Germany Business Visa – India Consulates Overview

Valid Passport

Must not be older than 10 years. It must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation, and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.

Signed Visa Form

1 Form (Electronically generated along with the bar code receipt, after feeding in all the details in website https://videx.diplo.de/. (ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED STRICTLY ON APPOINTMENT BASIS ONLY)

Passport Copy

Photocopy of Passport front and last page copy.

Passport Size Photos

2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: (35mm x 45mm in dimension, On matte finish paper, With White background, With 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap, or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background and not previously used in a visa.

Signed Cover letter

Personal Cover letter to The Consulate General of Germany, Chennai mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause. Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If Applicable.

Declaration Form(Annexure C)

Confirmed Hotel bookings

Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone number, and Email. Id).

Confirmed Air Tickets

Return ticket, covering all the sectors.

Travel Insurance

It should be as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website. Travel Insurance should have special condition: The geographical area for this policy stands changed to worldwide.

Valid Passport

Valid passport (issued within the last 10 years and with at least 3 months validity after the scheduled return; passports with observations regarding the front data page cannot be accepted) with at least two empty pages

Signed Visa Form

1 Form (Electronically generated along with the bar code receipt, after feeding in all the details in website https://videx.diplo.de/ (ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED STRICTLY ON APPOINTMENT BASIS ONLY)

Passport Copy

Copy of your passport data page (A4 size copy)

Passport Size Photos

3 passport pictures according to biometric specifications, not older than 6 months

Declaration Form (Annexure C).

Proof of Civil Status

Marriage certificate (If applicable)

Not required if spouse name is endorsed on the passport

Divorce decree (If applicable)

Birth certificate of children (If applicable)

Death certificate of spouse (If applicable)

Ration Card (If applicable)

Confirmed Hotel Bookings

Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone number, and Email ID).

Confirmed Air Tickets

Return ticket, covering all the sectors.

Day Wise Itinerary

Detailed schedule of your business meetings (ONLY for stays over 30 days).

Travel Insurance

It should be as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website. Travel Insurance should have special condition: The geographical area for this policy stands changed to worldwide.

Valid Passport

Must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.

Signed Visa Form

1 Form (Electronically generated along with the bar code receipt, after feeding in all the details in website https://videx.diplo.de/ (ALL VISA APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED STRICTLY ON APPOINTMENT BASIS ONLY)

Passport Copy

Photocopy of Passport front and last page copy

Passport Size Photos

2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: (35mm x 45mm in dimension, On matte finish paper, With White background, With 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background and not previously used in a visa.

Signed Cover Letter

Personal Cover letter to The Visa Officer, Embassy of Germany with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause. Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If Applicable

Declaration Form (Annexure C)

Proof of Civil Status

Marriage certificate (If applicable). Not required if spouse name is endorsed on the passport.

Divorce decree (If applicable).

Birth certificate of children (If applicable).

Death certificate of spouse (If applicable).

Ration Card (If applicable).

If Meeting a Relative

If Pax going to meet relative there, the relative should send an original sponsorship letter from there, known as Deaccuiel obtained from town hall in Germany.

Valid Passport

Must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.

Signed Visa Form

1 Form (Electronically generated along with the bar code receipt, after feeding in all the details in website https://videx.diplo.de/ (ALL VISA APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED STRICTLY ON APPOINTMENT BASIS ONLY).

Passport Copy

Photocopy of Passport front and last page copy.

Passport Size Photos

2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: (35mm x 45mm in dimension, On matte finish paper, With White background, With 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background and not previously used in a visa.

Signed Cover Letter

Personal Cover letter to The Visa Officer, Embassy of Germany with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause. Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If Applicable.

Declaration Form (Annexure C)

Proof of Civil Status

Marriage certificate (If applicable).

Not required if spouse name is endorsed on the passport.

Divorce decree (If applicable).

Birth certificate of children (If applicable).

Death certificate of spouse (If applicable).

Ration Card (If applicable).

Confirmed Hotel Bookings

Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone number and Email. Id).

Confirmed Air Tickets

Return ticket, covering all the sectors.

Travel Insurance

It should be as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website. Travel Insurance should have special condition: The geographical area for this policy stands changed to worldwide.