Germany’s embassy in Tbilisi lists funding evidence for business visas

Check the passport and the purpose of travel

The German Embassy in Tbilisi published a business and trade-fair visa checklist dated 11 November. This report covers short trips to Germany for people in Georgia who require a Schengen visa. The embassy’s general guidance says Georgian citizens with qualifying ordinary biometric passports can make short business visits without a visa. Long stays, relocation and work in Germany require a separate assessment.

An EU regulation suspends the visa exemption for Georgian diplomatic, service and official passports for 12 months from 6 March 2026. The Commission lists the suspension through 6 March 2027. A reader using one of those documents should check the specific rules and fee treatment with the embassy. The broad reference to Georgian biometric passports on the general embassy page needs to be read alongside that later measure.

Choose the embassy based on the actual itinerary

The Tbilisi embassy’s general visa guidance says applicants should live legally in Georgia and use the German procedure where Germany is the sole or main destination. A multi-country itinerary can have a main destination because of its purpose, even if arrival is through a different Schengen country. The first-entry rule is relevant when there is no main destination. Write down the locations, dates and purpose of each part of the trip before choosing the application office.

The Commission’s Schengen application guide says applications are generally lodged with the consulate responsible for the country where the person legally resides. It places the standard submission window between six months and 15 days before travel. A normal decision takes 15 days, with a possible extension to 45 days when further examination is needed. Appointment availability and travel dates need separate planning.

Match the financial documents to the person paying

The embassy’s checklist offers three funding paths. A German inviting company can submit a formal sponsorship declaration with a recent commercial register extract. Where the Georgian employer pays, provide its written undertaking and evidence of funds. A traveller paying personally provides their bank statement. Employees should also show their job and salary records. For a trade fair, the checklist accepts the fair ticket or organiser’s invitation in place of the German company invitation.

Germany’s Residence Act Section 68 explains the legal effect of a formal undertaking covering a foreign national’s living costs. The person or entity making it can be liable to reimburse public expenditure for a period of five years from entry enabled by the undertaking, subject to the statute. An inviting business should check whether it is being asked for that commitment before signing. The applicant should identify who is covering each cost if the trip has more than one funding source.

Prepare for filing and check the local passport rule

The general embassy page links the short-stay VIDEX form and the online appointment system. The 11 November checklist asks for six months’ passport validity and cash payment in Georgian lari at the embassy’s exchange rate. The adult standard fee is €90, with reduced rates or exemptions in applicable cases.

The Commission’s general application guide instead expresses passport validity as at least three months after departure from Schengen. Check the Tbilisi instructions against the actual expiry date and itinerary before attending, especially where a passport meets the general interval but falls short of the local checklist. The Commission also lists proof of the trip’s purpose, accommodation, means, intention to return and insurance for emergencies, hospitalisation and repatriation.

Article 15 of the EU Visa Code sets minimum medical coverage at €30,000 and requires coverage across the territory for which a uniform visa is valid. For an application for multiple entries, the policy submitted can cover the first planned visit, but applicants declare that they know they need insurance for later visits too. Check the coverage territory and dates on the certificate before filing.

Check the authorised days before committing to travel

The Commission’s short-stay calculator helps assess travel across the Schengen area against the shared 90 days in any 180-day period. Use the dates of previous travel and the proposed visit. The tool advises holders of visas authorising fewer days to use the shorter allowance printed on the sticker. Check both the validity dates and the authorised days when the passport is returned. A visa’s validity may span a longer interval than the number of days the person can actually spend in the area.