Invitation letter schengen visa
I hold an Indian passport and intend to travel to Europe to meet my German girlfriend and to travel with her a little within Europe. I have heard rumors that the invitation from a girl may result in a refusal of visa as the official might suspect me to be an illegal immigrant. I will be financing my entire trip, lasting 50 days.
visas schengen invitation-letters schengen-visa
edited May 10 '16 at 20:45
Gayot Fow
76k22200382
asked May 10 '16 at 20:20
Kanwaljeet MahawarKanwaljeet Mahawar
214
|
show 2 more comments
I hold an Indian passport and intend to travel to Europe to meet my German girlfriend and to travel with her a little within Europe. I have heard rumors that the invitation from a girl may result in a refusal of visa as the official might suspect me to be an illegal immigrant. I will be financing my entire trip, lasting 50 days.
visas schengen invitation-letters schengen-visa
edited May 10 '16 at 20:45
Gayot Fow
76k22200382
asked May 10 '16 at 20:20
Kanwaljeet MahawarKanwaljeet Mahawar
214
2
Hi kanwaljeet. Can you be clearer about what question you are asking, please.
– DJClayworth
May 10 '16 at 20:31
i have an invitation letter from my girlfriend but i doubt the officials may refuse the application, as they might consider me as a person who would not come back
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:48
Has she provided an approved Verpflichtungserklärung?
– Gayot Fow
May 10 '16 at 20:49
she has provided me the copy of the passport, however not her bank statements as i will be financing my own trip
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:54
Although i will stay at her place and she has also provided the address.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 21:03
|
show 2 more comments
I hold an Indian passport and intend to travel to Europe to meet my German girlfriend and to travel with her a little within Europe. I have heard rumors that the invitation from a girl may result in a refusal of visa as the official might suspect me to be an illegal immigrant. I will be financing my entire trip, lasting 50 days.
visas schengen invitation-letters schengen-visa
edited May 10 '16 at 20:45
Gayot Fow
76k22200382
asked May 10 '16 at 20:20
Kanwaljeet MahawarKanwaljeet Mahawar
214
I hold an Indian passport and intend to travel to Europe to meet my German girlfriend and to travel with her a little within Europe. I have heard rumors that the invitation from a girl may result in a refusal of visa as the official might suspect me to be an illegal immigrant. I will be financing my entire trip, lasting 50 days.
visas schengen invitation-letters schengen-visa
visas schengen invitation-letters schengen-visa
edited May 10 '16 at 20:45
Gayot Fow
76k22200382
asked May 10 '16 at 20:20
Kanwaljeet MahawarKanwaljeet Mahawar
214
edited May 10 '16 at 20:45
Gayot Fow
76k22200382
asked May 10 '16 at 20:20
Kanwaljeet MahawarKanwaljeet Mahawar
214
edited May 10 '16 at 20:45
Gayot Fow
76k22200382
edited May 10 '16 at 20:45
Gayot Fow
76k22200382
edited May 10 '16 at 20:45
Gayot Fow
76k22200382
76k22200382
asked May 10 '16 at 20:20
Kanwaljeet MahawarKanwaljeet Mahawar
214
asked May 10 '16 at 20:20
Kanwaljeet MahawarKanwaljeet Mahawar
214
asked May 10 '16 at 20:20
Kanwaljeet MahawarKanwaljeet Mahawar
214
214
2
Hi kanwaljeet. Can you be clearer about what question you are asking, please.
– DJClayworth
May 10 '16 at 20:31
i have an invitation letter from my girlfriend but i doubt the officials may refuse the application, as they might consider me as a person who would not come back
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:48
Has she provided an approved Verpflichtungserklärung?
– Gayot Fow
May 10 '16 at 20:49
she has provided me the copy of the passport, however not her bank statements as i will be financing my own trip
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:54
Although i will stay at her place and she has also provided the address.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 21:03
|
show 2 more comments
2
Hi kanwaljeet. Can you be clearer about what question you are asking, please.
– DJClayworth
May 10 '16 at 20:31
i have an invitation letter from my girlfriend but i doubt the officials may refuse the application, as they might consider me as a person who would not come back
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:48
Has she provided an approved Verpflichtungserklärung?
– Gayot Fow
May 10 '16 at 20:49
she has provided me the copy of the passport, however not her bank statements as i will be financing my own trip
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:54
Although i will stay at her place and she has also provided the address.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 21:03
2
2
Hi kanwaljeet. Can you be clearer about what question you are asking, please.
– DJClayworth
May 10 '16 at 20:31
Hi kanwaljeet. Can you be clearer about what question you are asking, please.
– DJClayworth
May 10 '16 at 20:31
i have an invitation letter from my girlfriend but i doubt the officials may refuse the application, as they might consider me as a person who would not come back
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:48
i have an invitation letter from my girlfriend but i doubt the officials may refuse the application, as they might consider me as a person who would not come back
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:48
Has she provided an approved Verpflichtungserklärung?
– Gayot Fow
May 10 '16 at 20:49
Has she provided an approved Verpflichtungserklärung?
– Gayot Fow
May 10 '16 at 20:49
she has provided me the copy of the passport, however not her bank statements as i will be financing my own trip
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:54
she has provided me the copy of the passport, however not her bank statements as i will be financing my own trip
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:54
Although i will stay at her place and she has also provided the address.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 21:03
Although i will stay at her place and she has also provided the address.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 21:03
|
show 2 more comments
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
Revealing in your application that you're in a long-distance relationship with a resident will make it harder for you to demonstrate that you have reason to leave the Schengen area at the end of the trip you have planned. The relationship will be seen as a reason for you to stay, and so you need to show proportionally stronger ties to your home country in order to convince the examining official the balance of your interests will be to leave. It does not automatically result in a rejection, though.
On the other hand, concealing this fact (which is eminently relevant to your travel plans) would be visa fraud, and that can have much more serious consequences than just having your application denied, if you're found out. So you should certainly declare her in field 31 of the application form.
Unless your girlfriend is providing a formal Verpflichtungserklärung, there's no need to enclose a formal invitation letter, copy of her passport, or that kind of thing. The focus is on establishing your conditions -- it's not as if being a citizen gives her any direct "vote" to influence the decisions of the civil service just on her say-so.
answered May 10 '16 at 21:47
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
what if once she provides me with Verpflichtungserklärung and lacks in one or two criteria than? My application would still be ruled out? if yes, than isn't it better just to provide only the invitation letter and the copy of her passport because this" Verpflichtungserklärung" is a direct indication that she will bear my expense, food, lodging etc.. but the truth is I will take care of my entire expense and will just stay with her.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:53
I have return tickets too
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:58
1
I would advise you to read my answer, just above these comments. Your comment does not sound like you have.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:19
i just have the letter and the copy of the passport however when i asked her about Verpflichtungserklärung, she said she will send me this paper. Although she was with me in india and went back last month i doubt she does not have much funds as of now to support anybody. I have return tickets
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 14:36
1
@KanwaljeetMahawar: You're still not replying to anything I wrote in my answer -- just having a conversation with your own deluded assumption that the consultate wants to see a photocopy of your girlfriends passport etc., for some unstated otherworldly reason. I cannot prevent you from keeping to talk to yourself based on that false assumption, but kindly take it elsewhere than comment to an answer whose content you don't have any intention of engaging with.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:43
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "273"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f68072%2finvitation-letter-schengen-visa%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Revealing in your application that you're in a long-distance relationship with a resident will make it harder for you to demonstrate that you have reason to leave the Schengen area at the end of the trip you have planned. The relationship will be seen as a reason for you to stay, and so you need to show proportionally stronger ties to your home country in order to convince the examining official the balance of your interests will be to leave. It does not automatically result in a rejection, though.
On the other hand, concealing this fact (which is eminently relevant to your travel plans) would be visa fraud, and that can have much more serious consequences than just having your application denied, if you're found out. So you should certainly declare her in field 31 of the application form.
Unless your girlfriend is providing a formal Verpflichtungserklärung, there's no need to enclose a formal invitation letter, copy of her passport, or that kind of thing. The focus is on establishing your conditions -- it's not as if being a citizen gives her any direct "vote" to influence the decisions of the civil service just on her say-so.
answered May 10 '16 at 21:47
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
what if once she provides me with Verpflichtungserklärung and lacks in one or two criteria than? My application would still be ruled out? if yes, than isn't it better just to provide only the invitation letter and the copy of her passport because this" Verpflichtungserklärung" is a direct indication that she will bear my expense, food, lodging etc.. but the truth is I will take care of my entire expense and will just stay with her.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:53
I have return tickets too
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:58
1
I would advise you to read my answer, just above these comments. Your comment does not sound like you have.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:19
i just have the letter and the copy of the passport however when i asked her about Verpflichtungserklärung, she said she will send me this paper. Although she was with me in india and went back last month i doubt she does not have much funds as of now to support anybody. I have return tickets
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 14:36
1
@KanwaljeetMahawar: You're still not replying to anything I wrote in my answer -- just having a conversation with your own deluded assumption that the consultate wants to see a photocopy of your girlfriends passport etc., for some unstated otherworldly reason. I cannot prevent you from keeping to talk to yourself based on that false assumption, but kindly take it elsewhere than comment to an answer whose content you don't have any intention of engaging with.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:43
add a comment |
Revealing in your application that you're in a long-distance relationship with a resident will make it harder for you to demonstrate that you have reason to leave the Schengen area at the end of the trip you have planned. The relationship will be seen as a reason for you to stay, and so you need to show proportionally stronger ties to your home country in order to convince the examining official the balance of your interests will be to leave. It does not automatically result in a rejection, though.
On the other hand, concealing this fact (which is eminently relevant to your travel plans) would be visa fraud, and that can have much more serious consequences than just having your application denied, if you're found out. So you should certainly declare her in field 31 of the application form.
Unless your girlfriend is providing a formal Verpflichtungserklärung, there's no need to enclose a formal invitation letter, copy of her passport, or that kind of thing. The focus is on establishing your conditions -- it's not as if being a citizen gives her any direct "vote" to influence the decisions of the civil service just on her say-so.
answered May 10 '16 at 21:47
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
what if once she provides me with Verpflichtungserklärung and lacks in one or two criteria than? My application would still be ruled out? if yes, than isn't it better just to provide only the invitation letter and the copy of her passport because this" Verpflichtungserklärung" is a direct indication that she will bear my expense, food, lodging etc.. but the truth is I will take care of my entire expense and will just stay with her.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:53
I have return tickets too
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:58
1
I would advise you to read my answer, just above these comments. Your comment does not sound like you have.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:19
i just have the letter and the copy of the passport however when i asked her about Verpflichtungserklärung, she said she will send me this paper. Although she was with me in india and went back last month i doubt she does not have much funds as of now to support anybody. I have return tickets
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 14:36
1
@KanwaljeetMahawar: You're still not replying to anything I wrote in my answer -- just having a conversation with your own deluded assumption that the consultate wants to see a photocopy of your girlfriends passport etc., for some unstated otherworldly reason. I cannot prevent you from keeping to talk to yourself based on that false assumption, but kindly take it elsewhere than comment to an answer whose content you don't have any intention of engaging with.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:43
add a comment |
Revealing in your application that you're in a long-distance relationship with a resident will make it harder for you to demonstrate that you have reason to leave the Schengen area at the end of the trip you have planned. The relationship will be seen as a reason for you to stay, and so you need to show proportionally stronger ties to your home country in order to convince the examining official the balance of your interests will be to leave. It does not automatically result in a rejection, though.
On the other hand, concealing this fact (which is eminently relevant to your travel plans) would be visa fraud, and that can have much more serious consequences than just having your application denied, if you're found out. So you should certainly declare her in field 31 of the application form.
Unless your girlfriend is providing a formal Verpflichtungserklärung, there's no need to enclose a formal invitation letter, copy of her passport, or that kind of thing. The focus is on establishing your conditions -- it's not as if being a citizen gives her any direct "vote" to influence the decisions of the civil service just on her say-so.
answered May 10 '16 at 21:47
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
Revealing in your application that you're in a long-distance relationship with a resident will make it harder for you to demonstrate that you have reason to leave the Schengen area at the end of the trip you have planned. The relationship will be seen as a reason for you to stay, and so you need to show proportionally stronger ties to your home country in order to convince the examining official the balance of your interests will be to leave. It does not automatically result in a rejection, though.
On the other hand, concealing this fact (which is eminently relevant to your travel plans) would be visa fraud, and that can have much more serious consequences than just having your application denied, if you're found out. So you should certainly declare her in field 31 of the application form.
Unless your girlfriend is providing a formal Verpflichtungserklärung, there's no need to enclose a formal invitation letter, copy of her passport, or that kind of thing. The focus is on establishing your conditions -- it's not as if being a citizen gives her any direct "vote" to influence the decisions of the civil service just on her say-so.
answered May 10 '16 at 21:47
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
answered May 10 '16 at 21:47
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
answered May 10 '16 at 21:47
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
answered May 10 '16 at 21:47
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
43.2k7105163
43.2k7105163
what if once she provides me with Verpflichtungserklärung and lacks in one or two criteria than? My application would still be ruled out? if yes, than isn't it better just to provide only the invitation letter and the copy of her passport because this" Verpflichtungserklärung" is a direct indication that she will bear my expense, food, lodging etc.. but the truth is I will take care of my entire expense and will just stay with her.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:53
I have return tickets too
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:58
1
I would advise you to read my answer, just above these comments. Your comment does not sound like you have.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:19
i just have the letter and the copy of the passport however when i asked her about Verpflichtungserklärung, she said she will send me this paper. Although she was with me in india and went back last month i doubt she does not have much funds as of now to support anybody. I have return tickets
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 14:36
1
@KanwaljeetMahawar: You're still not replying to anything I wrote in my answer -- just having a conversation with your own deluded assumption that the consultate wants to see a photocopy of your girlfriends passport etc., for some unstated otherworldly reason. I cannot prevent you from keeping to talk to yourself based on that false assumption, but kindly take it elsewhere than comment to an answer whose content you don't have any intention of engaging with.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:43
add a comment |
what if once she provides me with Verpflichtungserklärung and lacks in one or two criteria than? My application would still be ruled out? if yes, than isn't it better just to provide only the invitation letter and the copy of her passport because this" Verpflichtungserklärung" is a direct indication that she will bear my expense, food, lodging etc.. but the truth is I will take care of my entire expense and will just stay with her.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:53
I have return tickets too
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:58
1
I would advise you to read my answer, just above these comments. Your comment does not sound like you have.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:19
i just have the letter and the copy of the passport however when i asked her about Verpflichtungserklärung, she said she will send me this paper. Although she was with me in india and went back last month i doubt she does not have much funds as of now to support anybody. I have return tickets
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 14:36
1
@KanwaljeetMahawar: You're still not replying to anything I wrote in my answer -- just having a conversation with your own deluded assumption that the consultate wants to see a photocopy of your girlfriends passport etc., for some unstated otherworldly reason. I cannot prevent you from keeping to talk to yourself based on that false assumption, but kindly take it elsewhere than comment to an answer whose content you don't have any intention of engaging with.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:43
what if once she provides me with Verpflichtungserklärung and lacks in one or two criteria than? My application would still be ruled out? if yes, than isn't it better just to provide only the invitation letter and the copy of her passport because this" Verpflichtungserklärung" is a direct indication that she will bear my expense, food, lodging etc.. but the truth is I will take care of my entire expense and will just stay with her.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:53
what if once she provides me with Verpflichtungserklärung and lacks in one or two criteria than? My application would still be ruled out? if yes, than isn't it better just to provide only the invitation letter and the copy of her passport because this" Verpflichtungserklärung" is a direct indication that she will bear my expense, food, lodging etc.. but the truth is I will take care of my entire expense and will just stay with her.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:53
I have return tickets too
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:58
I have return tickets too
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 13:58
1
1
I would advise you to read my answer, just above these comments. Your comment does not sound like you have.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:19
I would advise you to read my answer, just above these comments. Your comment does not sound like you have.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:19
i just have the letter and the copy of the passport however when i asked her about Verpflichtungserklärung, she said she will send me this paper. Although she was with me in india and went back last month i doubt she does not have much funds as of now to support anybody. I have return tickets
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 14:36
i just have the letter and the copy of the passport however when i asked her about Verpflichtungserklärung, she said she will send me this paper. Although she was with me in india and went back last month i doubt she does not have much funds as of now to support anybody. I have return tickets
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 11 '16 at 14:36
1
1
@KanwaljeetMahawar: You're still not replying to anything I wrote in my answer -- just having a conversation with your own deluded assumption that the consultate wants to see a photocopy of your girlfriends passport etc., for some unstated otherworldly reason. I cannot prevent you from keeping to talk to yourself based on that false assumption, but kindly take it elsewhere than comment to an answer whose content you don't have any intention of engaging with.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:43
@KanwaljeetMahawar: You're still not replying to anything I wrote in my answer -- just having a conversation with your own deluded assumption that the consultate wants to see a photocopy of your girlfriends passport etc., for some unstated otherworldly reason. I cannot prevent you from keeping to talk to yourself based on that false assumption, but kindly take it elsewhere than comment to an answer whose content you don't have any intention of engaging with.
– Henning Makholm
May 11 '16 at 14:43
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Travel Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f68072%2finvitation-letter-schengen-visa%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
2
Hi kanwaljeet. Can you be clearer about what question you are asking, please.
– DJClayworth
May 10 '16 at 20:31
i have an invitation letter from my girlfriend but i doubt the officials may refuse the application, as they might consider me as a person who would not come back
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:48
Has she provided an approved Verpflichtungserklärung?
– Gayot Fow
May 10 '16 at 20:49
she has provided me the copy of the passport, however not her bank statements as i will be financing my own trip
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 20:54
Although i will stay at her place and she has also provided the address.
– Kanwaljeet Mahawar
May 10 '16 at 21:03