Checklist for a German national visa
- employment 
Before filling out the application form and booking an appointment , please prepare the following
documentation for your visa:
      Valid passport (issued within the last 10 years and valid for at least another year as of
       date of visa application; passports with observations regarding the front data page cannot
       be accepted) with at least two empty pages
      Application form & declarations duly signed
      Copy of your passports data page (A4 size copy)
      Annexure for employment visa
      Employment contract with a company in Germany
      Deputation order from Indian employer confirming deputation, if applicable
      Personal covering letter explaining the exact purpose and duration of stay
      Proof of qualification and experience certificates for future employment in Germany
      CV ( one page only )
      If applicable  Approval by the Federal Employment Agency
      3 passport pictures according to biometric specifications, not older than 6 months
      Demand Draft
Please prepare two identical application sets with the above-mentioned documents and bring your original
certificates as well as your original employment contract along. Please DO NOT staple any documents.
Please note that the German Missions reserve the right to ask for additional documents or the verification of
certificates, for which additional fees would be charged.
As of July 2013, Blue Card applications and applications with a BA-Vorabprfung (Approval by the Federal
Employment Agency) can  under certain circumstances - be directly decided by the German Missions,
resulting in a processing time of approximately ten days.
Other employment visa applications, such as for deputations, still have to be forwarded to the competent
immigration authorities in Germany; processing will take approximately six to eight weeks.
In case of visa approval, you will be requested to present a travel health insurance (Kindly refer to
www.india.diplo.de/visa to find out about the travel health insurances accepted).
Submission of the above-mentioned documents does not guarantee that a visa is granted. Submission of
incomplete documentation or refusal to appear for a visa interview may result in the rejection of your
application.
                                                                                          as of 31st August 2015