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$
Central Wyoming Law Associates, P.C., Formerly Hursh and Donohue, P.C., D/B/A Hursh, Donohue, & Massey, P.C., a Wyoming Professional Corporation v. The Honorable Robert B. Denhardt, in His Capacity as County Court Judge of Fremont County, Wyoming, and William Flagg, in His Capacity as County Attorney of Fremont County, Wyoming, and Those Acting Under His Direct Supervision, 60 F.3d 684, 10th Cir. (1995)