In recent decades, Germany - one of the fairly frequent destinations, which tend Russian tourists and business travelers.But to get there, you need a Schengen visa.Where is it easier to get it?
Visa centers in Germany
For the convenience of issuing permits to enter many European countries have long allowed companies to collect specific packets traveling documents centrally and apply them to the consulate.It is convenient to both parties, since in a large city may not be the Embassy and the Visa Application Centre will.
in early 2013. Germany earned the visa center in Ekaterinburg, Moscow, Kaliningrad and Novosibirsk.All of them belong to the company VFS Global, which provides outsourcing services to many countries.Now, visa service center in Germany can be found in almost every major Russian city.So, why it makes sense to choose it, and not to apply directly to the consulate?
advantages and disadvantages compared with the embassy
Any service-visa center in Germany - a commercial organization.This means that its personnel interested in the inflow of customers.That is why the "service" - in this case, is not an empty phrase.Sufficient working windows, electronic turn, help in filling out the questionnaires, collecting documents, and in Moscow - free fax services, cabin for instant photos, and so on.. In addition, the visit to the embassy requires prior registration, which can be assigned to an inconvenient timeor at the wrong day.
On the other hand, service-visa center in Germany, or rather its employees do not participate in the decision on the issuance of visas, and talk directly to the consular officer can assist in obtaining permission to enter the long-term even with a minimum package of documents.Of course, in all cases, has a non-demanding explanations or personal presence of the applicant, it is also better to contact the embassy.
Documents
correctly assembled package of necessary papers and certificates - is half the battle.Consular officers are usually quite picky in relation to a set of documents, so that the lack of some little things can cause a short-term visa issuance, instead of the long-term.
So future travelers will need the following:
- Questionnaire for each applicant, filled in by hand or by computer.
- passport + copy of data pages.
- 2 photos.
- copy of all completed pages of the passport.
- medical insurance.
- Evidence of employment stating the amount of wages or bank account statement for 3 months, or sponsorship letter.
further set depending on the purpose of the trip.For tourists it will be airline tickets, hotel reservations, route description, the invitation from the locals, and so on.. In general, consular staff must be clear why this or that person a visa to Germany.The visa application center in a given case, the mediator will deliver his staff check and organize all documents and report, if not missing something important.
procedure
As a rule, you can choose one of two options: make an appointment or to defend the "live" queue.In the first case, everything will be a little faster, because these clients often operate separate window.But the second option is not so bad, waiting time when submitting documents through the visa center in Moscow, Germany rarely exceed half an hour.
All begins from the door: the purpose of the guard is interested in travel and gives the corresponding card in the electronic queue.Then the visitor needs only to follow the electronic scoreboard and wait for him there will be a room, and then go to the specified window.Employee of the visa center will take the documents, ask some questions to ask about the need to deliver a passport.Once the customer puts his signature in the contract, he receives a unique identification number that will be able to track the status of their application.Then he goes to pay for the visa and service fees in cash.It also has an electronic part, so all this will not take long.After the intermediary services paid for, can only wait.However, as a rule, the examination of documents rarely takes more than a couple of weeks.
issuing of passports is done in the presence of general civil identity, if necessary, powers of attorney, and for the next of kin - certificates of marriage or birth.
contact details
As this is a service-visa center is in almost every major city, there is no sense to list all of their addresses.We can only say that they are in Moscow, Krasnodar, Kazan, Perm, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Saratov, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok and Kaliningrad.
Contact the center that is located in the capital, are: 115162, ul.Shabolovka, d. 31, p. 5. tel .: +7 (499) 681-13-65.
Service-visa center in Germany, located in Moscow, is open on weekdays from 8:30 to 17:00.
