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Visa short term - Visit
Important
Duly completed application forms may be submitted six months prior to your intended travel date.
It may take an average of 15 days to process your Schengen visa application at the German Mission. Any courier transit times should be added to the 15 days.
Therefore, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply well in advance of their actual travel dates. This will help ensuring a smooth organization of your trip.
If your travel date is imminent or lies within two weeks of your application date, please check if you can postpone your trip. In general, neither the German Mission nor the Service Provider is able to expedite the process.
Required documents
1. Please open the online application form
2. complete it duly and correctly
3. download the completed form as a PDF-file, then
4. print it and
5. date and sign it
children: signed by both parents
Recent passport photograph according to biometric specifications
Passport Original + 1 copy of the data page
- Valid and signed passport (must have been issued within the last 10 years) which must have at least two blank pages and be valid for at least 3 months after the scheduled return
- Passport copy of pages containing personal data
- Non-Mauritian citizens must provide a valid residency/work permit which allows reentering Mauritius upon the end of the journey
- Previous passports (non-Mautian citizens)
Additional documents for children under the age of 18
- Full unabridged birth certificate (containing father’s and mother’s name) in original and copy
- Guardian’s/parents declaration of consent signed by both guardians/parents in original and copy from Home Affairs
- Copy of first page of passport of parents/legal guardian(s)
One parent/legal guardian is deceased:
- copy of death certificate
Sole custody has been granted:
- copy of decree of the competent court
- Invitation letter with dates, names of the host(s), address and signature (not older than 3 months)
- Copy of passport of the inviting party and if applicable residence permit of the inviting party
- If invitation does not include accommodation: Proof of accommodation including complete address for your entire stay in the Schengen area
- Flight reservation (round trip), rail tickets and other if applicable
The proof of financial status and sufficient funds depends on travel circumstances (regularly at least 45.00 euros per person per day).
Formal obligation letter (=Verpflichtungserklaerung to be obtained from the local German Foreigner ́s Office) of your sponsor in Germany with proof of financial status and sufficient funds (if applicable)
or
Personal bank statements with money movements of the past three months (in particular showing regular monthly income). Sufficient funds must be available on the existing balance and not overdrafts. Additional accounts e.g. saving accounts can be produced to prove your ability to finance the whole trip.
Proof of willingness to return to Mauritius is only required if no Schengen visa has been issued and lawfully used in the last 3 years.
- If employed: current letter of employment with original signature) stating monthly salary and leave confirmation
- If self-employed: company registration document
- If student: current proof of school/university registration confirming that the student is exempt from attending lectures during the requesting travel period, with an original signature
- If medical doctor: valid license to practice
- If other employment situation: current proof of occupation
- If unemployed or retired: Copy of ID of Spouse and Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate of minor children
- If unemployed or retired and single without minor children:
- proof of financial assets
- proof of Property Ownership and/or
- proof of residency and/or
- pension certificate
Valid travel health insurance covering your requested stay with a minimum coverage of 30,000 euros, valid for all Schengen countries.
When applying for a multiple-entry visa, a one-year or multi-year visa, it suffices to present a valid travel health insurance for your first trip and a signed declaration of health insurance.