To travel to Germany to Russian citizens need a visa, which is issued in the German consulate.There are two types of visas, depending on the purpose of travel and length of stay in the country.For information on how to obtain a visa to Germany, the details can be found on the Embassy's website.
If the purpose of the trip is tourism, business trip, transit, guest visit, will be given a Schengen visa.It is issued for 90 days, allowing multiple entries into the country and visit all the member states of the Schengen union.The processing time may take up to three days.
To obtain a visa, you need to collect a number of documents.The package may vary depending on the purpose of the trip.How to get a visa to Germany for tourist and what this will require the documents?
passport with the signature of the owner, which must contain at least two blank pages and be valid for at least three months after completion of travel.
Russian passport and a copy of pages of the records of all received ever passport, personal data and information about registration.
questionnaire filled out in Russian or German by the applicant personally in duplicate.Name and place of birth fit into Latin letters.
Three color photos on a white background in full face, without glasses and without a hat for two copies of the application forms and visas.
statement with a personal signature, confirming the introduction of the law on the stay in Germany.
document confirming sufficient funds in your bank account - no less than 40 000 rubles.
health insurance policy valid for the entire stay, for the amount of insurance compensation at least 30 000 euros.
statement confirming willingness to return home.
Photocopy air or train tickets.Hotel booking confirmation.
Receipt of payment of the consular fee.
If you need a visitor's visa to Germany, required to present a private invitation drawn up no earlier than six months before the trip, and a written confirmation of the sponsor to provide accommodations.
Business visa to Germany requires presentation of an invitation business partner living in the country.The invitation must be written on company letterhead and include a description of the purpose of travel.
To obtain a transit visa, you must present the visa of the destination country if it is required.
How to get a visa to travel to Germany with minors?For this it is necessary to prepare several documents.You need a separate application form filled out in German or Russian and signed by their parents or their representatives, a birth certificate and a copy of the three color photographs.If your child goes on a trip with one of the parents is necessary written notarized power of attorney from the other parent, it translated into German, and photocopies of pages of Russian passport.If the other parent is not alive, it is necessary to provide a death certificate.If his whereabouts are unknown - a police certificate.If parents have a valid visa, it will require a copy of the passport and copies of the villages.
There is another type of visa - German national visa, which is valid only in the country.With this visa can not be in the other countries of the Schengen zone.Provided it is a term of three months or more and is necessary for citizens to long-term stay in Germany for the purpose of study or work.How to get a visa to Germany for an extended stay?It is necessary to apply for a national visa, which must be filled only in German.All accompanying documents should include a translation into German.You must submit the original and two copies of each document.National visa is issued by the German embassy only with the consent of the aliens' sojourn.Turnaround takes five days.
