The New Visa Fees effective from 8^th June 2010   

Visa Category	Visa Fee in Euros (Adult)	Visa Fee in Euros (Child)	Visa Fee in INR (Adult)	Visa Fee in INR (Child)
Short Term (Including Tourism & Visit of Family and Friends) Business, Transit	60	60 (Above 12 Years). 35 (For Children between 6-12 Years of age) (No visa fee is charged for children below 6 years of age)	3500	3500 (Above 12 Years). 2100 (For Children between 6-12 Years of age) (No visa fee is charged for children below 6 years of age)
Long term visa (including Student, employment, training or internship)	60	30	3500	1800

VFS Service charge:

Applicants applying in the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Chennai shall be levied a service charge of Rs. 607/- ( inclusive of service tax & education cess) payable in cash.

Please Note:

• The applicable visa fee in Indian Rupees is as per the current exchange rate. It is subject to change without notice.
• The visa fee is non-refundable.
• There is an optional courier facility available at Rs.200/- (Inclusive of Service Tax) per application.
• Alternate option for payment of visa fees available at the centers at a service charge of Rs.56 (inclusive of service tax) per applicant.
• Visa fees have to be paid by Demand Draft at the time of submission of the visa application. The Demand Draft should be in the name of the "Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Chennai", has to be payable in Chennai and must not be older than 2 months. The German Consulate General accepts Demand Drafts issued by the following banks 
  
  1. ABN AMRO Bank
  2. Deutsche Bank
  3. Canara Bank
  4. Indian Bank     
  
  

• Exemption of Visa Fee for a child is only applicable in the case of Short Term category, if the child's age is less than 6 years.