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Schengen Type CVerified 20 Apr 2026Schengen short-stay visa for Indian citizens travelling to Germany for tourism, sightseeing, and leisure — up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
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Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
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Not part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, with or without our visa service.
₹708 first traveller · +₹472 each additional traveller on the same reservation · GST included
A genuine airline reservation in each traveller's name. Issued close to your visa appointment, so it's live when you apply.
₹590 per hotel · GST included
Not bought online: contact us first on WhatsApp or by email with the city, dates and travellers, and we confirm the hotel and the price before you pay.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST.
Check the official requirements
Guide last reviewed 2026-04-20. Fees, documents and appointment rules can change.
Jurisdiction Notice — Germany Schengen Visa
All Germany Schengen visa applications accepted in India are forwarded to the German Consulate General, Mumbai, for decision — but you must apply at the VFS Application Centre that matches your place of habitual residence. Choosing the wrong jurisdiction means your appointment is cancelled and the application is refused at the counter.
Covered States (New Delhi jurisdiction)
Covered UTs (New Delhi jurisdiction)
Germany splits Schengen applications across Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru consulates by residence. We can still guide you end-to-end — document checklist, appointment slot at the right VAC, and submission support. Contact us first before booking anything.
German tourist files from India are decided by the Consulate General in Mumbai, and the first thing it checks is jurisdiction: your residential address has to fall inside the coverage of the VFS centre you used. A Ludhiana applicant who files in Delhi because it was convenient is refused on that point alone, before funds are even read. The fee is €90 for an adult, €45 for a child of 6 to 12, nothing under 6, and the Consulate counts its 15 working days from the day the file reaches Mumbai, not the day you hand it to VFS. Fill the VIDEX form online before you go; most centres have too few computers to fill it there.
What it costs
Paid directly to Germany / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
Figures per VFS Global, last verified 20 Apr 2026. Fees change without notice — the official page is final.
Embassy fees are set in EUR by the German Consulate General, Mumbai — the INR charged at VFS varies with the daily exchange rate. The Schengen visa fee is €90 per adult (€45 for children aged 6–12, free under 6), charged in INR — INR 10,100 per adult from 27 August 2026 for all cities. VFS service charge of ₹2,022 (inclusive of CGST 9% + SGST 9%) is fixed. Fees are payable in Cash / Visa / Mastercard / Amex / Rupay / Demand Draft (in favour of VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd) / UPI. All visa fees, VFS service charges, and value-added service fees are non-refundable regardless of visa outcome.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
Germany applies the Schengen rules, so travel insurance is not a nice-to-have — it is a legal condition of the visa.
2 of 4 are compulsory for Germany
Where people slip: Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together.
Book for ₹708 (+₹472 per family member)Where people slip: Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend.
Confirmed hotel booking, ₹590 per hotel: message us firstWhere people slip: Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four.
What a Schengen policy must showWhere people slip: Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Germany. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe can arrange the flight reservation, the hotel and the itinerary for your Germany file — each sold separately.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight reservation and the confirmed hotel booking both come from us, and you deal with one team. Every booking is a real one under your own name. We do not sell travel insurance: buy the policy directly from an insurer.
None of them is part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, at the price below, with or without our visa service.
Flight reservation ₹708 (+₹472 per extra family member) · Confirmed hotel booking ₹590 per hotel · Travel itinerary ₹1,499. GST included.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST. Confirmed hotel bookings are not bought online: message us first on WhatsApp or email info@sureshotvisa.com with the city, dates and travellers.
Tell us your dates — we will say which of these you actually need
What to gather
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Filled online at videx.diplo.de — print ALL pages including barcodes and sign.
Mandatory §54 AufenthG declaration.
Issued within last 10 years, valid 3 months beyond return, 2 blank pages, no observations on data page.
35×45mm, white background, 70–80% face coverage, ≤6 months old.
Proof of intended means of transport and itinerary.
Hotel reservations / rental of holiday home / campus residence. If staying with family/friend: sponsorship + private accommodation proof + host's address and passport/German ID copy.
A reservation is enough; a paid ticket is not required.
€30,000 min coverage, valid all Schengen countries, covers entire stay. Only approved Indian insurers accepted.
Sponsor letter + passport copy + bank statements (last 3 months, stamped by bank) + relationship proof (marriage/birth certificate).
Required · optional / if applicable
6 steps from intake to approval — never as linear as government sites pretend.
Fill VIDEX online
Complete the Schengen visa application form online at videx.diplo.de. Print ALL pages including barcodes and sign.
Prepare documents + sign declarations
Print and sign the Declaration of True and Complete Information + Declaration on Travel and Health Insurance. Gather all checklist items.
Book VFS appointment
Book biometrics appointment at visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/deu — pick the VFS centre matching your jurisdiction (New Delhi VAC for Haryana/Punjab/UP/HP/J&K/Rajasthan/Sikkim/Uttarakhand + UTs).
Submit at VFS
Attend in person — give fingerprints (biometrics), submit documents, pay €90 + ₹2,022 VFS fee. Choose optional services (courier, SMS, premium lounge) if needed.
VFS forwards to Mumbai
All Indian Schengen applications for Germany are forwarded to the German Consulate General, Mumbai for decision. Add 2 working days transit.
Decision + passport return
15 working days standard processing. Collect passport at VFS or via courier. Refusal letter (if any) will state grounds.
Biometrics and the visit to the visa centre are yours to attend in person — no consultancy can do those for you. How we work
What works
6 levers that flip a borderline case.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
Each link opens the official page that issues the form (we never host third-party forms) — download or fill the current version there.
Answer 10 quick questions to see your likelihood of approval. This is not a guarantee — final decision is always with the Embassy — but it flags common weak spots so you can address them before applying.
What's the primary purpose of your trip?
How long do you plan to stay?
Have you previously visited any Schengen country?
Have you ever been refused a Schengen (or any country's) visa?
Past refusals must be disclosed — they show up in VIS database across Schengen countries.
Do you have confirmed travel bookings?
Reservations are enough; a paid ticket is not required.
What's your current employment status?
What's your typical 3-month bank balance?
Schengen needs ~₹700/day covered. For a 10-day trip, minimum ₹70,000 stable balance.
How many years of Income Tax Returns (ITR) can you show?
What are your strongest ties to India (return-intent)?
Embassies want evidence you'll come back — not overstay.
Who are you travelling with?
Indicative only — final decision is always with the Embassy.
Frequently asked
Yes — a Schengen visa issued by Germany lets you travel across all 29 Schengen countries (France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, etc.) for the validity period and stay allowance on the sticker. Germany should just be your MAIN destination (most nights).
Schengen short-stay visas are processed within 15 working days from when your application reaches the German Consulate General, Mumbai. Add up to 2 working days for VFS to transport your file. Peak season (summer, Christmas) can extend this.
Up to 6 months before travel. Applications submitted earlier than 6 months are returned. Minimum 15 working days before intended travel — later submissions may not be processed in time.
All Schengen visa applications accepted for Germany across every Indian VAC are forwarded to the German Consulate General, Mumbai for decision. You still apply at your jurisdiction's VFS (e.g. New Delhi for Punjab/Haryana residents).
Yes — German Missions accept travel medical insurance only from approved Indian Travel Insurance companies. Check the current approved list at india.diplo.de/in-en/service/-/1984578.
Yes — a travel agent or representative can submit on your behalf with a signed Power of Attorney (Annexure A) + copy of their passport bio page. However, the representative CANNOT sign the application form on your behalf.
You'll receive a refusal letter with grounds. You can reapply with stronger documentation addressing the specific refusal reason. SureshotVisa's refusal-rebuild service specialises in decoding the real refusal reason and restructuring the case.
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Reviewed by Sherbir Singh Grewal, SureshotVisa — a government-licensed consultancy (Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024). Verify us.
A strong Germany file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
Our professional fee · GST included
₹4,999GST included
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Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee. Read the full guide
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, in one glance
Government, VFS, insurance, ticket and hotel costs are separate and charged at cost. Read what each item means, in full.
Source & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Germany website and Embassy of Germany. Last verified 2026-04-20. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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