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Apply for Germany Schengen Visa for PH Vacationers (2022)


Situated within the coronary heart of central Europe, I’m certain that Germany is without doubt one of the European locations that’s on the highest of your bucket listing. In spite of everything, with its wealthy historical past and landscapes that aren’t restricted to the Berlin Wall, Chalk Cliffs in Rügen, and Château de Neuschwanstein (amongst many others!), there’s all the time one thing to find. Fortunately, it’s straightforward to get there as a Filipino — you simply want to use for a Germany Schengen visa.

What to Do in Germany…?

Come and take a look at this listing of the high issues to do in Germany which options the perfect actions and excursions to do in locations like Berlin, Munich, and extra!

RELATED READ: Germany Journey Guides

Earlier than we go on with the detailed Germany Schengen visa information (for single, double, and a number of entries), learn via a few of these disclaimers:

  • NO ONE can provide the assure of your Germany Schengen visa’s approval — not even a lawyer, a advisor, a journey agent, or an embassy worker. Anybody who says in any other case is probably going to be a scammer; so, what I’m slightly providing you here’s a complete information with useful tricks to enhance your possibilities of getting that visa. Nothing extra, nothing much less.
  • There are various kinds of Schengen Visas (for fiancé, work, examine, and so forth.) however my essential focus for this text might be a Schengen Visa for tourism functions solely. To see a listing of necessities for different kinds of visas by the embassy, go right here.

Schengen Space

A Schengen Visa is a doc that enables the holder to journey freely inside the Schengen Space or Zone for a most keep of as much as 90 days in any 6-month interval. This Schengen Space is a bunch of 26 European nations (22 European Union member states and 4 EFTA member states) which have abolished passport and immigration controls at their widespread borders and they’re specifically:

These 26 nations are specifically:

[1] Excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands
[2] Excluding abroad departments and territories
[3] Excluding Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and the Caribbean Netherlands
[4] Excluding Svalbard
[5] With particular provisions for Ceuta and Melilla

There are particular nationalities worldwide which are exempted from making use of for a Schengen Visa, however as Philippine passport holders, with the intention to go to a number of of those Schengen states, we’re required to use for the visa. (Keep in mind, Schengen Vacationer Visa holders are NOT allowed to stay completely nor work in Europe, they solely have the correct to journey as a short lived customer inside the allotted timeframe indicated on their visa.)

» READ: Keep Longer in Europe

NOTE: It helps to say that there are non-Schengen members in Europe that enable entry to their nation in case you have a Schengen Visa, specifically: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Turkey, and Vatican Metropolis.

HOWEVER, you could examine these particulars beforehand since their guidelines may need modified. Plus, usually, solely multiple-entry Schengen visas are allowed. For starters, you may examine this listing for a listing of nations you may go to with a Schengen visa.

» When ought to I apply for a Schengen Visa?

Apply as early as 6 months earlier than your deliberate journey date departure.

You possibly can apply a number of days earlier than your journey, certain — but it surely’s all the time finest that you just give sufficient time for the embassy to look into your utility. In spite of everything, you wouldn’t need to make plans solely to have the embassy give you a visa that has a validity interval that’s NOT inside your supposed journey dates.

» The place ought to I apply for a Schengen Visa?

For Schengen visas which have the primary objective of visiting a pal/household/nationwide or reuniting with a fiancé/husband/and so forth. in a Schengen state, naturally, it’s best to apply within the corresponding Embassy of the nation the place that particular person comes from.

In the meantime, in case you are planning to go to a number of Schengen nations on your journey, your utility have to be made on the embassy of the primary vacation spot nation — that means, the nation the place you can be staying the longest. If the size of keep is sort of the identical, it’s finest to use for the nation that you’ll first fly or enter in.

So for instance, you could apply on the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Manila solely if in line with your Europe itinerary, you can be staying the longest and/or have any of Germany in your itinerary.

» Which Schengen embassy will I’ve a greater likelihood of getting a Visa?

There’s no such factor as an embassy that might simply give away Schengen visas. However, if it’s a query of timelike which Embassy are you able to get utility outcomes the quickest — then that might be a neater question for me to reply, which then leads us to the query…

» How lengthy does it take for Schengen Visa outcomes to be launched?

To the perfect of my information, the next Embassies normally launch visas earliest in a median of:

It could certainly take longer in the event that they want extra paperwork or particulars from you.

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Utility Course of for Germany Schengen Visa

Step 1: Decide the kind of Germany Schengen visa you could apply for

There are numerous kinds of Germany Schengen visas on the market which you can apply for: a visa for residence, a visa for household visits, a visa for visits to buddies, a visa for finding out, a visa for work, a visa for being a partner, and so forth.

For this specific information although, I’ll solely be discussing the necessities for a brief keep (lower than 90 days) vacationer visa because it’s an expertise that I’ve gone via myself.

So in case you have a unique state of affairs or objective of go to, it’s finest that you just head over to this web page for extra data.

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Step 2: Register with the German Embassy by way of VIDEX

You first want to go to the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany’s VIDEX web site — that is mainly the place you’ll accomplish, obtain and print your visa utility type (to be submitted later to VFS throughout your appointment).

To do that:

  1. Go to VIDEX web site and full all 5 (5) sections by filling it up together with your private and journey data as requested.
  2. As soon as finished, merely click on the blue “Proceed” button on the backside, and a pop-up will present. Click on “Obtain PDF” to obtain your stuffed visa utility type.
  3. Print this .PDF file beneath its precise dimension (see print settings right here).

Some essential issues to be aware of:

  • Below ‘Title at start‘ of part 1 – Private particulars, this needs to be stuffed in together with your center title. For instance, in case your title is Juan Cruz Santos, it’s best to enter “Cruz” (your center title) beneath ‘Title at start’.
  • For date of start, use the German format: date.month.yr
  • Don’t neglect to enter your phone or cell quantity AND e mail handle beneath part 2 – Contact information which particulars your handle.
  • To your passport particulars, enter Philippines beneath ‘Issuing state’, and DFA beneath ‘Issued by’, after which the placement of the DFA that issued your passport (e.g. Manila) beneath ‘Issued in’.
  • For part 4 – Journey Knowledge, beneath ‘Kind of reference’, you may choose both an ‘inviting particular person’ or a ‘resort’ (see “Step 4” of this information beneath to know the way you are able to do a dummy reserving for a resort — this may be any of the resorts in Germany that you just intend to remain in). When filling this up, the handle MUST be in Germany. Do NOT neglect to incorporate their contact quantity and e mail handle.

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Step 3: E book your appointment with VFS & pay the service price

The German Embassy processes purposes by way of their exterior service supplier, VFS World. Sadly, you can’t simply stroll into their workplace to lodge an utility as a result of you could guide an appointment first on-line.

Moreover, VFS expenses a small service price for processing your visa and you could pay this on the time that you just make your appointment on their web site — this service price remains to be separate from the visa price that the Embassy expenses.

To safe a time slot and pay the service price…

  1. Go to VFS’ web site and click on the button that claims ‘E book now‘.
  2. Within the subsequent web page, you could click on ‘I don’t have an account’ to register. Merely enter your particulars within the fields after which click on ‘Register’.
  3. Go to your e mail and click on the activation hyperlink that you just acquired from VFS.
  4. On the VFS web site, log-in after which click on ‘Begin New Reserving’. Choose the VFS location you need to go to (both Cebu or Manila), adopted by ‘Quick Keep Visa‘, after which ‘Tourism‘ as a sub-category.
  5. Click on ‘Proceed’ after which enter your private particulars.
  6. On the following web page, it’s going to say which you can add different candidates — nonetheless, VFS signifies that in case you are touring with your loved ones or a bunch, you could guide particular person appointments for every particular person (therefore, they should create their very own accounts).
  7. Click on ‘Proceed’ which can lead you to the reserving web page. Choose the date and time slot that you just like.
  8. Click on ‘Proceed’ once more — this web page reveals further companies that VFS affords; however personally, you do NOT want any of those.
  9. Click on ‘Proceed’ as soon as extra. Assessment all of your particulars after which click on ‘I settle for the Phrases & Circumstances‘. Press the button that claims ‘Pay On-line’.
  10. Enter your card particulars and pay the price. Some essential issues to recollect:
    • Php 1,150 for VFS Manila
    • Php 1,210 for VFS Cebu
    • The system accepts funds by way of bank card, debit card (Mastercard/Visa/JCB), GCash, Seize Pay, and UnionBank Net Pay.
    • Charges are non-refundable if you don’t present up in your appointment date. Refunds will solely apply if the appointment has been canceled at the very least 48 hours previous to the scheduled date. To request a refund, merely e mail [email protected]
  11. You’ll obtain an e mail with a PDF attachment acknowledging the fee made on your utility, alongside together with your appointment particulars. Hold and print these paperwork.
    • Funds by way of VFS can take as much as 2 hours to course of. In case your fee has not been processed, wait 2 hours earlier than creating a brand new utility and new fee. BUT if fee has been deducted out of your account however VFS didn’t ship an e mail affirmation, ship an e mail to [email protected]

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Step 4: Put together the required paperwork on your utility

As I’ve talked about, I’m solely going to deal with the necessities for a vacationer visa.

In case you have different causes for tourism comparable to visiting different folks comparable to household or buddies, or for work, and so forth., examine the corresponding necessities on the VFS web site, or see the hyperlinks beneath:

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Deliver all of your unique paperwork for checking.
  • Photocopies have to be clear and readable. Take away staple wires and paper clips out of your paperwork.
  • Be at liberty so as to add supporting paperwork to assist strengthen the aim of your utility.

Necessities

  • Vacationer Visa Guidelines. Obtain this guidelines, print it, after which examine the objects as you go. Don’t neglect to place your signature on the finish.
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  • Philippine passport — unique, and photocopy. Be sure that your passport is legitimate for at the very least three (3) months after the top of the deliberate keep in a Schengen Member State, and that it has at the very least 2 clean pages to affix the visa sticker.
    • You will need to photocopy the primary web page containing your private data, in addition to ALL the extra pages which include visas and stamps which are each legitimate and expired previously 5 years.
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  • 2 passport-sized photos. These will need to have a white background, should not even be older than 6 months, and have to be sized at 35 x 45 mm. Take be aware that edited images are NOT accepted.
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  • Stuffed visa utility type. That is the doc you completed in ‘Step 2’ above.
    • You possibly can paste (do NOT staple) certainly one of your passport-sized images into this type. Don’t neglect to place your signature on the final pages.
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  • Particulars relating to your journey itinerary. For this, it’s good observe to incorporate a private cowl letter together with this itinerary doc as a way to correctly clarify the aim of your journey — this turns into basically useful if you need to apply for a double or multiple-entry Germany Schengen visa. To see a pattern cowl letter and journey itinerary, you may view and obtain my file right here.
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  • Roundtrip Flight Ticket Reservation. Do NOT purchase flight tickets earlier than your Germany Schengen visa is issued as a result of the German Embassy would NOT take any accountability for the prices you’ll incur in case your visa will get denied or in case your departure instances get modified. So what it’s best to slightly do is to only merely provide a confirmed flight reservation. You possibly can simply get a flight reservation on-line with OneWayFly for a small price of solely Php 1,000~. I extremely suggest them as a result of they’re quick, straightforward, and legit; plus, I’ve been utilizing them for years for all of my visa purposes! (Learn right here for more information).
    • Afterward, in case you need to guide your flight, my go-to platform is Skyscanner since they provide the perfect flight offers:

  • Proof of Lodging, copy(ies). These are confirmed resort reservation(s) for the complete length of your keep within the Schengen nations they usually should include the title and get in touch with particulars of the resort(s) you’ve chosen.
    • I normally reserve my resort stays by way of Reserving.com and/or Agoda.com. With them, you may reserve a resort with NO pre-payment and you’ll even cancel the reserving a day earlier than your arrival with NO cancellation expenses in any respect. So sure, you may make reservations with none fee, you may change the reservation anytime, AND you may cancel them for free of charge as effectively if in case your Germany Schengen visa isn’t authorized.
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  • Proof of enough funds. If the applicant is beneath the age of 18, the next paperwork will be from their mother and father or authorized guardian.
    • Unique financial institution certificates/transcripts for the final 6 months
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  • Worldwide Journey Insurance coverage, photocopy and unique. This may be bought from native or worldwide suppliers. You simply have to make sure that it has a protection of at the very least 30,000 EUR / 50,000 USD / PHP 2.5M to cowl bills for private accidents, pressing medical therapy, pressing admission to a hospital, or pressing repatriation on medical grounds; with protection together with ALL Schengen member states. The validity interval of the insurance coverage protection have to be for the ENTIRE length of the supposed keep together with entry and exit day of the Schengen space.
    • For worldwide suppliers, HeyMondo is accepted by the embassy and if you happen to click on this hyperlink, you get a 5% low cost. The good thing about reserving a world supplier is that it’s simpler to buy as it’s all finished on-line in only a few clicks. (For submission, you may merely print the coverage and current to VFS).
    • If buying domestically, the Embassy of Germany solely accepts insurance coverage insurance policies from any of the next Philippine Insurance coverage firms. (Simply go to their web site by clicking the hyperlinks beneath, after which e mail them to begin your inquiry. Don’t take insurance coverage that’s on a reimbursement foundation as a result of the Embassy solely accepts CASHLESS settlements; as such, solely enroll with any of the insurance coverage firms beneath if you wish to buy domestically.)
  • If presently employed: you could present the next…
    • Certificates of Employment or work contract stating employer’s full title, full handle, phone quantity with space code, your place, size of service, and wage
    • Accredited go away of absence
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  • If self-employed: you could present the next…
    • A. Company – Photocopies of SEC registration with hooked up current Articles of Incorporation, newest Revenue Tax Assertion, firm accounts, and so forth.
    • B. Single proprietorship – Photocopies of Enterprise Title Registration Certificates from DTI, Mayor’s Allow, and newest Revenue Tax Assertion

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  • If presently a scholar: you could present the next…
    • Certification of enrolment from the college
    • Faculty ID
    • If you can be happening a vacation throughout summer season break, submit a certification of reservation, or certification of enrolment to show that you’re enrolled for the following faculty yr/semester
    • If touring in the course of the faculty yr, a certificates of go away of absence from faculty also needs to be submitted
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  • Proof of actual properties (if relevant). If you happen to personal any land, automobiles, properties, land titles, and so forth. deliver the unique paperwork just like the deed of sale in addition to their photocopies.
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  • If the applicant is a minor (beneath the age of 18): The private look of each mother and father (if residing within the PH) throughout submission of visa utility with legitimate ID (passport or driver’s license) is required. The next paperwork have to be offered…
    • Unique PSA start certificates of the kid on safety paper (SECPA)
    • *If the particular person(s) having custody over the kid resides overseas, the declaration of consent have to be given earlier than a German (honorary) consul, if residing in DE the declaration of consent have to be given earlier than the Aliens Authority
    • If touring with out each mother and father, submit:
      • Declaration of consent by the authorized guardian (signed in entrance of a German consular workplace)
      • Passports of the authorized guardian(s) — unique and one photocopy of the information web page
        • OPTIONAL:
          – Proof of authorized custody for minors with mother and father whose marriage was dissolved/annulled
          – Dying Certificates of the opposite guardian issued by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA – former NSO) on safety paper (SECPA)
          – DSWD Journey allow

NOTE: Take be aware that if you happen to nonetheless have a legitimate Schengen visa for greater than three months, the present Germany Schengen visa utility won’t be processed and will probably be returned to you together with the visa price — however not the VFS service price.

Additionally, you will have to go away your passport with VFS and the Embassy throughout the entire means of the applying.

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Step 5: Submit your utility at VFS in your appointment date and pay the visa price

It helps to reach early on your Germany Schengen visa appointment (at the very least quarter-hour earlier than your schedule) and the VFS handle for each Manila and Cebu are:

German Visa Utility Centre – Manila
M01 Mezzanine Flooring, Ecoplaza Bldg.,
Don Chino Roces Ave., Makati Metropolis
1231 Philippines
[email protected]

German Visa Utility Centre – Cebu,
Unit 503, fifth Flooring, Kepwealth Middle, Samar Loop
Cor. Cardinal Rosales Avenue
Cebu Enterprise Park, Cebu Metropolis
6000 Philippines

The method normally goes like this after I visited the Manila department:

  1. Arrival and ready interval. When you arrive at VFS, the safety guard will affirm that you’ve got an appointment after which hand you a doc slip which you could undergo the correct window. Discover a seat within the ready space and wait on your title to be referred to as.
  2. Submission of paperwork. Merely hand your paperwork to the VFS workers and he/she’s going to examine the paperwork that you just ready after which be sure that the whole lot is full.
    • If in case you may have any lacking paperwork, the workers will inform you about that.
  3. Biometrics. All Schengen embassies within the Philippines must seize your biometric information (finger scans, digital signature, and portrait photograph) and will probably be saved within the Visa Data System (VIS) for five years.
    • In case you have utilized beforehand for the final 59 months you don’t want to re-enroll your biometric information. Nonetheless, there might be circumstances the place chances are you’ll must re-submit your biometric information even in case you have enrolled in it beforehand. In such circumstances, VFS will let you realize.
    • Do NOT put on coloured or magnifying contact lenses which might alter your look.
  4. Visa price fee. That is separate from the service price that you just paid to VFS if you did ‘Step 3’ above. Take be aware that this have to be paid in money and it helps to arrange the precise quantity in Philippine peso solely. As soon as paid, they will provide you with a fee receipt (that has your utility reference quantity and particulars) which it’s best to maintain. If you happen to lose this receipt, VFS won’t launch your Germany Schengen visa and passport; they are going to solely launch them after you give them a notarized affidavit of loss.
    • As of 2022, visa charges are as follows:
      • Php 4,590 (EUR 80) for 12 years previous and above
      • Php 2,300 (EUR 35) for 6-12 years previous
      • FREE for kids beneath 6 years previous and spouses of German or EU nationwide
    • There’s an extra price of Php150 if you wish to ship the visa outcomes to you by courier. Nonetheless, sending passports by way of courier is on the applicant’s personal threat. The Embassy assumes no accountability for this. (Supply might be finished in 1-3 days inside Metro Manila and 2-5 days if the handle is within the province. Ought to the mailing handle be outdoors a serviceable space, you’ll have to choose up your passport on the nearest courier department.)

NOTE: Be suggested that fee of those charges is NOT a assure that the visa might be granted. It additionally helps to notice that these are non-refundable and non-transferable in case your utility is denied or if you happen to determine to terminate your utility.

The German Embassy nonetheless reserves the correct to ask you to look for a private interview after checking your visa utility.

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Step 6: Anticipate the outcomes of your Germany Schengen visa utility

When the Embassy of Germany in Manila is completed assessing your utility, they are going to ship again your passport and paperwork to VFS. Consecutively, VFS will ship you a textual content message or e mail which you can decide these things up.

Be certain that to deliver your ID and the fee receipt when claiming your passport and outcomes.

NOTE: You possibly can examine or observe the standing of your utility on-line by way of VFS on this web page. To entry this service, merely use the Reference Quantity current on the bill/receipt issued by VFS together with your final title. Please do not forget that the time for passport assortment is from 2:00PM to 4:00PM from Monday to Friday, besides on weekends and holidays.

Another issues to recollect:

  • If you happen to can’t personally come to choose up your paperwork, chances are you’ll ship a consultant in your behalf together with your authorization letter, photocopy of your ID, fee receipt, and a legitimate ID with an image of your consultant.
  • The German Embassy will NOT assume any accountability if your visa utility is rejected. And if it does get rejected, you can be given an data sheet that reveals the procedures you may take with the intention to ask for an enchantment.
  • In case your German Schengen visa utility is accepted, make it possible for your particulars are appropriate on the visa sticker. If there’s any mistake, you may contact the VFS workplace or the Embassy ASAP.

MY EXPERIENCE:
– After I utilized for a single-entry vacationer visa, I received my ends in 7 working days

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Reserving Necessities

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FAQ (Continuously Requested Questions)

What are the fee strategies that I can use when paying for the VFS service price?

You possibly can pay together with your bank card/debit card (Mastercard/Visa/JCB), GCash, Seize Pay, or UnionBank Net Pay.

I would not have a bank card to pay for the visa price on-line on the portal, can I simply pay it VFS?

Sadly, you may’t. You possibly can strive asking for a pal or relative’s bank card with the intention to pay the price on-line.

Do I want to offer a canopy letter?

It’s not required, but it surely’s good observe to offer one. You possibly can see my instance right here.

How a lot cash ought to I present in my checking account?

A lot of the Schengen member nations want you to point out that you’ve got at the very least EUR 50 (Php 2,500+) per day of your keep. You should use this as an ordinary and that is the naked minimal, that’s why I counsel that you just add far more cash to it if you happen to can.

What if my plans change and I received’t be visiting a few of the nations I indicated in my journey itinerary? Can I nonetheless journey to these different nations with my Schengen Visa?

There isn’t any border management inside the Schengen Zone, so sure — you may deviate out of your unique plans BUT solely for so long as they’re inside the Schengen member nations (until, after all, you may have a double or multiple-entry Schengen visa) and inside the allowable dates said in your visa.

How can I calculate the variety of days that I can keep within the Schengen zone?

Seek advice from this text which showcases a Schengen keep calculator.

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I hope this Germany Schengen visa information utility might be of nice assist to you. Good luck! Let me know the way it goes.

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