The national visa is valid only in Germany. If you are going on a tourist trip, then this is not the most suitable option. But she has several advantages. You can apply for a visa for reunification with your spouse or marriage, special visas for training in Germany.
How to apply for a visa to Germany?
First you need to find out where you can get a visa to Germany. To obtain a visa yourself, you collect the necessary package of documents and refer it personally to the consular department of the embassy or to the Consulate General of Germany, which is located territorially near your settlement. Preliminary it is necessary to make an appointment by phone, for an interview necessarily take a passport.
Before you go to issue a visa to Germany, collect the following list of documents:
- two completed questionnaires, which can be obtained from the embassy's website;
- two photos for the passport;
- a foreign passport, which must be valid for 3 months from the end of the proposed trip;
- photocopies of three pages of the passport with personal data;
- insurance.
With these documents you can go to the consulate to get a visa to Germany yourself. In addition to this list, you will have to pay a consular fee, its amount for each country is different.
The list of documents for obtaining a national visa is almost the same. Remember that for each specialized visa (business or for marriage), you will need additional documents. The list you can find on the embassy's website. If you take a child with you, take care of the travel document for him and the permission of the second parent if you are traveling with an incomplete family structure.