GERMANY Visa Document Requirements

 

Please read the visa requirements carefully and follow the exact requirements to ensure all necessary documents are submitted correctly. Adhering to these guidelines will help avoid any delays in the processing of your visa application.

One original with one copy of each original in paper format A4

• Valid Passport and previous passports if available.
  • Note that the valid passport must have at least six months validity before its expiration date and must have the owner's signature on the first and second biopages.
• One print-out of your duly filled and signed application form which must to be downloaded here.
• Two recent Colored Photos Passport Sized 
  • Facial Expression: Must not be smiling, showing teeth, or any exaggerated facial expressions.
  • Background: White background is required.
  • Clothing: Should contrast with the white background.
  • Quality: The photo should be polarized printed at the photo company.
  • Hair: If the person has long hair, it should be pulled back behind the ears.
  • Accessories: No accessories should be worn in the photo.
  • Composition: The photo should capture the individual from the upper breast area to the upper part of the head, ensuring that the shoulders are fully visible and not cut off.
  • Requirements: The photo must meet the requirements for both hard copy and soft copy submissions.
• Visa fee

Invitation letter (FOR VISITING)

• Itinerary, preferably handwritten, stating only the places and durations of stay (i.e. Berlin 28.10. – 05.11.2023; Amsterdam 05.11. – 08.11.2023) and corresponding hotel reservations. The itinerary and the hotel reservations must be consistent with your actual travel plan.
• Proof of the financial coverage of the cost of your stay: Your original bank certificate and bank statements for the last six months or your host’s formal obligation according to §§ 66-68 AufenthG (German Residence Act) by the local immigration authority = (“Ausländerbehörde”)

Evidence of your rootedness in the Philippines:

• Work contract and bank account statements showing the transfer of your last six monthly salaries (if you are employed)
• proof of your registration and commercial activity of your company as well as income tax returns and bank account statements for the last six months (if you are self-employed)
• or school certificate / proof of enrollment (if you are a pupil or student).
• Please submit the original land title, if you own a property. 
• If you are married and / or have minor children:
  • Please submit PSA marriage / birth certificates.
• Travel History: If you already travelled to a Schengen country, please submit a copy of your Schengen visas

If you are a first time traveler to Germany, please submit an informal declaration explaining your willingness to return to the Philippines before the expiration of your visa:

• What exactly will be an incentive for you to return to the Philippines and can you submit proofs for these circumstances?
• Proof of your travel health insurance. For a list of companies which meet the minimum requirements.
  • If you choose a travel insurance from a different company, the insurance documents must show that all the listed requirements are met.

Additional documents for children (minors):

• Personal appearance of the parent(s) having the legal custody, with their passports or identity cards. 
• If a parent with legal custody lives abroad and cannot appear at the Embassy:
  • Written declaration of consent from that parent, with an authentication of his signature by the German Embassy competent for his residence or by a local German authority.
• If the child’s parents were married and one parent is deceased:
  • PSA death certificate
• If the child’s parents were married and if one parent has the sole custody:
  • Divorce or Annulment court order stating the court’s decision concerning the legal custody
• PSA birth certificate of the child