Verpflichtungserklärung; Abgabe

If you want to enable a foreign guest or several foreign guests to stay in Germany, you can undertake to pay for his or her living expenses.

Are you a German or foreign national with a right of residence and would like to enable a third-country national who requires a visa to enter the country to stay in Germany for a short or long period of time because they are unable to provide the necessary proof of financial security for their stay (living expenses/health insurance cover) as part of the visa procedure?

Then you, as a third (legal) person, have the option of submitting a declaration of commitment. With this declaration, you undertake to accommodate the third-country national, to finance their living expenses for the duration of their stay and to ensure that they have adequate health insurance cover. The declaration of commitment does not create a direct obligation towards the third-country national, but does give the state the possibility of recourse in the event that public funds have to be used for the foreigner's living expenses, including housing and care in the event of illness.

• If necessary, you may be required to produce additional documents

  The documents to be presented may vary greatly. Please find out more details from your competent Aliens Department (Ausländerbehörde). As a general rule, the documents listed above will be required (among others).

• Identity card or passport of the person making the commitment
• Proof of income of the person making the commitment
• if necessary, further documents

Sufficient creditworthiness of the guarantor.

• 29 EUR

Many immigration authorities already offer the submission of a declaration of commitment as an online service, which saves you having to go to the authority. Please check this option for your immigration office. If your aliens' registration office does not offer an online service, you should go to the aliens' registration office in person and fill out the form available there.

The foreigners authority in the district of the third-country national's planned place of residence is responsible. If the future place of residence of the foreigner is still unknown or if the person declaring the obligation (inviting party) does not have a habitual residence at the planned place of residence of the foreigner (guest), the foreigners authority in whose district the person declaring the obligation has his/her habitual residence is responsible.

The foreigners authority will check whether you are financially able to fulfill the obligation (creditworthiness) and certify your signature.

You send the original of the notarized declaration of commitment to the third-country national concerned, who then submits it to the diplomatic mission abroad.