Information - Verpflichtungserklärung; Abgabe - Dienstleistungsportal Bayern

Description

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 Germany to stay in Germany for a short or long period of time because he or she is unable to provide the necessary proof of financial security for his or her stay (living expenses/health insurance coverage) as part of the visa process?

Then you as a third (legal) person have the possibility to submit a declaration of commitment. With this declaration, you undertake to accommodate the third-country national, to finance his or her subsistence for the duration of the stay and to ensure sufficient health insurance coverage. The declaration of commitment does not create a direct obligation towards the third-country national, but it opens up a recourse option for government agencies in the event that public funds have to be used for the foreigner's living expenses, including housing, as well as care in the event of illness.

In order to submit a declaration of commitment, you, as the sponsor of the commitment, must go in person to the Aliens' Registration Office 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.
The foreigners authority checks whether you are financially able to fulfill the obligation you have given (creditworthiness) and certifies your signature.
You send the original of the certified declaration of obligation to the third-country national concerned, who then submits it to the foreign mission.

Prerequisites

Sufficient creditworthiness of the obligor.

Required documents

• 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

Fees

• • 29 euros

Legal bases

• § 68 Gesetz über den Aufenthalt, die Erwerbstätigkeit und die Integration von Ausländern im Bundesgebiet (Aufenthaltsgesetz - AufenthG)

  Haftung für Lebensunterhalt

• § 66 Gesetz über den Aufenthalt, die Erwerbstätigkeit und die Integration von Ausländern im Bundesgebiet (Aufenthaltsgesetz - AufenthG)

  Kostenschuldner; Sicherheitsleistung

• § 47 Abs. 1 Nr. 12 Aufenthaltsverordnung (AufenthV)

  Gebühren für sonstige aufenthaltsrechtliche Amtshandlungen

Remedy

administrative claim

Links to more information

• Visum für Deutschland - Häufig gestellte Fragen - Informationen des Auswärtigen Amtes

Related issues

• National visa; application and extension
• Schengen visa; application and extension