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Visa short term - Business
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-Mauritian citizens)
- Written information on destination and itinerary including names of places and dates
- Proof of accommodation including complete addresses for your entire stay in the Schengen area
- Flight reservation (round trip), rail tickets and other if applicable
- Recent invitation letter from business partner in Germany with names, dates and signature (not older than 3 months)
- Covering letter by the company (employer) with complete travel plan (itinerary)
- Proof of accommodation including complete addresses for your entire stay in the Schengen area
- Flight reservation (round trip), rail tickets and other if applicable
The proof of employment situation 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 employement : current proof of occupation
Formal obligation letter (=Verpflichtungserklaerung to be obtained from the local German Foreigner´s Office) of your German business partner (company) inviting you for the trade fair
or
Declaration of assumption of costs by the inviting company in Germany in accordance with §§ 66-68 AufenthG/Residence Act provided that the company has a share capital of at least € 25,000.
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
(N.B: obligation letter by sending company in Mauritius alone is not sufficient)
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.