According to Rosstat data, over the past two years, Germany occupies the honorable fifth place in the number of Russians who have entered. And from the countries to which the Russians need a visa, they are in second place after Finland. In 2010, almost 400 thousand of our compatriots visited this wonderful country. And most of them come to Germany on their own, i.e. without resorting to the help of travel companies: they independently book a hotel, buy tickets for transport, medical insurance, and issue a visa. In this regard, we will analyze step by step, using the example of Moscow, what actions must be taken to get the desired pass to Germany, and at the same time to all the countries participating in the Schengen Agreement.
Instructions
Step 1
The first thing to do after you have decided to visit Germany is to make an appointment to apply to the German consulate. To do this, first determine which consular district your locality belongs to. This information is contained on the official website of the German Embassy in Russi
Step 2
Further, knowing in which city you will need to apply for a visa, on the home page of your district's website, look for the section "Visas: General Information". There are indicated the phones by which you can sign up for the submission of documents: https://www.moskau.diplo.de/Vertretung/moskau/ru/01/Visumbestimmungen/_… I must say that in Moscow you can sign up for the submission of documents and free of charge by personally arriving at the consular and legal department of the German Embassy in Moscow
Step 3
You now have a few weeks to prepare the package of documents. The type of visa you will have is Schengen, trip: "Tourist trips not booked through a travel agency." Be sure to read the general guidelines for visa procedures and documents for applying for Schengen visas (stay up to three months)
Step 4
You can find the list of required documents on the website of your consular district, because in different districts it is slightly different. List for those who belong to the department of the German Embassy in Moscow
Step 5
Next, you methodically collect all the documents according to the list. There are several bottlenecks in this process.
When filling out the application form https://www.moskau.diplo.de/contentblob/2643830/Daten/956698/Antrag_Schen … strictly follow the instructions posted on the website. Take a photo for the questionnaire clearly in accordance with the template also available on the embassy's website. Don't forget to sign the form! If you are filling out a form for a minor child, then both parents must sign the form for him. The second parent may not sign the application form only if he has given his notarized consent for the child to travel abroad. A certificate from the place of work, bank statements must be issued no more than 15-30 days before the date of the interview (depending on the consular district) … Purchase a health insurance policy valid for the entire Schengen Union with a coverage of at least EUR 30,000 If you are traveling to Germany by car and therefore cannot show tickets for transport to Germany, you will need to provide a vehicle (vehicle) passport and insurance "Green card" valid on the territory of all Schengen states. Since you are not traveling to Germany by invitation, as confirmation of accommodation, please provide your hotel / hotel reservation clearly for the number of nights you are requesting. If you plan to leave the country at night, then, just in case, request a visa for one more night (there may be bad weather, for example), while explaining why you do not book a hotel for that night
Step 6
With a full set of documents, you must come to the consulate at the appointed time exactly at the window in which you are registered. You cannot be more than 30 minutes late. The guard will call you by your last name. At the entrance to the consulate, take a ticket from the terminal with the number of your queue. Go to the window above which your number lit up. Hand over a package of documents, in exchange you will be given a coupon of a certain color to obtain a passport. Pay the consular fee (35 euros per person, children under 6 years old - free).
Step 7
Come for the documents at the appointed time in the window that you indicated for receiving. There will be several queues in front of this window according to the color of the ticket. Find the queue with “your” ticket color. Get your visa documents.
