Creado 09/08/2004 10:51

Re: Inviting Parents

Very simple!

You have to go to your Ausländerbehörde with your last 3 salary slips and house contract, fill up a form and apply for a Verpflichtungserklärung (Sponsor Certificate). You will have to pay around 20 Euro I guess. You can get Medical insurance either here or back in your home country. If you are taking from Germany:
http://www.ausland24.com/Besucher.html

For India, ICICI Lombard is good (www.icicilombard.com)

Send the Sponsor Certificate to your parents. They have to go to the concerned German consulate and apply for a tourist Visa. Thats all

-Fred

- Fred.

Creado 09/08/2004 14:24

Re: Inviting Parents

Hi,

upon my personal experience, what fredjeffry is the simple and best way to get a tourist visa/ short stay for germany.
My parents tried to do as COOL DUDE said, but German Embassy needs the information like
1. Why do they want to visit germay?
2. Where are they going to stay in germany?
3. Who are going to bare all the expenses for their entire stay in germany?
4. Some Proof to show that my parents are going to come back from germany. (showing assets etc etc)
5. If my parents are doing business, all the income tax paid slips till last year. if working in a govt. then they need NO Objection Letter from the govt etc.
etc etc.

This is my personal experience. But my parents consulted a travel agent in delhi, he said to get a sponsorship letter from me and last 3 months salary slips and my employer letter stating that i am still working for them.
With these, travel agent sent to embassy and got visa for 3months in 5 working days.
Regards
Deepak

Creado 09/08/2004 15:19

Re: Inviting Parents

hi trustme,

the best way is go ahead with what fredjeffry said. take the sponsor letter from foreign office (if you go early in the morning it doenst take you long time), but take all the details of your parents, like passport no, date of birth details etc, also take €40(20+20) and send them to your parents.
I dont know how much time does it takes to give visa if v directly apporach german embassy.
In my parents case, v gave passport and all the required documents(sponsor letter+salary statements+my employer letter) and my parents passports to travel agent and got it done in 5 working days. he charged extra Rs.2000(courier costs).

Regards
Deepak

Creado 09/08/2004 15:51

Re: Inviting Parents

Answers to your questions

>>do I have to show a particular amount in my banks here, or my >>parents have to show something like this in India.

You dont need to show anything, just send them ur last three months salary slip(photo copy).

>>Is there any restriction that my current house should be more >>than 'X' qm ?

they wont ask anything regarding your flat.( for my parents they didnt asked me anything except what i told in my previous reply)

>>Also, if getting this Verpflichtungserklärung(Sponsor
>>certificate) is just a matter of a day here, I guess it all
>>depends on the German consulate in Mumbai to issue the Visa,
>>which might take time ?
>>Do they have to go personally to the consulate or thru some
>>travel agent ?

Yours wish, you can apply directly or apply thru travel agent, its optional. For my parents it tokk 5 working days, my parents apllied in Chennai Consulate. I dont know abt mumbai/Delhi consulates.

Regards

Deepak

Creado 09/08/2004 16:04

Re: Inviting Parents

Hello trustme,

I have applied and got three times the so-called verflichtungserkalerung.
Its just a matter of 30 Min in the Aulaendersbehoerde.There you will be given
a Application form.You have to fill it up,For that you need some information
regading your parents ..like Age,Date Of Birth,Passport Number,address of
your parents.
The Important things that you need normally are as Fred said

1.Your Passport
2.The current Meldebestaetigung ( some aulaendersbehoerde may not ask it )
3.20 EUR ( for each person )
4.Last three months salary slip ( i have been asked just one of it )
5.the above mentioned information about your parents.

IN INDIA :-
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It is not neccessary that your parents personally appear in the consulate for applying the visa,You can do it through a travel agent.
When applying for the Visa,As Fred mentioned you need a health Insurance
for a period of your parents intented stay in Germany,
And a confirmed to and fro ticket( I don't know if it is neccessary ).
Normally,The processing of the visa takes just one or two days.
(in my case i applied on one monday morning i got my visa stamped on that wednessday forenoon )

So it is as simple as that !!! go ahead !!!
Shino

Rgds