Areas under Chennai Jurisdictions 

For National / Long Stay Visa Customers applying are required to be in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Pondicherry for last 6 months

• Visa Application Form - Completely filled out  and signed Schengen visa application form. 
  • Please use this link to fill out the application online https://videx.diplo.de/
  • Please ensure to print and submit all pages of the application form including the barcodes.

• Declaration Form -
  • Signed declaration of True and Complete Information   
  • Signed declaration of travel with valid medical insurance    

• Original / Valid Passport - Valid passport (issued within the last 10 years and with at least 3 months' validity after the scheduled return); passports with observations regarding the front data page will not be accepted; passport must have at least two empty pages to affix visa 

• Copy of Passport - Copy of the biometric & address page of the passport

• Photograph - biometric passport picture (35x45mm white background, 70%-80% face coverage), not older than six months 

• Personal covering letter/ Proof of intended means of transport and itinerary  

• Certificate of the travel agency with Trip Itinerary confirming the booking of an organized trip 

• Proof of accommodation:  
  • Hotel reservations, rental of holiday home or campus residence reservation or  
  • If the applicant intends to stay with a family member or a friend, proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation from the host, confirmation of the third person with signature, proof of address and copy of passport or German ID card  
  • If the applicant is travelling to several Member States, proof of accommodation in each of them. 

• Sponsor documentation -
  • Proof of financial means if trip is sponsored by a third party
  • If you are sponsored by an Indian resident  Sponsor letter with a passport copy of the sponsor
  • Sponsor’s bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.)
  • If sponsor is your spouse - marriage certificate or  
  • If sponsor is your parent -  birth certificate 

• Occupation Documents 
  • If you are employed:  
    • Pay slips for the last three months and   employment contract and  employers’ statement on approval for holidays (Leave Sanction letter from applicant’s company)
    • Applicant’s bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.)
    • Indian income tax return (ITR) acknowledgment for the last two assessment years OR Form 16 (Certificate of Income Tax deducted at the source of salary) 
  • If you are a company owner or self-employed:  
    • Certificate of registration of the company, including its goods and services tax (GST) registration number for companies based in India
    • Indian income tax return (ITR) acknowledgment for the last two assessment years OR Form 16 (Certificate of Income Tax deducted at the source of salary)
    • Applicant’s bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.) 
  • If you are retired:  
    • Pension statements for the last three months and/or   proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or busines
    • Applicant’s bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.) 
  • If you are a student:  
    • Certificates of the establishment at which you are enrolled and  no objection certificate from School / University and  for university students:
    • Applicant’s bank statements for the last 3 months stamped by the bank (If the pages are in continuation, kindly separate the pages; passbook copies are not accepted.) 

• Proof of civil status:  -
  • if single: nothing else required
  • if applicable Marriage certificate or
  • if applicable Birth certificate of children 

• Flight reservation 

• Overseas travel medical insurance that is valid for all Schengen countries and covers the entire duration of the Schengen trip as per your application, minimum coverage for medical expenses: EUR 30,000 

Note

You should have sufficient balance in your account for visa purpose and Please don’t deposit any huge funds from any unknown source before visa application, otherwise embassy could have doubt on the credibility of the funds.

Visa approval and validity with Duration are subject to the decision of the consulate, and we have no control over their determination