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To:

The Honorable Consul

German Embassy in Manila, The Philippines 25/F,

Tower 2, RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Ave (cor Sen. Gil Puyat Ave) Makati City P.O. Box 2190

Makati CPO Metro Manila Philippines

       10 December 2019

Subject: XXXXX, Philippine Passport No: XXXXX, Schengen- Visa for visiting friend/family

Respected Madame/Sir,

My name is XXXXX, an environmental planner currently employed at Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Central Visayas Region as a Housing and Homesite Regulation Officer. I’ve been with the said government agency since 2015 on a contract basis for Homeowners Association Section until I got my appointment for regular position in 2016 serving until present for the Planning Section.

I’m filing in this letter to express my wish to apply for a Schengen-Visa from 08.th to 28.th of February, 2020. The main purpose of my travel is to visit my boyfriend, XXXXX. We are in contact for over a year and during his last stay in the Philippines in May 2019, he invited me to visit him in his homeplace in Germany. Apart from showing me his hometown, Cologne and his home area, North Rhine-Westphalia, we also made plans to visit Paris in France, the City of Munich and Bavarian Alps for my first ever snow experience, a dream of mine since I was a kid. We also want to use our time together to extend our close relationship.

I’m addressing my Schengen-Visa-Application to the German Embassy because Düsseldorf will be my point of entry as well as the exit of this travel. Furthermore, I intend to spend most of my days in Germany and only a few days in France. You can find a detailed itinerary of all the places we intend to visit in the succeeding pages.

According to the requirements stated by the German Embassy, I shall file in documents which are required for Schengen-Visa application. Enclosed in this folder are the required documents. You can find the filled out Schengen Visa application form, a document showing that I’m in possession of a Health-Insurance which complies with the requirements of the council regulation (EC) No. 810/2009 of the European Parliament and Council as of 13.07.2009 and the required documents from my employer such as a Certificate of Employment, Travel Authority, and the approved Leave of Absence for the duration of my travel.

Although my financial situation is sufficient to finance the travel on my own, we decided together that the costs of my travel will be fully covered by XXXXXXXX. For this purpose, he wrote me a letter of invitation and signed a Declaration of Commitment “Verpflichtungserklärung” (VE) according to §66–68 AufenthG. We will stay at his place in Cologne for most of the days and also at various accommodations that we booked. All accommodations as well as the flight tickets are already fully paid, and you can find the confirmations of payment in the attachment. In addition, I also provided my own bank statement and proof of rootedness in my home country such as my salary pay slips, Income Tax Return, and others. On the next page you can find an overview of all attached documents.

Thank you for your time. I trust you find everything is in order, but please feel free to contact me through my email at XXXXXX should you need additional details or documents. Looking forward to a favorable response.

Best regards,

XXXXX

Documents provided by XXXXX

Documents Stating Applicant’s Identity as a Traveler

1.1.1 Original Passport

1.1.2 Photocopies of Passport (old and new)

1.1.3 Two Biometric Pictures

General Documents

1.2.1 Schengen VISA Application Form

1.2.2 Declaration According to § 54 AufenthaltsG.

Documents Stating Applicant’s Purpose of Travel

1.3.1 Proof of Relationship/Acquaintance to the Inviter

1.3.1.1Written Correspondence (Letters, Email and Whatsapp)

1.3.1.2 Summary of Whatsapp Connection

1.3.1.3 Package Invoice Slips and Proof of Payment

1.3.1.4 Vacation Photos

1.3.1.5 Travel tickets during Philippine Vacation

1.3.2 Letter of Invitation

1.3.3 Travel Itinerary

1.3.4 Receipt of Return Flight Tickets

1.3.5 Proof of Prepaid Accommodations

Documents Stating Applicant’s Financial Situation and Coverage of Costs

1.4.1 Bank Statements for the past 6 months with a Confirmation by the Bank

1.4.2 Bank Certificate

1.4.3 Declaration of Commitment “Verpflichtungserklärung”

         according to §66 – 68 AufenthG

Documents Stating Applicant’s Rootedness in the Philippines

1.5.1 Letter Stating Applicant’s Rootedness in the Philippines

1.5.2 Proof of Income (Payslips)

1.5.3 Income Tax Return

1.5.4 Certificate of Employment

1.5.5 Approved Leave of Absence

1.5.6 Travel Authority

1.5.7 Photocopy of Identification Cards

1.5.8 Certificates of Trainings Conducted

1.5.9 Birth Certificate

Documents Regarding Applicant’s Health Insurance Coverage

1.6 Document Stating my Health Insurance Policy

Other Documents Provided by Inviter, XXXXX

1.7.1 Copies of Passport and ID-card

1.7.2 Letter of Support

1.7.3 Copies of Rent-Contract of Inviter’s Homeplace

10 December 2019

To:

The Honorable Consul

German Embassy in Manila, The Philippines 25/F,

Tower 2, RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Ave (cor Sen. Gil Puyat Ave) Makati City P.O. Box 2190

Makati CPO Metro Manila Philippines

Dear Madame/Sir,

I am writing this letter to express my intent to travel to Germany for visit and that I won’t be staying more than what my purpose states and beyond the dates that my office granted me to be on leave. As stated in my cover letter, the reason for my travel is to visit my boyfriend, XXXt. We would like to take this opportunity to exchange knowledge about our home countries, deepen our relationship, and also to make my dream of seeing snow come true. In as much as I’d like to apply for longer time period, it is however unfortunate that my office could only grant me a three-week leave at maximum. This is for the reason that the nature of my job requires me to be physically present. I am an environmental planner in the Philippines and I’ve been with Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board since 2015. I travel all over Central Visayas Region which includes the islands of Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor and Negros Oriental to conduct trainings and provide technical assistance to the Local Government Units in crafting their Comprehensive Land Use Plans. I also help them conduct Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment to ascertain that the plans they’re making are cognizant of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures and are risk-sensitive. Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries when it comes to both climate-related and geologic hazards and at present, we are facing the challenge of zeroing out communities without a technically-sound and disaster-sensitive land use plans. I chose the month of February to visit Germany because it is the month in 2020 when our work schedule won’t be tight and because it is peak of winter. As to my means of subsistence, although XXXX and I decided that he’d be the one to shoulder all of my expenses for this trip, I included in my application proof of my financial capacity to ascertain that I won’t be a liability to my host and to the German government. For my Income Tax Return (ITR), I can only present a copy for the year 2017 and 2018 as my latest for the reason that our ITR are given to us on the first month of the year, thus I can get a copy of my 2019 ITR in January 2020.

In the succeeding pages, I attached the documents showing my proof of rootedness to my home country in the following order:

1. Proof of Income (Payslips from January-November 2019)

2. Income Tax Return (Year 2017 and 2018)

3. Certificate of Employment

4. Travel Certificate

5. Approved Leave of Absence

6. Travel Order from Central Office

7. Photocopy of Applicant’s Profession ID

8. Photocopy of Applicant’s Government-issued ID (GSIS)

9. Certificate of Trainings Conducted

10. Birth Certificate

I hope you’ll find everything in order and if there’s some question or concern pertaining to my application, I’d be happy to answer and address it.

Best regards,

Letter of Invitation – Deutsch

An: 06.12.2019

Einreise Beamter

Deutsche Botschaft

6819 Ayala Ave, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippinen

+63 2 702 3000

Schriftliche Einladung für XXXmit der Passnummer XXXXXX

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

Ich, XXXXXX aktuell wohnhaft in XXX,XXX und ein Staatsbürger von Deutschland schreibe diesen Brief um den VISA-Antrag meiner Freundin, xxx, zu unterstützen.

Der Zweck der Reise meiner Freundin Frau xxxst es mich in Deutschland zu besuchen. Seit Oktober 2018 befinden wir uns in täglichem Kontakt. Seit diesem Datum haben wir täglich hunderte Nachrichten miteinander über Internet, Telefon und Videochat miteinander ausgetauscht. Im Mai 2019 wurde ich von Frau xxxingeladen sie in den Philippinen zu besuchen. Sie zeigte mir ihr Leben in Cebu City, ihre liebsten Orte, Freunde, ihren Arbeitsplatz und reiste mit mir zusammen nach Bantayan Island, Siargao Island, Dumaguete und Siquijor. Nun ist es mir ein großes Anliegen sie ebenfalls in mein Land einzuladen und ihr einen Blick in mein alltägliches Leben zu geben. Diesbezüglich möchte ich ihr meinen Wohnort in Köln, die Stadt Köln inklusive Kölner Dom, und die Gegend, in welcher ich aufgewachsen bin (Eifel) zeigen. Darüber hinaus ist es einer der größten Träume von Frau x zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben Schnee zu sehen. Aus diesem Grund planen wir im Februar 2020 in die Alpen in Bayern zu reisen. Des Weiteren beabsichtige ich Frau x einen Einblick in deutsche Kultur und Geschichte zu geben. Aus diesem Grund möchte ich ihr die Städte München und Stuttgart zeigen. Darüber hinaus streben wir einen Kurzaufenthalt in Paris an.

Frau x wird mich an den folgenden Tagen besuchen: von 08.02.2020 bis 28.02.2020.

An den angegebenen Daten werden wir Köln, Stuttgart, Paris, München und Garmisch Partenkirchen besuchen. Darüber hinaus wird Frau xauch in meiner Wohnung in Köln übernachten x). Frau x verfügt zwar über ausreichend Ersparnisse, um die Reise allein zu finanzieren, dennoch haben wir besprochen, dass ich für alle aufkommenden Kosten aufgrund meines höheren Einkommens aufkommen werde. Die Übernahme der vollen Verantwortung für entstehende Kosten wird durch die beigelegte Verpflichtungserklärung gem. §68 AufenthG bestätigt.

Anhang:

• Kopie meines Reisepasses
• Kopie meines Personalausweises
• Ein Nachweis unserer Beziehung (mit Bildern von uns zusammen, meine Flugtickets zu den Philippinen im Mai 2019, sowie den Hotels in denen wir gemeinsam untergebracht waren)
• Nachweis über meine Wohnung, in der sie untergebracht sein wird, sowie von uns reservierte und gebuchte Hotels
• Verpflichtungserklärung gem. §68 AufenthG

Ich bitte inständig darum Frau x VISA-Antrag zu akzeptieren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht mich bei offenen Fragen oder Anliegen zu kontaktieren: +x oder xt@googlemail.com

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

x

To: 06.12.2019

Immigration Officer

German Embassy

6819 Ayala Ave, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

+63 2 702 3000

Invitation Letter for xxx with xxx

Respected Sir/Madam,

I, xx currently residing at xxx, xxx, xxx and a citizen of Germany am writing this letter to support the visa application of my friend, xxx

The purpose of the visit of my friend, Ms. xxx is to visit me in Germany. We’re keeping contact to each other since October 2018. Since then we’re exchanging hundreds of messages each day. In May 2019 Ms. xxx invited me to visit her in the Philippines. She showed me her life in Cebu City, her favorite places, friends, workplaces and also traveled with me to Bantayan Island, Siargao Island, Dumaguete and Siquijor. Now I desire to invite her to my country and show her my daily life too. This includes showing her my homeplace in Cologne, the cathedral of Cologne and the area where I grew up (Eifel). Besides it’s one of Ms. xxx biggest dreams to see snow for the first time in her life. For this purpose, we are planning to travel to the Alps in Bavaria in February 2020. Furthermore, I intend to show Ms. xxx a glimpse of German culture and history. For this reason, I’ll show her the cities of Munich and Stuttgart too. Furthermore, we planned on a short trip to Paris, which is just a few hours’ drive away from Cologne.

Ms. xxx will be visiting during the following dates: from 08.02.2020 to 28.02.2020.

During the specified trip dates above, we will be visiting Cologne, Munich, Stuttgart and Garmisch Partenkirchen. In addition, Ms. xxx will be staying at my place in Cologne (xxx xxx, xxxx Cologne). Although Ms. xxx savings are sufficient, we decided that I’ll take care of all costs for accommodations, transportation and daily needs whenever necessary and I’ll take care of all upcoming costs in case of an uncertain case of emergency. For this purpose, I also signed a declaration of commitment according to §68 AufenthG at Ausländerbehörde Cologne.

Enclosures:

• Copy of my person’s Passport
• Copy of my personal ID-Card
• A Proof of relationship (showing pictures of us together, my flight tickets to Philippines in May 2019, and hotel bookings we made together that time)
• Proof of accommodation
• Declaration of commitment according to §68 AufenthG

We sincerely request that you consider Ms. xxx visa application and please do not hesitate to contact me for any questions or inquiries at +4xxxx or xxxx@googlemail.com

Kind regards,

Financial support Letter

To: 06.12.2019

Immigration Officer

German Embassy

6819 Ayala Ave, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

+63 2 702 3000

Financial support Letter for xxx with Passport No. xxx

Respected Sir/Madam,

I, xxx currently residing at xxx xxx, xxxx Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia and a citizen of Germany am stating hereby that I’ll take care of all travel expenses and other payments during Ms. xxxx time here in Germany. Considering her income, her savings, and my income and savings there’s no risk she’ll face any situation of financial shortcoming during her time here in Germany. For underlining my will of taking care of all of Ms. xxxx expenses I’ve also filed out a declaration of commitment according to §68 AufenthG at Ausländerbehörde Köln.

Enclosures:

·        declaration of commitment according to §68 AufenthG

Kind Regards,

xxx