Tourist/Visit visa

The Uniform Schengen Visa stands for a permit of one of the Schengen Area Member Countries to transit or reside in the desired territory for a certain period of time up to the maximum of 90 days every six-month period starting from the date of entry.

If staying in Germany with a short term visa, you will need to exit Germany when your visa expires and re-apply for a long term visa at the German Consulate General.

Single-entry visa allows its holder to enter a Schengen Area only once for the certain period of time. Once you leave the Schengen Area you entered the visa validity expires, even if the time period allowed to stay in the Schengen Area is not over yet, while Multiple-entry visa allows its holder to

“C” category stands for a Short-term visa which allows its holder to reside in a Schengen Country (Schengen Area) for a certain period of time depending on the visa validity.

Tourist/Visit visa applications can be submitted at nearest VFS Global Office.

People planning for a trip to visit Germany and other schengen countries / to visit their relatives in Germany and other schengen countries can apply for schengen tourist/visit visa.

You are free to apply 90 days before the date of your travel. It is recommended that you apply 3-6 weeks in advance before you travel to avoid any visa processing delay issues interfere with your travel itinerary.

In case your trip is fully sponsored by a third party in Germany (friend, relative or organisation), the host will need to send you a formal letter of obligation (“Verpflichtungserklärung”). This is an official document issued by an Aliens Department (“Ausländerbehörde”) in Germany, stating that th

Yes both are same, people sometime times used to say short term visa as schengen visa. If i am wrong please correct me.

It depends on the place where your submitting your application. Please call to VFS helpline and confirm with them before submitting your application.

The processing time for Schengen visa is 10-15 working days.