Germany Schengen visa Commerce Raiders

Time flies, already for a year, on the occasion of the commemoration of the anniversary, and to share the exciting and unforgettable.

Are proud to be able to get on March 9, 2009 to March 14, to Germany Berlin in db4o company dUC 2009 Conference and at the Berlin University of applied sciences ICOODB 2009 Conference held in opportunity and all over the world meet together. When it comes to how to obtain a visa, this is a section of memory, very deep, very exciting!

I was informed in November 2008 are invited to participate in these two sessions, at that time I knew nothing about the Schengen visa, only know that should be attached in a passport, a visa.

That day the invitation (happens to be a Saturday), silly call consulate asks Germany do visas, unfortunately in a pile of German after being told now is the time of service.

In the know can only be consulted on Monday, I patiently wait for Monday, and then call the Consulate General of Germany.

After calling open she asked me what kind of visa would like, I certainly don't know, just tell her to attend the meeting, and then was told that you should apply for a business visa. In providing my mail address, received a letter "(application for Schengen visa) business visa guide Chinese version-Mar 2008.

Chai carefully in a way, dumbfounded, there are 12 items of information to offer god! I really didn't mind.

In order to invite Parties to assist my visa, I went out and got a copy of the Consulate to German edition, and then mail to db4o company contact person in Germany philip. Philip watched this notice after the reply I'm surprised that it is difficult to provide such information, and then asked if I could visit friends visa. During this time, I and philip messages back and forth between multiple messages, the messages back and forth once had to spend 4 days, maybe he's really busy, this had spent nearly two weeks.

Time to the beginning of December 2008, the Consulate I have mail, get a visa to visit relatives or friends, the same notes to a German edition.

Compared to a business visa, friends visa to simple too much, the most important of which is the other's financial security. I found and business visas, which also require a business license, a notary, then I'm ctrip (http://www.ctrip.com/) Forum on how to find this notarial deed, as everyone, I requested the company to handle this notarial deed, a notary, including translation costs total 210RMB.

The notarial deed at the same time, send mail to philip, he read the following notes on the visa and relatives, thought it was OK, you can follow a visit visa's line.

However, the next I and philip lost contact! this time, the company responsible for the global community db4o german asked me a visa well or not, I said and philip lost touch, and then gave him said about how to obtain a business visa is a visa difficulties and friends is how simple, finally asked him what should I do, confused. This is the most painful, german think or visit visa for friends, then one side compared to comfort me not to worry, contact philip. Time to late December, I do not know are not true philip there what, german told me to find another db4o's carl contact friends visa thing, so I started to send mail to carl, unfortunately, db4o company mail server, each time mail is bouncing! I was disheartened, time is already in early January 2009.

Think of 9 March to Berlin, and I even didn't visa unexpectedly, it is felt despair.

It is linked to carl and I found german, is there any way to see him. It seems that he contact to philip, german told me Germany Government does not permit philip I guarantee, because he was a really unlucky students! Ah, I will soon be completely abandoned, german liaison to the ICOODB 2009 meeting organizer stefan Professor, then german help I asked under warranty, the same unfortunately due to the enormous security responsibilities, will not be able to guarantee this time already! 2009 in mid-January.

However, Professor stefan give me a suggestion, let me go-business visa, he can write invitations, so I and Professor simple communication back before I speak and his very quickly give me a invitation by post, when he gave me scan look, I found the above only ICOODB 2009 invitation content, but not at the invitation of dUC 2009.

He also drafted a document that contains the content of the invitation letter 2009 dUC, at the made me all the costs borne by db4o company. In showed me soon after scan pieces of mail. (But then receive two invitations when found that contains the content of the dUC 2009 invitation since forgotten signature ... ）

This point is already at the end of January 2009.

According to mail letters from the United States, should be in the 7 days after you receive. I would like to send from Germany is also almost the time bar. I am very reassuring to think before Chinese new year should be able to receive the invitation toPlease, time is not long, start tickets. In early January 2009 when I query from KLM to price above is from Shanghai take-off approach to Amsterdam to Berlin prices are including tax more than RMB 6K, but only half months, prices have risen to 1.3 million RMB, db4o as I only provide the 1.5K USD fares, obviously KLM ticket is too expensive. I have a lot of google, United States of Europe, and Asia's airlines, haven't found cheap, finally I find the price of Air France is still relatively reasonable, including tax 1.03 million RMB, USD 1.4K more, just take off avenues of Paris from Shanghai.

Orders in Air France, the letter of invitation sent to yet, I am very worried.

Early February 2009, see order validity period is about to close, I specifically went to two trips to Air France Office, for the first time been informed of the price of the ticket cannot be returned nor train departure, thus I go back to the patient, and so a few days. In order that is about to expire, I am a cross went to Air France Office, this time had the money, the taste very upset. Just in case it didn't get the visa, the ticket cannot be returned, the cost problem how to invite the parties to mention ...

Since the Spring Festival, invitation yet, let alone have to think of ways.

In the evening of the year, I sent mail to german, give him my ticket bought, but Professor stefan haven't received the invitation, and proposed to make a copy of the db4o confirming the invitation letter. German attaches great importance to the question, immediately to db4o's CEO explains why, on the second day of the CEO in db4o show me after the invitation, use scanned all the fastest and most expensive international express mail invitation to me. Send out the invitation letter after I almost every hour on the express company's Web site to track the progress of the message, the Chinese Spring Festival holiday, it's in a hurry. Until after the first day of work before I received the invitation, even spent 38USD.

Invitation finally arrived, in the morning, I made an appointment with the Consulate, surface check next week, is also in the middle of February 2009.

After a few days, from Germany sent two letters of invitation will come, as only a signature, so I took it as a standby, so that when the surface is checked. The surface is checked on that day, I arrived at the Consulate early, undergo a rigorous security checks into the waiting room. Before long before my turn, receives me is a kind Lady, but she still many problems raised, which from my family lives to these meetings and I and my company, what is your relationship between ... Asked a lot. And let me submit two letters of invitation (fortunately already prepared). In a lot of material and 630RMB (60EUR), told me after five working days after taking the Passport. To this end, my mind at ease. To remove Passport, get visa when excited, look closely, the name was wrongly, rarely write a g. This, the ... Consulate General told me the next day to get back to start. Of course, the second day, wish to get the visa!

The following describes what business visa for each of the content I was how to deal with.

1. application form for you to PK1201 Germany Embassy in China Web site to download and print the photos themselves.

2. passport, go for it.

3. the original of the invitation letter, must be original, not can be scanned or faxed copy!

4. cost sources, indicate in the letter of invitation.

5. the applicant's economic situation, I provide three months of debit card statement, the three-month credit card statements, three month's salary in the original book (look on the back of me), real estate certificate (not original).

6, hotel booking, this is db4o company in Germany to help my reservation, they gave a fax scan, print down.

Note that the above name must and passport! surface provide signed prints.

7, medical insurance, I am from e home insurance (http://www.ejsino.com/sourceservlet?league=christine & url = index.jsp) network, is the universal insurance company provides Mayer also international travel insurance.

I compared the, compared with convenient and universal also international travel insurance can be considered the least expensive products. E home insurance online in buying it back at a discount, and through ems mail policy for me. Surface check when the original and the copy provided. (Declaration! here just for my purchase experience, do not represent any commercial goal!)

8, accounts, this copy of each page, including the back.

Surface check time remember that take on the original.

9, place of work to prove that the provided in accordance with the requirements of the written, note, be sure to put all of the required content write full! provide surface check originals.

10, business license, a notary (should contain a license), the above said.

Surface check when the original and the copy provided.

11, round-trip ticket confirmation, I have a paper ticket.

Surface check when the original and the copy provided.

12, visits, and participate in the exhibition, in accordance with the instructions written on offer.

Well, this is my whole entire experience obtained a visa, it is difficult to light all kinds of information I will use two kits.

Here is my experience that does not mean everyone, so please remember toThe information is prepared and to lay it on the exposition of the travel destination and to answer any General Consulate. Good luck!