Requisite Documents

A.Schengen / Short term visa category - Checklists

Note: All the applicants, irrespective of his/her intended duration of stay in Germany or the Schengen area has to sign & submit a Declaration of the provision of true & complete information with their application form.

Applicants applying for Schengen visa exceeding a validity period of one year, will also have to provide a written guarantee that they will cover all successive trips with an International Health Insurance valid for the intended period of travel. Please click here for the forms.

02 Photocopies of the passport is required along with the Application Form while submitting the Application F.

In case of minor applicants(Applicants below the age of 18 years) only the father is authorized to sign on the Visa Application Form and on the Declaration Form.sign. The Father has to personally come to VFS and sign in the presence of VFS Staff. If the Father is not in the country, a Notarized document from father is required stating that the Mother would take care of all Visa Formalities. 

In case of a sponsorship Letter, Proof of Relationship is required in the form of Ration Card or the name on the Family Book which is available with the Sponsor who is residing in Germany. 

INTERNET BANK STATEMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THE FORM OF PERSONAL AND COMPANY'S BANK STATEMENTS.
Only Bank Statements which carries the Bank Name, Branch Address ,bank Contact Number,Applicants Name, Address and Account Number would be accepted.  

All Documents like Ration Card, J Forms, and Marriage Certificate have to be submitted with an English Translation, which has to be duly stamped from an Authorized Notary. 

Please check before Applying for Transit A Visa-

It is applicable for Indian nationals who are just transiting Germany and who will not leave the transit area of the airport-

Indian nationals, holding
either

• a residence permit of one of the following member states of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherland, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom)
• a residence permit of a member state of the EWR (European Economic Area – Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)
• a residence permit of Andorra, San Marino, Switzerland or USA

• holder of a valid visa for USA, Canada or Switzerland
  
  do not require a transit visa for Germany (airport transit) on their way to their final destination and back to India, in case they are not travelling via another country.
  
  All Indian nationals who are not a holder of the above mentioned residence permits or visas do require a transit visa (airport transit) prior to their departure.

B. Long Term visa category - Information sheets