
2. Document submission to the agent, quick review.
3. Pay fees.
4. Biometrics: 10 fingerprints + biometric photo.
5. Receive a receipt with a tracking reference number.
6. Total appointment usually takes 15-30 minutes.

Track your application on the TLScontact website using the receipt reference number. Decisions typically take 15 calendar days from biometrics, and can stretch to 30-45 days in peak season (summer, Eid, December). Once decided, you collect your passport from the centre or receive it by courier if you chose that service.

For France and Germany, Veeza checks your papers, prepares your application, gets you in line for a visa center appointment and books it when your turn comes. The visa center fee is charged only after booking, and if we cannot book your appointment you get back everything you paid us. Tourist visas only.

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