Submit a declaration of commitment

Course description

Please note that, during your appointment at the centre, only the following purposes for the declaration of commitment can be processed directly: Short-term stay of up to 90 days

• Visits

Long-term stay of more than 90 days

• Application to study
• Pre-study programme combined with a degree course
• Pre-study programme
• Degree programme
• PhD
• Job search after graduation
• Finding an apprenticeship
• Apprenticeship
• Further training
• Language course
• Opportunities map
• Implementation of measures for the recognition of foreign vocational qualifications

For other purposes not listed here, please use the contact form, select ‘I have a question’ and then choose the category: ‘Declaration of commitment to invite someone’.

You must pay the following for the person entering the country:

• All living expenses that they cannot cover themselves
• Reimburse the state for all social security benefits incurred (such as housing or medical care in the event of illness)
• Any costs incurred should the authorities return the person to their home country

Prerequisites

As a host, you must have your main residence in Munich and have a regular, attachable income.

You may only submit a declaration of undertaking if you can provide evidence of your financial capacity. When assessing your financial capacity, particular account must be taken of the garnishment exemption limits under Sections 850 et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), including any existing statutory maintenance obligations.

Proof of financial standing for short-term stays

Proof of financial solvency is successfully demonstrated by providing evidence of income if the portion of earned income that is subject to attachment under Section 850c of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) amounts, for each adult guest, to half the standard rate of the subsistence allowance and, in the case of accompanying children, a quarter of the standard subsistence allowance per child.

Examples:

You are married and have a maintenance obligation towards two minor children, and you wish to invite your parents to visit

Amount subject to attachment: 281.50 euros per invited guest, i.e. 563 euros for two people.

To issue the declaration of undertaking, you must have a net income of at least 4,730 euros. This income may be demonstrated by one spouse alone or by both spouses jointly.

You are single with no minor children and would like to invite an adult to visit

Garnishment amount: €281.50

To have the declaration of undertaking issued, you must have a net income of at least 1,990 euros.

You are a single parent with maintenance obligations towards a minor child and wish to invite your sister or brother, who has a minor child, to visit

Garnishment amount: €281.50 plus €140.75 for the child, making a total of €422.25 for two people.

To obtain the declaration of financial responsibility, you must have a net income of at least 3,030 euros.

Proof of financial standing for stays for the purposes of study / preparation for study / job seeking / further education

Creditworthiness is successfully demonstrated by providing proof of income if the garnishment amount of 992 euros is available from the garnishable portion of your earned income in accordance with Section 850c of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO).

Proof of creditworthiness for seeking an apprenticeship / applying to study / undertaking procedures for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications

Proof of financial standing is successfully provided by submitting evidence of income if the garnishment amount of 1,091 euros is available from the garnishable portion of earned income in accordance with Section 850c of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO).

Proof of financial standing for stays involving training

Proof of financial standing is successfully provided by submitting evidence of income if the amount subject to attachment, amounting to 959 euros, is available from the attachable portion of earned income in accordance with Section 850c of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO).

Proof of creditworthiness for stays under the ‘Chancenkarte’ scheme

Proof of creditworthiness is successfully demonstrated by providing evidence of income if the amount subject to attachment, totalling 1,027 euros, is deducted from the attachable portion of earned income in accordance with Section 850c of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO).

​Special provision for long-term stays: If you hold a temporary residence permit for Germany, it must remain valid for longer than the duration of the obligation (5 years).

Information for legal entities

Legal entities based in Germany may also submit a declaration of commitment (in the same way as companies). Please contact us via the contact form to enquire about the necessary documents.

​If you wish to submit a declaration of commitment, you must visit us in person. To do so, you will need to book an appointment, which you can arrange online. If you cannot find a free slot straight away, there is no need to worry.

We also release further appointments daily on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30 am, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.30 am, updated daily. Please only check the calendar from these times onwards; otherwise, the appointments will not be visible to you.​

If you meet all the requirements for submitting a declaration of commitment, you can collect it directly at your appointment.

Required documents

Inviting person:

• Form for issuing a declaration of commitment
• Declaration on the issuance of a formal obligation
• Instruction on the storage and use of application data in the VIS
• Valid passport / passport substitute or identity card (third-country nationals: passport or passport substitute required)
• Employees:
  • 3 current payslips (also from secondary employment) or
  • Confirmation of employment: please only have this completed by the employer if no payslip is available
• Pensioners: a current pension statement
• Self-employed/freelancers: current tax assessment notice and confirmation from your tax advisor about your profit and loss account (for the past three months). If you do not have tax advice, you must prepare an overview of your net profit for the past three months yourself. This must be signed by you.
• Other regular income from letting and leasing: current tax assessment notice and a current surplus statement (income less expenses)
• from investment income: current tax assessment notice and current financial status/deposit statements

When are the documents still up to date?

A tax assessment notice should generally not be older than 2 years. The payslip should not be older than 3 months.

Note:

The documents submitted (such as proof of identity and language certificates) will be checked for authenticity. Further documents may be required in individual cases.

The following information is required from the person invited from abroad:

• Surname, first name(s)
• Date of birth, place of birth
• Nationality
• Residential address in home country
• Copy of passport (digital form is sufficient)
• Date of expected entry/ start of the obligation

Note

• The documents submitted (such as proof of identity and language certificates) will be checked for authenticity. Forgeries will be reported to the police.
• Further documents may be required in individual cases.

Legal basis

§ Section 66 (1), (2) AufenthG (Residence Act)
§ Section 67 AufenthG
§ Section 68 (1) AufenthG