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Germany Tourist Visa

Germany Tourist Visa has always been in demand among various immigrants. Germany being the part of Schengen states, the travel visa for Germany is also interchangeably used as the German Schengen Visa or Schengen Visa for Germany.

In order to apply for German Tourist visa a candidate should  fill in the required application form and take the necessary Germany visa appointments. But before proceeding further a candidate needs to check requirements for this particular visa.

Germany Tourist Visa Requirements

There are various requirements that a candidate needs to fulfill in order to obtain the tourist visa for Germany. Following are the requirements a candidate needs to fulfill in order to process the application further:-

✍ Completed Application form

✍ Photos – passport sized

✍ Passport

✍ Bank Statements

✍ Travel Insurance for Schengen

✍ Accommodation Proof

✍ Flight reservation proof

✍ Leave letter issued by the candidate’s company

✍ NOC certificate

✍ Covering Letter

✍ Letter of invitation aka Invitation Letter

✍ Civil Status Proof

✍ Driver’s License

For Minors:-

✍ Signed form by both parents

✍ Letter of consent by parents, if travelling unaccompanied by parent(s)

✍ Copy of parent’s data page of passport

Germany Tourist Visa Fees

For fulfilling the visa process a candidate need to pay a requisite fees. The Germany schengen visa or tourist visa fees is 60 euros or Indian National Rupee(INR) 5200.

Germany Tourist Visa Application Process

In order to gain the torurist visa for Germany a candidate has to follow a particular process. Following is the application process for the visa:-

✍ Requisite Documents collection

✍ Booking interview appointment

✍ Requisite Fee Payment

✍ Interview

✍ Final Response

The candidate has to go through the above process in order to properly file the documents and get the required visa on time.

German Visa Processing Time

For the processing of German tourist visa, it takes about 10 days to process approximately. But sometimes it may take time as other visas are given preference over and above this visa. That is why it is suggested to file the visa as soon as possible.

Who do not require visa?

There are some regions which are exempted from this visa. In order to avail the exemption the candidate must fall under one of the following categories:-

✍ Must be a citizen of countries of free visa regime with the Schengen state.

✍ Ought to be a citizen of Schengen country.

✍ If a citizen of third world country that doesn’t have free visa regime but are in Schengen Zone currently:-

✍ National Visa issued by member state.

✍ Must hold Permanent Residency (PR) of member states.

✍ Schengen Visa which is valid in all Schengen area

What is Schengen Visa?

Schengen area refers to the free zone wherein free travel between 26 member nations is included. Most of them are European countries. These all are a part of Schengen agreement wherein 22 are European countries and 4 are a part of EFTA.

Following are the Schengen member states included in the agreement:-

  1. Belgium
  2. Czech Republic
  3. Austria
  4. Estonia
  5. Denmark
  6. France
  7. Finland
  8. Greece
  9. Germany
  10. Iceland
  11. Hungary
  12. Latvia
  13. Italy
  14. Luxembourg
  15. Lithuania
  16. Netherlands
  17. Malta
  18. Poland
  19. Norway
  20. Portugal
  21. Slovenia
  22. Slovakia
  23. Sweden
  24. Spain
  25. Liechtenstein
  26. Switzerland

Types of Schengen Visa

There are various types of Schengen Visa issued by the designated embassies or consulates. Following are those visas:-

1) Limited Territorial Validity Visas (LTV)

The Limited Territorial Validity Visas (LTV) allows the candidates in certain Schengen states mentioned at the time of visa stamping.

2) Uniform Schengen Visas (USV)

It stands for one of the member states. In other words, a candidate will be able to stay only in one of the member states as mentioned in the visa.

3) National Visas

This category of visas are granted to the candidates who fall under the following categories:-

  • Studying candidates
  • Permanently residing (PR) candidates
  • Working candidates

For availing more information feel free to get in touch with the Make Visas professionals by calling on the corporate hotline +919625212959 Email your queries on info@makevisas.com.

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