Apply for visas in good time

Germany expects a flood of international visitors in 2006 for this summer's World Cup football tournament. They will include fans from many countries that require a visa to enter Germany. This means that the German embassies abroad will have many more visa applications to process this year than is normally the case. Which is why the organisers of Spoga+Gafa in Cologne from 3 to 5 September 2006 recommend exhibitors and visitors alike to apply for their visas as early as April if at all possible. All the necessary information about entry requirements for Germany and application forms can be found on the website of the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) as follows:
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/willkommen/einreisebestimmungen/index_html