Questions Marrying Filipino Fiance in Germany

[Mountain Officer 0]

Hello, I am an Army Soldier. I will be stationed in kaiserslautern, Germany this coming August and have questions pertaining to a tourist visa for my fiance.

Once I arrive in Germany at my duty station, I will get to work on the marriage process but need to know about getting the tourist visa for her.

My fiance and I have been together for two years here in Korea but would like to get married in Germany due to time constraints. On the list

of requirements on the tourist visa information page from the German embassy in the Philippines, there are a few questions I have about the

required documents.

1. Since she has been working here in Korea as a school teacher for a church her employment letter will have to come from here. Is this ok?

2. She has been working here in Korea and doesn't have a bank account in the Philippines any longer. With this requirement what is needed to

show her ability to pay her time in Germany? I will be inviting her to Germany and will be paying for everything to support her. Will my bank account and pay stub be OK for this requirement, or just have her open a bank account. The bank account will not be 6 months old in this case.

She will be coming to Germany to marry me so what documents will not be required in this circumstance?

3. Are there any other required documents she will need to have or any advice to make the process more smooth in getting her tourist visa approved?

Thank you for your assistance or any advise you can offer.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

What you are asking has nothing to do with US immigration. It's about Germany and few people know enough about it to give you advice, myself included.

If it were the US, this wouldn't even work. A tourist visa has to be applied for on its own merit by the beneficiary at which time she would have to show strong ties to her home country. Basically, they want to make sure she's coming back when the vacation is over.

This is not the case here. In fact, you are planing her immigration based on a tourist visa. That would cause a sure-fire denial for her in the US.

[Pamela&Terry 1]

My fiancée is stationed in Germany now. I’m from Ecuador and I had visit Germany 3 times already with the tourist visa.

There is 2 ways to apply for a “schengen visa” (works for all the countries of the UE)

1. For touristic destination meaning she is going to travel. If she decided to apply for this one she will have to present the reservations of the hotels and the entire schedule of her trip.

2. To visit someone. This means you are visiting someone and you are staying in their house.

my thoughts for you is that if you are not sure if she will get a tourist visa and you really want her to get it is better for you to wait until you get to Germany to send her a letter of invitation. That letter means that you will financially support her visit and that she will stay with you and that you are responsible for her.

If you decide to apply for the tourist visa with a letter of invitation this is the process:

Once you get to Germany go to the Legal Department in base and ask for a “Letter of Invitation”

( Verpflichtungserklärung in German) they will give you a form. You will have to fill it and go to the city hall that is closer to your house; the legal department will also guide you on this.

When you get to the city hall you will need:

Copys of your LES

Housing Contract

Orders to Germany

Passport

Letter of Invitation ( Verpflichtungserklärung in German )

They will seal this Letter and you will have to send the original to your fiancé so she can apply for the visa.

For the interview she will need:

1. Letter of invitation from the sponsor ( this is the one you send her)

2. International health insurance for the days she is visiting ( www.bluecard.com is very good

3. Airplane ticket ( a reservation print is ok)

4. Work Certificate

5. Bank Accounts or credit card bills of the past 3 months

They won’t care about her work and accounts too much because she has a letter of invitation, but if you are sure she is staying with you maybe is better to apply for the other visa that is really quick too.

FIANCE VISA

Other option for you is to do the same process but to apply for a fiancé visa in the German embassy. The process is pretty much the same but you will need more documents and it will take a little longer. In Ecuador was from 8 to 10 weeks and the tourist visa was ready in 5 days.

They once told me that if I want the fiancee visa It wont be so long because my fiancée was in a SOFA status. Your fiance wont need to learn German if she is applying for this visa so be clear that she is staying only for a few years since you are a US military (because if not she will have to give a test of the language at least the basic one)

If she applies for this you can get married and apply for her residence in Germany right away, they will give her a SOFA status like the once you have.

Well I hope this helps, feel free to contact me if you need any adittional information