Germany

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*Required Documents for Electronic Visa (Adult) with Insurance

• Please find below the Germany Tourist visa requirements, kindly submit the documents in the exact order given below to VFS during submission and do not staple any document. Original Passport (Validity more than 6 months with minimum 3 blank pages) ,One Old passport (if any) Visa application form: Completely filled out and signed Schengen visa application form. Please ensure to print and submit all pages of the application torm includina the barcodes, Signed declaration of True and Complete Information, Signed declaration ortravel with valid medical insurance Recent 2 Photos: (Size: 35 x 45mm, White Background, Mat Finish, 80% Face without Specs) — do not use old photos Personal covering letter/ Proof of intended means of transport and itinerary, Certificate of the travel agency confirming the booking of an organized trip OR any other appropriate document indicating the travel plans - detailed travel itinerary Proof of accommodation: Hotel reservations, rental of holiday home or campus residence reservation or If the applicant intends to stay with a family member or a friend, proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation from the host, confirmation of the third person with signature, proof of address and copy of passport or German ID card, If the applicant is travelllng to several Member States, proof of accommodation in each of them. Sponsor documentation - proof of financial means if trip is sponsored by a third party if you are sponsored by an Indian resident Sponsor letter with a passport co of the sponsor and Sponsor's bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank I the paaes are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.) and IY sponsor is your spouse - marriage certificate or If sponsor is your parent - birth certificate. If you are sponsored by a German/EU resident ,Sponsor letter with a passport copy of the sponsor and copy of the German residence permit (if sponsor is residing In Germany and not a German Citizen) and If provided: Verpflichtungserklärung (formal obligation letter) of your sponsor and If sponsor is your spouse - marriage certificate or If sponsor is your parent - birth certificate.
• if you are sponsored by a company in India in addition to point 7 & 8: Acknowledgement of the company's ITR Returns for the last three years (latest first, for example, 2022-2020) if you are sponsored by a company in Germany Sponsor letter with a passport copy of the sponsor and copy of the German residence permit (if sponsor is residing in Germany and not a German Citizen. Traveler documentation - proof of economic status of the applicant (also necessary if the trip is sponsored) If you are employed: Pay slips for the last three months and employment contract and employers' statement on approval for holidays (Leave Sanction letter from applicant's company) / Applicant's bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copes are not tax return (ITR) acknowledament tor the last two assessment years OR Form 16 (Certificate of Income Tax deducted at the source of salary). If you are a company owner or self-employed: certificate of registration of the company, including its goods and services tax (GST) reaistration number for companies based in India and Indian income tax return (ITR) acknowledgment for the last two assessment years OR Form 16 (Certificate of Income Tax deducted at the source of salary) and Applicant's bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.) If you are retired: pension statements for the last three months and/or proof of regular income aenerated by ownership of property or busines and Applicant's bank statements for the last months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.)
• If you are a student: certificates of the establishment at which you are enrolled and no objection certificate from School / University and for university students: Applicant's bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.) If you are unemployed: Applicant's bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.) Proof of civil status: if single: nothing else required / if applicable Marriage certificate or if applicable Divorce decree/ custody decree or if applicable Birth certificate of children or if applicable Death certificate of spouse Travel Insurance : Overseas travel medical insurance that is valid for all Schengen countries and covers the entire duration of the Schengen trip as per your application, minimum coverage for medical expenses: EUR 30,000 Please note: German Missions accept Indian Travel Medical Insurances only from approved Indian Travel Insurance companies, you can find more information here:
• Additional documents for applications of minor applicants : Application form and both declarations under 1)-3) have to be signed by both parents. Birth certificate. Passport copy (biometric and address page) of the applicant's mother having custody/guardianship of the applicant. Passport copy (biometric and address page) of the applicant's father having custody/guardianship of the applicant. If one or both parents are not submitting the visa application with the child: copy of the visa of that parent If only one parent submits the application : Proof of single custody of that parent either by submittal of the court ruling or submittal of the death certificate of the deceased parent Or (if both parents have shared custody) submittal of written and signed authorization letter of the parent non-present with passport copy (biometric and address page) — both certified by public notary If the minor travels alone (without parents), written consent, certified by public notary, of both parents or guardians having custody or guardianship of the minor