Applications for Visa for Family Reunion for Spouses
Dear Applicant, thank you very much for your interest in a Family Reunion for Spouses. The folloing information is meant to e!plain the process for the appropriate visa application. All foreign nationals ho ish to travel to "ermany in or#er to have a Family Reunion for Spouses re$uire a visa prior to their #eparture. Applicants resi#ing in the consular #istrict of the %onsulate "eneral %hennai have to su&mit their respective visa applications to the %onsulate "eneral of the Fe#eral Repu&lic of "ermany in %hennai. 'lease note that the place of issue of your passport is of no relevance in this regar#. (n or#er to start the application process, please contact any of the "erman Application %enters in the consular #istrict manage# &y )*FS "lo&al Services 'vt. +t#,. 'lease note that you are re$uire# to present a complete set of application #ocuments there for a preliminary check. After the #ocument check an appointment for the mandatory visa interview in the "erman %onsulate "eneral in %hennai ill &e sche#ule#. Applications may not &e su&mitte# &y courier, regular post, fa! or e- mail. 'lease refer to the homepage of the "erman %onsulate "eneral at .chennai.#iplo.#e for further information. For its services )*FS "lo&al Services 'vt. +t#, is charging a service fee hich is not relate# in any ay to the visa fee itself. After receipt of your visa application the "erman %onsulate "eneral ill #eci#e if your application meets the &asic criteria for a *isa for Family Reunion for Spouses. (n this case your application ill &e forar#e# to the competent Immigration Office in Germany for approval an# the "erman %onsulate "eneral ill return your passport ith a visa fee receipt to you via the Application %enters. (f the &asic criteria are not &eing met, you ill receive a re.ect letter. The "erman (mmigration /ffices usually re$uires 8 - ! wee"s for processing your visa application. 'lease note that the "erman %onsulate "eneral has no influence on the actual processing time. (n single cases the local "erman (mmigration /ffice might re$uire a formal verification of Indian documents &efore giving its man#atory approval. 'lease refer to the "erman %onsulate "eneral0s homepage at .chennai.#iplo.#e for further #etails on this process. After the "erman (mmigration /ffice has notifie# the "erman %onsulate "eneral in %hennai of its #ecision, you ill &e contacte# in riting. 1pon receipt of our approval letter, you can make travel arrangements. 2hen rea#y, please su&mit your passport, your travel itinerary 3no ticket4 an# a copy of our approval letter via the Application %enters for visa stamping. 'lease note the visa approval is valid for # months only. 5ou, therefore, shoul# arrange to have your visa stampe# ithin this perio# of time. (f you fail to meet this #ea#line, your visa ill &e re.ecte# automatically an# you ill have to start the visa process all over. The "erman %onsulate "eneral ill issue a visa vali# for three months only. This visa ill ena&le you to enter the Fe#eral Repu&lic of "ermany legally in or#er to take up resi#ence there. (t also permits to travel ithin the Schengen area. 6evertheless, it is men#atory to register imme#iately upon arrival ith the local (mmigration /ffice hich ill grant the final residence permit$ /nce again, e oul# like to point out that the visa process might take 8 to ! wee"s %without the verification process&. Applications shoul#, therefore, &e su&mitte# at least 7 months prior to the inten#e# #eparture for "ermany. Simultaneous applications for visiting visa in or#er to 8&ri#ge, the processing time of the employment visa cannot &e entertaine#. *isa for tourist or visiting purposes cannot &e converte# into resi#ence permits after arrival in "ermany. Any en'uiries in writing or (y telephone for the status of an application within a period of ! wee"s from date of application cannot (e answered$ The Visa Fee for a *isa for Family Reunion for Spouses is 9 :0,-. The visa fee has to &e pai# in Rupees &y )emand )raft in the name of the 8%onsulate "eneral of the Fe#eral Repu&lic of "ermany, %hennai, on the #ay of application. The Deman# Draft must &e paya&le in %hennai an# may not &e ol#er than to months. /nly Deman# Drafts from the (n#ian ;ank, %anara ;ank, R;S or Deutsche ;ank ill &e accepte#. Deman# Drafts ith incorrect amounts ill not &e accepte#. Fees cannot &e pai# in cash. 'lease refer to the homepage of the "erman %onsulate "eneral at .chennai.#iplo.#e in or#er to fin# out the current amount of the visa fee in Rupees. 'lease note that the visa fee is not refunda(le, even hen the visa is refuse#. (n or#er to ensure that your application can &e processe# ithout #elay, please su&mit the folloing man#atory #ocuments< vali# *assport 3issue# ithin the last 10 years4 ith at least 12 months vali#ity # *assport *ictures accor#ing to &iometric specifications, 1 attache# to each application form, 1 lose 3For further #etails regar#ing &iometric specifications of photos please refer to the "erman %onsulate "eneral0s homepage at .chennai.#iplo.#e4 )emand )raft for *isa Fee (n a##ition you are re$ueste# to provi#e two sets of application documents containing the folloing #ocuments< Application Form 3'lease ensure that you signe# &oth forms an# in#icate# your complete future a##ress incl. pin co#e in $uestion 1=. ;esi#es, please a## your complete (n#ian a##ress incl. pin co#e an# Tel.>Fa!>e-mail un#er your signature.4 )eclaration on +rue and ,omplete Information, signe# an# #ate# your ,over -etter e!plaining the reason for your visa application 3/riginal4 informal Invitation -etter from your spouse resi#ing in the Fe#eral Repu&lic of "ermany 3/riginal4 'roof of Reason for your Spouse.s Stay in "ermany 3e.g. company letter, ork contract4 'roof of German /nowledge 3if applica&le? please refer to our special information sheet, A@ siAe# copy4 your 0arriage ,ertificate 3registere# #ocument only, religious certificates ill not &e accepte#, A@ siAe# copy4 A@ siAe# copy of your passport A@ siAe# copy of your spouse.s passport (f your spouse is already living in Germany1 A@ siAe# copy of "erman Residence *ermit A@ siAe# copy of Rental ,ontract for apartment>house A@ siAe# copy of recent Salary Slip of your spouse All re$uire# forms > #eclarations as ell as this information sheet may &e #onloa#e# from the visa page of the "erman %onsulate "eneral0s homepage at .chennai.#iplo.#e. *lease note that the German ,onsulate General reserves the right to as" for additional documents in single cases$ 2esides3 the su(mission of the a(ove mentioned documents does not guarantee the issue of a visa$ Su(mission of an incomplete set of documentation or refusal to attend the mandatory visa interview will lead to a re4ect of your visa application$ 5ven though a visa might have (een granted3 2order ,ontrol Authorities at the port of entry reserve the right to deny entry into the Federal Repu(lic of Germany$ Once a visa has (een issued3 the purpose of the trip may not (e altered$