Submit a declaration of commitment
<p>Please note that only the following purposes of the formal obligation can be processed directly at the appointment on site:<br><br><strong>Short-term stay up to 90 days</strong></p>
<ul>
 <li>Visit</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Long-term stay for more than 90 days</strong></p>
<ul>
 <li>Study application</li>
 <li>Study preparation with studies</li>
 <li>Study preparation</li>
 <li>Study programme</li>
 <li>Doctorate</li>
 <li>Job search after graduation</li>
 <li>Language course</li>
 <li>Opportunity card</li>
 <li>Implementation of measures for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications</li>
</ul>
<p>For other purposes not listed, please use the <a href="https://service.muenchen.de/intelliform/forms/01/02/02/abhkontakt/index" target="">contact form</a> and select "I have a question" and then the category: "Declaration of commitment to invite someone".</p>
<p>You pay for the person travelling to Switzerland:</p>
<ul>
 <li>All living expenses that they cannot cover themselves</li>
 <li>All social benefits that the state incurs (such as for housing/care in the event of illness)</li>
 <li>All costs incurred if the authorities send the person back to their home country</li>
</ul>
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# Submit a declaration of commitment

## Summary

If you would like to invite a person who requires a visa to visit you or allow them to stay for a long period of time, you can submit a declaration of commitment
## Description

Please note that only the following purposes of the formal obligation can be processed directly at the appointment on site:  
  
**Short-term stay up to 90 days**

* Visit

**Long-term stay for more than 90 days**

* Study application
* Study preparation with studies
* Study preparation
* Study programme
* Doctorate
* Job search after graduation
* Language course
* Opportunity card
* Implementation of measures for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications

For other purposes not listed, please use the [contact form](https://service.muenchen.de/intelliform/forms/01/02/02/abhkontakt/index) and select "I have a question" and then the category: "Declaration of commitment to invite someone".

You pay for the person travelling to Switzerland:

* All living expenses that they cannot cover themselves
* All social benefits that the state incurs (such as for housing/care in the event of illness)
* All costs incurred if the authorities send the person back to their home country

## Responsible Department

KVR
## Required Documents

Inviting person:

* **[Form for issuing a declaration of commitment](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/Verpflichtungserkl-rung--Formular-zur-Ausstellung.pdf)**
* **[Declaration on the issuance of a formal obligation](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/Verpflichtungserklaerung_Erklaerung.pdf)**
* [**instruction on the storage and use of application data in the VIS**](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/VIS_Bogen.pdf)
* Valid passport or identity card (third-country nationals: passport required)
* **Employees**
  + 3 current payslips (also from secondary employment) or
  + [Confirmation of employment](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/VE_Bestaetigung_Arbeitsverhaeltnis.pdf): please only have this completed by the employer if no payslip is available
* **Pensioners:** a current pension statement
* **Self-employed/freelancers**: current tax assessment notice and confirmation from your tax advisor of your profit and loss account (for the past three months). If you do not have tax advice, you must prepare an [overview of your net profit](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/VE_Reingewinnbestaetigung.pdf) for the past three months yourself. This must be signed by you.
* **Other regular income from letting and leasing:** current tax assessment notice and a current surplus statement (income less expenses)
* **from investment income:** current tax assessment notice and current financial status/deposit statements

**When are the documents still up to date?**

A tax assessment notice should generally not be older than 2 years. The wage or salary statement should not be older than 3 months.

**Please note:**

Further documents may be required in individual cases.

**The following information is required from the person invited from abroad:**

* Surname, first name(s)
* Date of birth, place of birth
* Nationality
* Residential address in home country
* Copy of passport (digital form is sufficient)
* Date of expected entry/ start of the obligation

## Prerequisites

As a host, you must have your main residence in Munich and have a regular, attachable income. Your net income must be high enough (compare the tables for proof of income for [visiting](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/Verpflichtungserk-rung--Berechnungstabelle--Stand-September-2015.pdf) or [studying/language course/job search](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/Einkommensnachweis_Studenten.pdf))  

Special feature for long-term stays: If you have a temporary residence permit for Germany, it must be valid for longer than the duration of the obligation (5 years). In addition, legal entities based in Germany can also submit a declaration of commitment (such as companies).  
  

If you wish to submit a declaration of commitment, you must visit us in person. You will need an appointment for this, which you can arrange [online](https://www22.muenchen.de/abh/termin/index.php?cts=1063742). If you cannot find a free appointment immediately, you do not need to worry. **We also open up additional appointments every day on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7.15 am and on Tuesday and Thursday at 8.15 am. Please only call up the calendar from this time onwards, otherwise the appointments will not be visible to you**

If you fulfil all the requirements for submitting a declaration of commitment, you can obtain this directly at your appointment.

## Please Note

We are switching to a new appointment system. Please note therefore:  
  
**[Online appointments](https://www22.muenchen.de/abh/termin/index.php?cts=1063742) until 3 January  
  
[Online appointments](https://stadt.muenchen.de/buergerservice/terminvereinbarung.html#/services/1063741/locations/10308621) from 7 January**

## Fee Range

29 Euro  
  

This includes the notarisation of the signature of the person providing the undertaking.

If a declaration of sponsorship is submitted by several sponsors, the fees must be charged according to the number of sponsors, i.e. if there are two sponsors, the fees must be paid twice.  
  

The fees are also charged if creditworthiness cannot be proven.

## Processing Time

20 minutes

## Legal Basis

§ Section 66 (1), (2) AufenthG (Residence Act)  

§ Section 67 AufenthG  

§ Section 68 (1) AufenthG

## Questions and Answers

 
### What happens after the declaration of commitment has been issued?

 

You must send the declaration of commitment (in the original) to the invited person. They must then present the original to the German embassy or consulate in their home country for the visa. They also need travel health insurance for Germany. They must present the original insurance certificate. Travel health insurance can be taken out abroad or by you in Germany.  


   
### Can a declaration of commitment be revoked?

 

A declaration of commitment can only be revoked if you find another person to take on your obligation or if the person invited proves that their livelihood is secured in another way. The Foreigners Office must be informed of the cancellation in writing. As long as the invited person is unable to provide new and sufficient financing, you are still obliged to cover the costs incurred.  


   
### How long will the declaration of commitment be recognised?

 

The letter of guarantee is generally recognised by the German diplomatic mission abroad for up to 6 months after it is issued.  


   
## Further Links

* [General Data Protection Regulation](https://stadt.muenchen.de/infos/dsgvo-datenschutzgrundverordnung.html)
* [Online appointment booking](https://www22.muenchen.de/abh/termin/index.php?cts=1063742)
* [Form for issuing a formal obligation](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/Verpflichtungserkl-rung--Formular-zur-Ausstellung.pdf)
* [Declaration on the submission of the formal obligation](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/Verpflichtungserklaerung_Erklaerung.pdf)
* [Table for proof of income for visit](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/Verpflichtungserk-rung--Berechnungstabelle--Stand-September-2015.pdf)
* [Table for proof of income for studies/ language course/ job search after studies](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/Einkommensnachweis_Studenten.pdf)
* [Table for proof of income Opportunity card](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/VE_Einkommensnachweis_Chancenkarte.pdf)
* [Confirmation of the employment relationship for submitting a declaration of commitment](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/VE_Bestaetigung_Arbeitsverhaeltnis.pdf)
* [Overview of your net income](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-II/Auslaenderbehoerde/Dokumente/VE_Reingewinnbestaetigung.pdf)
* [Federal Foreign Office](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/newsroom/buergerservice-faq-kontakt/faq/13-verpflichtungserklaerung/606492)

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