As instruções da Embaixada são explícitas e sua resposta de e-mail da Embaixada parece confirmar que ela não faz exceções. Também sugere que pode ser aconselhável elaborar um itinerário e reservar acomodações para mais do que apenas a noite de sua chegada.
Citizens from the country selected above [South Africa] should apply for their long-term visa with a validity of more than 30 and up to 90 days in advance in Germany. The processing of the application takes about one week. The visa can be applied for at the earliest three months before the planned start of the journey.
For the application is required (for each applicant):
- Passport in the original (at least six months valid for the planned entry)
- Copy of the first page of the passport
- Proof of travel time, eg by hotel booking or rental agreement - a mere flight booking is not enough.
- 2 biometric passport photos
- completed and signed visa application (http://www.egyptian-embassy.de/images/visaform.pdf)
- copy of the residence permit (if available)
- 22 euros in cash (per applicant, for Germans), 38 euros in cash (all other nationalities).