When traveling abroad, it is necessary to take care of the full package of documents that allow you to apply to the consulate. One of the most important documents in this list is a certificate from the place of work on income for obtaining a Schengen visa . It would seem, what could be easier? However, in practice it turns out that most tourists do not even know how this document should look.
Form and content
In the travel agency, where you apply for a visa, you will be prompted what kind of help is needed for its registration, and what it should indicate. A standard document is issued on the letterhead of the institution where the tourist is working. It specifies the details of the employer, that is, the name, legal address, as well as contacts for communication (phone number, e-mail or website, fax, etc.). To save yourself from unnecessary questions and phone calls, it is better to specify in the help not only the phone number of the reception desk, but also contacts for communication directly with the personnel department.
As with any other document, the income statement must have an outgoing number recorded in a special journal at the enterprise, as well as the date of issue. If one of these details on the form is missing, the certificate loses its legal significance. The document obligatorily fixes the position of the employee at the time of issue of the certificate, the period of his work at the enterprise. In addition, it is also necessary to record that during the trip abroad the position specified in the document will necessarily be retained for the employee. In some consulates, for example, in German, they are required to indicate in the certificate also the fact of granting legal leave for the period of the trip, as well as the date that will be the first working day after returning to the country.
The mandatory item in the certificate for issuing a visa is the amount of the average monthly salary. At the request of some consulates, the document should also indicate the amount of salary for the previous six months. At the same time, currency conversion from national to euro is not required.
The certificate must be certified by the seal and signature of the head, and also, if necessary, by the chief accountant. Not too much will be an inscription in the document on the name of the institution for which a certificate is issued, that is, the consulate. The phrase "at the place of demand" is an alternative.
And what should individual entrepreneurs do, because they can not get a visa certificate for themselves independently? To do this, you need to contact the tax authority, which will issue a certificate, which will include information on income and registration of individual entrepreneurship.
All this information is general. To avoid misunderstandings and additional visits to the consulate, it is better to get acquainted with the sample of the certificate for obtaining a visa, which is mandatory posted on the information stands of the institution.
Validity
The validity of the certificate for visa is limited. From the issuance of this document to the receipt of a visa should not take more than 30 days. The certificate is best prepared simultaneously with the bank statement from the current account, which is also included in the mandatory list of documents that are necessary for obtaining a Schengen visa.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that consulates of different countries can put forward various requirements for information that should be indicated in the income statement, therefore, it is better to receive appropriate advice in telephone mode. This will save you from having to re-visit the consulate.