Declarations of commitment, stay up to 3 months

Prerequisites

• The inviter must appear in person.
• Proof of financial standing (see links)
• The form for the declaration of commitment can only be obtained from the office responsible for resident affairs for your place of residence and must also be handed in there.
• Representatives of legal entities may contact the resident affairs office responsible for the registered office of the legal entity or the resident affairs office responsible for their place of residence. You can find out who is responsible by entering your registration address in the field above.

Documents required

The visitor is required:

• precise personal details (first and last name, date and place of birth),
• address abroad,
• The serial number of the passport is desirable.

Required from the host:

• Natural people:
  • ID card or passport,
  • Evidence of financial ability:
    • Notifications regarding child benefit, child allowance and/or parental benefit
  • Employees:
    • Wage or salary certificate or salary statement from the last month.
  • Pensioners:
    • current pension notice
  • Self-employed and freelancers:
    • last tax assessment (up to June of a year the tax assessment from the year before last, from July of a year the tax assessment from the previous year) and
    • current profit and loss statement as proof that the activity is still being carried out,
    • or other evidence showing the monthly net income or a current monthly net profit (e.g. certified by a tax advisor).
    • In the Altona and Blankenese locations, please also contact the foreign affairs locations for declarations of commitment for self-employed people.
  • Recipients of unemployment benefit:
    • last approval notice
• Legal persons
  • Commercial register extract (not older than 3 months),
  • Profit and loss statement or other evidence (appointment by the managing director or an authorized representative).

Please note

• Please note that the Foreigners Affairs Department is responsible for the Billstedt and Bergedorf locations.
  An appointment can only be made there by email. Please use one of the following email addresses to book an appointment:
  • Bergedorf
    a.bergedorf@hamburgservice.de
  • Billstedt
    a.billstedt@hamburgservice.de
• In the Altona and Blankenese locations, please also contact the foreign affairs locations for declarations of commitment for self-employed people.
• A declaration of commitment cannot be made by the following people: Recipients of benefits according to the AsylbLG, SGB II, SGB XII or who have received a scholarship. Not even from foreigners if they have the following: toleration, fictitious certificate, residence permit, visa according to the Residence Act or the Visa Code, short-term residence permits.

Deadlines

A declaration of commitment can be applied for a maximum of 6 months before the first day of the visit.

Procedure

Personal interview required. You will then receive the declaration of commitment.

Processing time

approx. 30 minutes per declaration of commitment

Fees

29 EUR.

Legal basis

• § 68 Residence Act (AufenthG)
  https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__68.html