I am a Dubai resident, holding a Jordanian passport. I have formed a GmbH company in corporation with a local German citizen. I need multiple visa for two years, which require my visit to Germany from time to time for the development of the company's export. Kindly advise me how to apply/proceed to get my multiple visa during my current visit.
Thank you for your inquiry and your interest in setting up a business in Germany. We will gladly give you more information.
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As a citizen of Jordan, in order to set up a business and live in Germany, you will need a residence permit for the purpose of self-employment (“Aufenthaltserlaubnis zur Ausübung einer selbständigen Tätigkeit”). Therefore will need to apply for a visa for the purpose of self-employed occupation at the competent German Mission in your current country of residence - means the United Arab Emirates. The local contact of the German Mission can be found here: http://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/for-qualified-professionals/visa/local-contacts. General information on visa process are available on “Make it in Germany”.
If you only intend to travel to Germany for business purposes for up to 90 days within a period of 180 days, you have to apply for a Schengen visa at the competent German Mission. The mission abroad decides what type of visa to issue (period of validity, number of days covered) on the basis of the documents submitted. If necessary, it may issue a visa that entitles the holder to enter the Schengen area on multiple occasions within the given period of validity. Such annual or multi-annual visas, which are valid for one or more years, are as a rule only issued to persons who have already been to Germany or other Schengen states several times in the past and whom the mission abroad considers to be particularly trustworthy (e.g. because of their position in the host country). Please note that regardless of the length of validity, visas only entitle the holder to a maximum stay of 90 days in any period of 180 days. Details on the documents to be presented at the time of application are often available on the webpage of the competent German mission or directly from the mission itself. (Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/Newsroom/faq/-/606848)
We wish you all the best.
Please note:
The information presented here is a general service offering. Only the German missions and the foreigners’ authorities are responsible for the issuance of visa resp. residence permits. For further questions, please contact directly the respective authority.
Source: Justina Alichniewicz
Projekt „Make it in Germany“
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V.
Dezember 2017
