EU nationals, in general, do not require a visa, however other most non-German participants do.

Please follow the link to check that you do in fact need a visa: German Federal Foreign Office

Those who need a visa must satisfy the visa requirements of their local German Embassy/Consulate including (1) a visa invitation letter and (2) a confirmed travel booking, including flight, train and/or bus bookings, hotel reservation and health insurance, and (3) the stand invoice and and exhibitor passes. 

Those who need a visa should, therefore, begin by requesting a visa invitation letter, which is available at the following link visa invitation letter and then should take it along with all of the above travel documents to the German Mission (Embassy or Consulate) responsible for their present place of residence to apply for a visa.

For frequently asked questions pertaining to visa applications please click here.

For further questions with regard to visa matters, please consult Messe München’s subsidiary in your country or contact Ms Ursula Dorna at ursula.dorna@messe-muenchen.de.