Visa Service

Required application documents:

Business visa application documents are as follows:

1. Travel passport (original + 1 copy of the identity page)

Signed travel passport (passport valid for at least 3 months beyond the period of stay requested, with at least 2 blank visa pages and no damage)

2. 2 documentary photographs

2 recent (taken within 6 months) biometric documentary photographs on a white background

3. Application form (original)

A fully completed and signed Schengen visa application form. Please click here to complete the application form online. The completed application form must be printed out and signed in three places: item 37 and 2 pages of additional declaration; the signature must match the signature in your passport.

4. Name card (if available)  

5. A certificate of employment from your employer (original), a certificate of employment from your employer or your own company (for Chinese companies, submit a certificate in Chinese with a German or English translation. For foreign companies, submit a certificate in German or English), with the following requirements:

• Indicate the company's current address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and contact person
• On official company letterhead, stamped with the company's official seal and dated
• Signed by the person in charge of the company (electronic signatures are not acceptable), indicating his or her name and position. No imitation signature is allowed.
• Indicate the applicant's name, position, salary, and length of employment
• Confirmation that permission to travel has been granted and that the applicant will continue to be employed upon return to the country
• Specify the purpose of the trip (the reason for the business invitation) and the start and end dates
• Identify the person or entity paying for the travel and accommodation costs

6. A letter of invitation from a German company or business partner (original) or a legible scanned copy of the invitation and a hard copy of the email to which the scanned copy was sent. The letter of invitation must meet the following requirements:

• On official company letterhead, stamped with the company's official seal and dated
• Signed by the person in charge of the company (electronic signatures are not acceptable), indicating his or her name and title. It cannot be signed by another person.
• Indicate the purpose of the trip, the start and end dates, the itinerary, and the place of stay
• Specify the person or entity paying for the travel and accommodation costs
• If applicable, an undertaking to cover the costs of the applicant's travel and stay in accordance with articles 66 to 68 of the Residence Act

7. Medical insurance abroad (contact Allianz Insurance Germany: Mr Cai 159 0181 2182 depending on your situation)

8. Itinerary (a detailed schedule for each day is required)

9. Household register (photocopy) Chinese applicants: photocopy of all non-blank pages, no translation required; foreign applicants in China: photocopy of valid Chinese residence permit

10. Applicant's bank account statement (original) A bank statement issued and stamped by the bank for the last 3 months of the applicant's salary account or other usual account (credit card statements are not acceptable), which should show that:

• You have a regular income to cover your daily living expenses in China
• You have sufficient funds to cover the cost of travel and stay for the entire trip

11. A copy of the business license of your workplace or your own company, stamped with the company's official seal

12. Proof that you will cover the costs of your travel and stay

Submit a bank statement issued and stamped by your bank for the last 3 months of your workplace's bank account.

• Undertaking by the inviting company to cover the applicant's travel and stay costs in accordance with Articles 66 to 68 of the Residence Act, please refer to item 6 or
• The applicant is responsible for his or her own costs, please refer to item 11.

If applicable: proof of previous travel to the Schengen area e.g. by submitting an old passport or by submitting a copy of a previous visa.

A business visa is a Schengen visa, and the total stay cannot exceed 90 days per 180 days. Applicants can submit their visa application as early as 6 months prior to the planned travel date. By law, applications should be submitted no later than 15 days before the planned travel date. The Embassies and Consulates do not offer expedited processing for applications submitted within a short period of time.

From now on, the Visa Services Department can handle applications for long-term visas for Germany and short-term visas for all Schengen countries on behalf of both Chinese and foreign members and non-members.

Visa Services can also handle:

1) notarization and certification of kinship;

2) notarization and certification of birth certificate;

3) notarization and certification of marriage certificate;

4) notarization and certification of consent;

5) notarization and double certification of driving license;

6) certification of identity for bank accounts in Germany (i.e. you can get the account number without going to Germany)

Visa Services can also assist in obtaining medical insurance certificates free of charge for the cost of the policy. Please send scanned copies of your application documents to visainfo.sh@china.ahk.de.

Due to the recent increase in mail volume, only scanned copies of your application documents will be accepted to ensure efficient processing. Please call us at 021-50815579 for enquiries about passport processing progress and other queries. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The address of the Visa Service Department of the Shanghai Branch of D&C Technical Consulting Services (Taicang) Co., Ltd. is as followed:

29/F Pingan Riverfront Financial Centre, No. 757 Mengzi Road, Wuliqiao Street, Huangpu District, Shanghai

Tel: 021-50815579

The visa service department of German-Chinese Business and Technical Consulting Service (Taicang) Co.

The online Schengen visa application form can be downloaded from the website of the German Consulate General in Shanghai under "Information for Germany - Visa Regulations - Visa Application Form - Online Schengen Visa Application Form" or directly from https://videx-esp.diplo.de. All visa application forms must be completed and printed online at https://videx-esp.diplo.de. The signature on the application form must be in Chinese.

Address of the German Consulate General in Shanghai: 8/F, SOHO Donghai Plaza, 299 Tongren Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai 200040, Tel: 021-6032 6500.

Note: Official and diplomatic passports must be submitted directly to the German Consulate General in Shanghai through the foreign affairs office of the relevant provincial or municipal government.