Schengen-Visa - jakarta.diplo.de

1 Stand: Mai 2018 -Legal and Consular Depart-ment visa Section Jl. M. H. Thamrin No. 1 Jakarta 10310, Indonesien Tel. 021 39855-116 Fax 021 39855-195 From Germany: Tel. 0228 17-801358-116 Fax 0228 17-3402 Schengen-Visa The following information applies to short-term trips to Germany and the other states of the schengen area for a duration of not more than 90 days for tourism, visiting relatives and friends, busi-ness purposes, visiting trade fairs as well as for other purposes without taking up any kind of employ-ment. Apart from Germany the schengen area consists of the following states: Belgium Denmark Estonia Finnland France Greece Island Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Austria Poland Portugal Sweden Switzerland Slowakia Slowenia Spain Czech Republic Hungary You can apply for a schengen visa a the German Embassy in Jakarta if You are resident in Indonesia and If the destination of your travel is in Germany or If in terms of duration or purpose of your stay your main travel destination is Germany or If you have several travel destinations in several schengen countries with the same duration/purpose of your stay and your first port of entry in the schengen area is in Germany.

2 Art. 5 Visakodex (Auszug) Please verify which schengen country is competent for issuing your visa . Obtaining a visa surreptitiously from a non-competent Embassy by providing false information may lead to refusal of entry at the border and prosecution. In the framework of the schengen cooperation the German Embassy Jakarta is also issuing visa on behalf of Latvia in Indonesia as Latvia has no Embassy in Indonesia. 2 These information have been compiled without any guarantee or any claim to completeness. Is my personal appearance required ? Since the implementation of the schengen visa Information System VIS im November 2013 fingerprint scans are necessary for all applicants. Thus your personal appearance is mandatory. Chil-dren below the ago of 12 are exempted. EU-Kommission If your biometric fingerprints have already been previously collected at the German Embassy or at the Embassy of another schengen member -also in another country- within the last five years for a schengen visa application your personal appearance is not required.

3 In this case you can submit your application by a third person authorized to represent you. However applications by mail cannot be accepted. Please check the application form accordingly: However it might occur that the fingerprint previously saved in VIS cannot be used for the new application due to inferior quality of the scans or technical problems so that we have to request your personal appearance. Besides it may be necessary for us to clarify questions in person and therefore will invite you for a personal interview. Application in the Embassy in Jakarta Possible only with an appointment ! You are advised to book an appointment online as soon as possible: applications for schengen visa should be submitted not later than two weeks before the intended departure and are accept-ed up to three months before the departure date. Please pre-sent your e-mail confirmation for the appointment at the entrance. Other receiving offices schengen visa applications can also be submitted at the Honorary Consuls of the Federal Repub-lic of Germany in Indonesia.

4 The applications are then forwarded to the Embassy in Jakarta for processing. For this service the Honorary Consuls charge an extra fee. For further information (opening hours, visa application appointments ) please contact the Hon-orary Consuls directly: Honorarkonsul Liliek Darmadi, MM Jl. Abdullah Lubis 47A Medan 20154 / Nordsumatra Honorarkonsul Robert Jantzen Jl. Pantai Karang 17 Batujimbar-Sanur / Bali Honorarkonsul Harjanto Tjokrosetio Jl. Dr. Wahidin No. 29 Surabaya 60664 / Ostjawa Tel.: (061) 415 2323 (0361) 288 535 (031) 563 1871 Mail Since 2017 Germany has also an Honorary Consul in Makassar (South Sulawesi). However he does not accept visa applications . 3 These information have been compiled without any guarantee or any claim to completeness. Documents application form Original Fill in the German, English or Indonesian language version of the electronic VIDEX application- at your PC in the internet.

5 Print and submit the complete form including all barcodes. Your data will imported into the visa system through the barcodes, which reduces the processing time considerably. In exemptional cases the application can be downloaded from the website of the Embassy and filled-in by hand. The form is -without charge- also available at the Embassy. Data according to 54 und 53 AufenthG /Itinerary Original The form called Belehrungen Reiseverlauf ist available at und consists of: Belehrung according 54 in connection with 53 Aufenthaltsgesetz Information about the itinerary ( lembar perjalanan ) Passport photographs 2 pieces Please fix one passport photograph in the upper right corner oft the application form and add one more passport photograph loosely to the application. The passport photographs should have the following elements: Biometric photographs in colour with a white or light grey background size 3,5 x 4,5 cm The face should cover at least 80% of the picture.

6 Sample fotos are available on: 4 These information have been compiled without any guarantee or any claim to completeness. Passport Original not more than 10 years old at least 2 empty pages for visas the validity of schengen visa will end not later than three months be-fore the expiry date of the passport Health insurance Original 1 copy Adequate health insurance coverage is needed during the entire stay in the schengen area. Details on the mandatory minimum coverage of the insurance package and a list of local insurances com-panies offering the respective insurances you can find in the information leaflet Krankenversi-cherung : Proof of insurance coverage is to be presented with the visa application for the first stay in the schengen area. A schengen visa for multiple entries and a long-term schengen visa ( for a peri-od of six months or one year -see page 9 ) can only be granted if page 2 of the information leaflet on health insurance is signed by the applicant.

7 Children below 18 years of age Both parents /legal custodians have to be appear in person for the child`s visa application and submit the following documents: 1. Birth Certificate of the child Original 1 copy 2. If the parents of the child are divorced: Original 1 Kopie Divorce Certificate of the parents and divorce decree including ruling of child custody If the other parent is deceased: Death Certificate Service fee For adults and children over 12 years of age .. 60 For children between 6 and 11 years .. 35 For children under 6 years of age, spouses of German and other EU citizens .. free of charge The fee is to be paid in cash in Indonesian Rupiah at the Embassy`s exchange rate on the day of the application. The fee is due upon acceptance of the application and are not refundable in case of a rejection of the visa . Further documents for Tourism / medical treatment Seite 5 Visit visa Seite 6 5 These information have been compiled without any guarantee or any claim to completeness.

8 Business trips / trade fairs Seite 7 Tourism and medical treatment Travel purpose and itinerary Printout of the intended flight booking It is not required to present a paid booking confirmation! 1 copy Itinerary with the travel destinations within the schengen area, listing places, dates and means of travel 1 copy Proof of accomodation (in case of hotel accomodation : booking confir-mation, in case of private accomodation : confirmation of the landlord) 1 copy Additional for medical treatment: Original 1 copy Medical certificate stating date and expected duration of the treatment and confirming that the payment of the medical expenses has been guaranteed. Funding of the stay Funds provided by the applicant Bank account statements of the last three months or savings account Original 1 copy Funds provided by parents or family members Bank account statements of the last three months or savings account as well as proof of kinship ( birth certificate or family card (kartu keluarga) Original 1 copy Proof of the current employment situation of the applicant in Indonesia/home country f r employed applicants: up to date certificate of em-ployment confirming net salary Original 1 copy f r students: confirmation of enrollment for the cur-rent semester Original 1 copy f r owners of real estate and vehicles: Proof of ownership Original 1 copy 6 These information have been compiled without any guarantee or any claim to completeness.)

9 Visitor`s visa Travel purpose Invitation letter and passport or ID card of the host If the host is a foreign national please add copy of his German residence permit 1 copy For visiting family/relatives: Proof of kinship ( birth or marriage certificate, family card kartu keluarga ) Passport or ID card of one of the relatives 1 copy For visiting friends/acquaintances: Proof of relationship ( information about the kind and duration of relationship by listing phone conversations, past meetings etc.) Passport or ID card of the friend/acquaintance 1 copy Funding of the stay Funds provided by the applicant Bank account statements of the last three months or savings account Original 1 copy Funds provided by parents or family members Bank account statements of the last three months or savings account as well as proof of kinship ( birth certificate or family card (kartu keluarga ) Original 1 copy Funds provided by the host Formal obligation ( Verpflichtungserkl rung ) of the host under the terms of 66 68 of the German Immi-gration Act ( Aufenthaltsgesetz ) Original 1 copy The formal obligation ( Verpflichtungserkl rung ) has to be declared at the local immigration office in Germany.)

10 Under certain conditions the obligation can be declared in the Embassy. For detailed information please consult our website: Proof of the current employment situation of the applicant in Indonesia/home country for employed applicants: up to date certificate of em-ployment confirming net salary f r Berufst tige: Original 1 copy for students: confirmation of enrollment for the cur-rent semester Original 1 copy 7 These information have been compiled without any guarantee or any claim to completeness. For owners of real estate and vehicles: Proof of ownership : Original 1 copy Gesch ftsreisen und Messebesuche Travel purpose Business travel: invitation from the business partner confirming appli-cant`s name and employer/company, travel data and purpose of the visit Original Visiting trade fairs: Invitiation from an exhibitor ( no need to present an invitation from the trade fair organizer ) Original Exhibitors will receive their visa free of charge with proof of the trade fair pass (Messeausweis ).