What materials do I need for a tourist visa to Germany?

What information do you need for a German visa?

1. The materials required for an ordinary visa are as follows:

Travel agency demand

Passport (original)

Visa application form (original)

Photo (original)

identity card

household registration

Employment certificate (original)

Hotel reservation certificate

Proof of air ticket reservation

Travel route (original)

marriage certificate

Business license (original)

Bank statement (original)

Property ownership certificate (not provided by students/children)

Other information (provided by preschool children/free/unemployed occupations)

Certificate of deposit (original)

Retirement certificate (provided by retirees)

Certificate of leaving school (provided by students)

When is the latest time to submit a visa and the earliest time to start processing it?

It usually takes 3-5 working days for the German embassy to accept the visa, but this time is not the guarantee time of the embassy.

Applicants are advised to submit your visa application at least 15 days before departure, otherwise it is likely to delay your trip. You can submit a visa application 90 days in advance (from the expected date of going to Germany).

Applicants should arrive at the visa center on time to collect fingerprints and submit materials. If the applicant fails to arrive on time, the appointment will be cancelled. Applicants who apply for VIP channel on the same day can submit it on the same day.

All applicants must provide their own biometric fingerprints (that is, fingerprints of ten fingers) when applying for a visa. The fingerprint applied for is valid for 59 months. If you have collected fingerprint data and successfully obtained a visa, you don't need to collect it yourself in the subsequent application process. A copy of the visa application number and visa page as proof. The visa information system is applicable to all Schengen countries.

All application materials received by the German Visa Acceptance Center will be handed over to the German Embassy in China. Only the German Embassy in China has all the rights and responsibilities to accept visa applications.

How to apply for a multiple-entry visa for one year or more? If you have been to Germany, have many business visits or private travel plans, and want to apply for a multiple-entry visa for one year or more, please explain the reasonable reasons for multiple-entry to the visa office. You can get a Schengen visa for one year or more without applying. Visas with longer validity are usually only issued to people who are reliable, have multiple visa records and travel frequently.

How to choose the application submission location? You need to process your visa application at the German visa processing center in the consular district where you live. Visit more than one Schengen country: you must apply for a visa at the embassy or consulate of the main destination country (the country with the longest stay).

What types do German visa centers need to submit? Only short-term visa (Schengen visa) applicants need to submit application materials at the German visa acceptance center, including the following visa types: business visit, vocational training, exhibition visit, exhibition preparation, scientific research or visiting relatives, sports or cultural activities, visiting relatives and friends, traveling, spouses of German citizens or EU citizens, studying abroad, taking German entrance examinations, cultural exchange, transit, airport transfer, and seafarers.

When traveling to Germany, you will generally apply for a Schengen short-term visa. The following materials need to be filled in/prepared: 1. Basic information 1. Passport: original personal passport valid for more than 6 months; Please sign your name on the last page of your passport (Chinese name); Passport holders must also provide all original passports. 2. Photos: 3 recent 2-inch color photos on a white background; Photo size 3545mm；; Please write your name in pencil on the back of the photo. 3. Household registration book: a clear copy of the household registration book of the whole family; Copies include the first page of the household registration book, the first page of the household registration book, the personal page and the spouse page. 4. ID card: A clear copy of the ID card, please copy it on both sides. 5. Marriage certificate: If married, please provide a clear copy of marriage certificate (please provide a clear copy of divorce certificate for divorce); If the certificate is lost, please provide the certificate of loss issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau. 6. Provide true and complete personal information: pay special attention to the authenticity of the company's telephone number (the embassy will verify it by telephone). 2. Asset certificate: 1. Salary card (or pension or pension) income and expenditure statement in the last 6 months; If there is no salary card, the applicant is required to provide a debit card (savings card) entry and exit statement (except credit card) for nearly 6 months; It must be stamped by the bank, with a balance of at least 50,000. 2. If the applicant is under 18 or unemployed, it is required to provide the original salary card statement in the name of parents or spouses in the past 6 months, as well as the notarial certificate of kinship (or marriage certificate) and the certification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3. Optional terms: automobile production and real estate license. 3. Itinerary plan: it must include travel itinerary, hotel order and air ticket order (generally, you entrust the travel agency to handle it, and they will help you prepare this part. 4. incumbents need to provide: 1. Business license: the company is an enterprise applicant, please provide a clear copy of the business license, copy it on A4 paper, with annual inspection records, and affix the official seal of the company on the copy; If the applicant is a public institution, please provide a clear copy of the organization code certificate, copy it on A4 paper together with the annual inspection record, and affix the official seal of the unit on the copy (business license or organization code certificate is acceptable). 2. Original employment certificate: two copies of employment certificate, one in Chinese and one in English; Print and affix the company red seal on the company's ordinary stationery; The contents of the employment certificate shall include: company name, my position and income, business trip time (from the same day to the same day), the position and signature, telephone number and fax number of the person in charge, and shall indicate that the applicant will return to China on schedule and who will bear the expenses. 5. Retirees should provide: a clear copy of retirement certificate. 6./kloc-minors under the age of 0/8 should provide: 1. Notarial certificate and certificate: both parents. Need to provide: a. Notarization of three-party kinship certificate (in Chinese and English), with children as the main applicant-go with one parent, attached: a. Notarization of three-party kinship certificate (in Chinese and English), with children as the main applicant; B. if the entrusted notarization (in Chinese and English) does not travel with non-lineal relatives other than parents, it shall be proved by: a. three-party kinship. Insurance clauses must cover medical and living repatriation expenses, and the insured amount shall not be less than 30,000 euros (about 300,000 RMB); The coverage time must cover the whole process of applying for a German visa in Schengen. You can ask the travel agency for help or apply for it yourself. German short-term visa applications are currently submitted through the German Visa Acceptance Center (China-Chile Visa). If you do it yourself, you need the following process: step one: register online; Step 2: get the list of materials and the application form for applying for a root visa; Step 3: Make an appointment online. You can choose a suitable time to submit your visa application online. Please note that if you fail to submit your application as scheduled, your personal registration information will be automatically deleted on the day of appointment. If you want to make a new appointment, you need to register again. Step 4: Prepare visa application materials Step 5: Submit the materials to the Beijing Center of China-Chile Visa Germany Acceptance Center. Applicants should arrive on time.

Step 6: The staff who submitted the materials will check whether the materials you prepared are complete and meet the requirements of the embassies of the Federal Republic of Germany and China in China. If the application materials are incomplete, you can supplement the copies of documents provided by the center or submit the application directly (which may increase the risk of visa refusal). If not, if you don't want to submit an application with incomplete materials, you can log in to our website with the same German visa processing center account and make a new appointment within three days. Step 7: Pay the visa fee and visa service fee Step 8: Check the application process. You can log on to the website at any time and get your passport through your personal page. Step 9: