Individual tourist Schengen visa (Germany in Shanghai Consulate application)

Not long ago, in the Consulate General in Shanghai Germany applied for individual tourist Schengen visas, and finally we can achieve personal dream of European free line.

Here to share with you my experiences and lessons learned, I wish you could in the future in one step.

About what you can apply for Schengen visas consular de

Immigration countries are Germany, airport transit not

If you are not in Germany, you must ensure that during his stay in Germany for more than other countries long

About materials

Two pastes two documents, fill in application form

The table can Germany Consulate official website download, print and then fill it out.

Photo requested on the Web site also has specialized in documentation.

After expiration of the visa is valid for a period of not less than 90 day Passport

Personal travel: travel reservation (hotel, transport)

Refers to the tickets and hotels that have personal itinerary.

Air ticket from the domestic round-trip air tickets to Europe without a ticket, find ticketing company out of tickets that you can, however ticket dates should be with your application form filled out on dates, consular posts will also give you the date within one month of the valid visa these days. The hotel proved to be the other hotel sends faxes, as well as the signature of the relevant personnel of the hotel. Unless you live in Germany for a friend's House, or proof of hotel booking you must be able to show you every evening during the stay are a place to live. E-mail confirmation is not authorized by the consular post. In addition, the consular post of the calculation you in Schengen States the number of days of stay is also to your hotel booking is subject to proof.

Travel funds (toll rates and the cost of the period of stay) proof

Means a bank certificate of deposit.

In each bank counter can handle, a handling fee of $ 20. Amount without certain restrictions, but must be able to reach your entire travel itinerary. In General, 2 weeks or so, 3-5 million have already saved a year or so of the certificate of deposit should be enough. If it is less than a year, members of the other cases be appropriate for you. Also, very importantly, certificate of deposit, you put your money frozen, frozen end time must be after the end of your European tour, or certificate of deposit on white open. There is no need to worry about money really is frozen because get visas, with the original of the certificate of deposit and your ID, you can go to the Bank as soon as defrosted.

5. the Schengen States stay medical insurance certificate

Minimum insurance amount: EUR 30000 (must be a medical insurance that reached 3 million euros, otherwise invalid)

Many insurance companies have done, I am in the AIU.

Insurance is when you must declare Germany visa, so insurance companies know that you have a minimum amount of restrictions. German Consulate has its own list of insurance companies prefer.

6. Chinese applicants submit: residence booklet

7. work units issued by indicating the applicant's position, hold down a job, earning the approval of original: proof shall set out the single

Bits of the address, telephone, and fax numbers, stamped with the company stamp, signature and the signature of the person's name and job title.

Potential false must be able to cover you from going to the back of all days.

Even if your last morning back, even if you say that your boss has allowed you to work late, your approval to write up that day, because they are only admitted in evidence.

8. all materials please submit an original and two copies.

But finally they charged me a copy of the original, a copy of said.

Policy to make a copy, because the original to be returned to you.

Regarding the interview

Interview to call or write Email reservation, about the day will be 2 weeks later, of course, also possible.

Specific appointments in Germany the consular Web site already has a very detailed instructions. At the appointed day before 8 am. There are a lot of people go to 7 points, you can get to the front of the number, the end early. But the latest General to noon can also come to an end. To 8 points, one would be called out, one by one. On the 14th floor, there is a person, you can ask him some questions about form filler, and then you will get a number. And then sat there and wait for the call to your number, the corresponding window for an interview. Although Germany has open personal travel, but the interview is relatively strict. Will ask you to go to Germany tourism reasons, will not be able to speak English/German, approval of the company. The problem is not fixed, and there is no standard answer truthfully answered, we also do not emigrate.